February 1920 was a very important month for Hindi cinema, though of course the fledgling cinema industry in India back then didn’t know it. But that month, a century ago, marked the births of three major actors (and one not so major, but by no means a non-entity). One was Pran, born on February 12^th. Another was Iftekhar, born on February 22^nd (a birthday shared with Kamal Kapoor). And between Pran and Iftekhar, born on February 16^th, a man who was not just actor, but also writer, director and producer: IS Johar.

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