Twitter was abuzz mourning eminent cartoonist Pran, who gave life to lovable comic characters including Chacha Chaudhury and his friend Sabu. Readers remembered Pran and his characters who became an integral part of the nation’s childhood.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to express his grief over the passing away of the cartoonist. Modi described Pran as a “versatile cartoonist who brought smiles on the faces of people through his rich work”.
B-town celebs including Vir Das, Madhur Bhandarkar and Celina Jaitley also expressed their grief as many others remembered their childhood days reading Chacha Chaudhary comic books.
Pran began working as a cartoonist in 1960 in Indian dailies. Over the years, Pran’s body of work grew substantially including other comics such as Billoo, Pinki, Raman, Shrimatiji. He later created a separate series of comics on Saboo, Chacha Chaudhary’s assistant.
With inputs from PTI