Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar (Marathi: नाना पाटेकर) (born 1 January 1951) is an Indian actor, writer and filmmaker.
Patekar was born in Maratha[1] family as Vishwanath Patekar on 1 January 1951 in Murud-Janjira in Raigad District, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar, a small textile printing businessman, and Sanjanabai Patekar, a housewife.[2] He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai.[3][4] Nana Patekar was married to Neelakanthi Patekar and they have a son Malhar Patekar. But there marriage life did not go well and it resulted in a divorce later on.[5][6]
In September 2015, Nana Patekar has established an organisation, Naam Foundation with fellow Marathi actor Makarand Anaspure, which works to provide aid to farmers overcome by drought conditions in Maharashtra, India
Patekar has played many types of roles. He has played the occasional villain but been a hero in most of his films.
Early 1970s and 1980 s[edit]
He acted in movies such as Gaman (1978), Mohre (1987) and Salaam Bombay! (1988) and was noticed by the mainstream Bollywood industry for his portrayal of the villain in the 1989 film, Parinda, for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was also awarded the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for the role.
1990s[edit]
He turned director with his movie Prahaar: The Final Attack co-starring Madhuri Dixit. He underwent training for his role as an Indian Army officer in Prahaar and was awarded honorary Captain's rank. He joined the Territorial Army in the early 1990s.[8]
He took up the sport of rifle shooting and qualified for the G.V. Mavlankar Shooting Championship.[9]
He won the Filmfare Best Villain Award in 1992 for Angaar.
In 1994, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Krantiveer (1994). He won the Filmfare Award and the Star Screen Awards in the best actor category.
Nana portrayed the character of a ghost in the children's film Abhay (The Fearless) which won two awards at the 42nd National Film Festival held in 1994.[10]
2000s[edit]
He played a truant, gambling son in Krantiveer (1994), a wife beater in Agni Sakshi (1996), a deaf father to Manisha Koirala in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) and a schizophrenic in Wajood (1998). In the movie Ab Tak Chhappan (2005) he plays a police officer who is an encounter specialist . He costarred with Amitabh Bachchan in Kohram, where he played an undercover Indian Army intelligence officer chasing Bachchan's incognito. Patekar has also done comic roles, such as in Welcome (2007), in which he plays a powerful crime lord in Dubai who once desired to be an actor in films.
His other films as an actor include Hu Tu Tu and Bluffmaster!. For his performance in Apaharan, he received the Filmfare Best Villain Award as well as the Star Screen Award Best Villain.
He has acted in a few Marathi movies and plays. He is known to donate generously to the poor.[11][12]
2010s[edit]
Nana Patekar starred in the Marathi film Deool, released on 4 November 2011. He acted in Sangeeth Sivan's film EK, which is a remake of the Telugu film Athadu (2005) and as the character Anjaneya Prasad (CBI officer), which was originally played by Prakash Raj.
In 2014 Nana starred in another Marathi film, Dr. Prakash Baba Amte - The Real Hero, directed by Samrudhi Porey. Starring Sonali Kulkarni, it was based on a true story.
In 2015 he starred in a Bollywood film Ab Tak Chhappan 2, a sequel of Ab Tak Chhappan.
Singing career[edit]
Patekar did some playback singing in the films Yeshwant (1997), Wajood (1998) and Aanch (2003).
Movie direction[edit]
He turned director with Prahaar: The Final Attack co-starring Madhuri Dixit and Dimple Kapadia.
Cartoon series[edit]
Nana Patekar gave his voice for Sher Khan, the main villain in the famous cartoon series The Jungle Book telecasted on Door-Darshan on Sunday.
Nana Patekar has been awarded Padma Shri award for his dedication in the field of Films and Arts in 2013 on the eve of 64th Republic Day.[13]
Nana Patekar is the only actor ever to win Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories
National Film Award
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Parinda 1990 Won
National Film Award for Best Actor Krantiveer 1995 Won
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Agni Sakshi 1997 Won
Filmfare Award
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Andha Yudh 1989 Nominated
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Parinda 1990 Won
Filmfare Best Villain Award Angaar 1992 Won
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman 1993 Nominated
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Tirangaa 1994 Nominated
Filmfare Best Actor Award Krantiveer 1995 Won
Filmfare Best Villain Award Shakti: The Power 2003 Nominated
Filmfare Best Villain Award Apaharan 2006 Won
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Raajneeti 2011 Nominated
Star Screen Awards
Star Screen Award Best Actor Krantiveer 1995 Won
Star Screen Award Best Villain Apaharan 2006 Won
Bengal Film Journalis
Patekar was born in Maratha[1] family as Vishwanath Patekar on 1 January 1951 in Murud-Janjira in Raigad District, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar, a small textile printing businessman, and Sanjanabai Patekar, a housewife.[2] He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai.[3][4] Nana Patekar was married to Neelakanthi Patekar and they have a son Malhar Patekar. But there marriage life did not go well and it resulted in a divorce later on.[5][6]
In September 2015, Nana Patekar has established an organisation, Naam Foundation with fellow Marathi actor Makarand Anaspure, which works to provide aid to farmers overcome by drought conditions in Maharashtra, India
Patekar has played many types of roles. He has played the occasional villain but been a hero in most of his films.
Early 1970s and 1980 s[edit]
He acted in movies such as Gaman (1978), Mohre (1987) and Salaam Bombay! (1988) and was noticed by the mainstream Bollywood industry for his portrayal of the villain in the 1989 film, Parinda, for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was also awarded the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for the role.
1990s[edit]
He turned director with his movie Prahaar: The Final Attack co-starring Madhuri Dixit. He underwent training for his role as an Indian Army officer in Prahaar and was awarded honorary Captain's rank. He joined the Territorial Army in the early 1990s.[8]
He took up the sport of rifle shooting and qualified for the G.V. Mavlankar Shooting Championship.[9]
He won the Filmfare Best Villain Award in 1992 for Angaar.
In 1994, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Krantiveer (1994). He won the Filmfare Award and the Star Screen Awards in the best actor category.
Nana portrayed the character of a ghost in the children's film Abhay (The Fearless) which won two awards at the 42nd National Film Festival held in 1994.[10]
2000s[edit]
He played a truant, gambling son in Krantiveer (1994), a wife beater in Agni Sakshi (1996), a deaf father to Manisha Koirala in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) and a schizophrenic in Wajood (1998). In the movie Ab Tak Chhappan (2005) he plays a police officer who is an encounter specialist . He costarred with Amitabh Bachchan in Kohram, where he played an undercover Indian Army intelligence officer chasing Bachchan's incognito. Patekar has also done comic roles, such as in Welcome (2007), in which he plays a powerful crime lord in Dubai who once desired to be an actor in films.
His other films as an actor include Hu Tu Tu and Bluffmaster!. For his performance in Apaharan, he received the Filmfare Best Villain Award as well as the Star Screen Award Best Villain.
He has acted in a few Marathi movies and plays. He is known to donate generously to the poor.[11][12]
2010s[edit]
Nana Patekar starred in the Marathi film Deool, released on 4 November 2011. He acted in Sangeeth Sivan's film EK, which is a remake of the Telugu film Athadu (2005) and as the character Anjaneya Prasad (CBI officer), which was originally played by Prakash Raj.
In 2014 Nana starred in another Marathi film, Dr. Prakash Baba Amte - The Real Hero, directed by Samrudhi Porey. Starring Sonali Kulkarni, it was based on a true story.
In 2015 he starred in a Bollywood film Ab Tak Chhappan 2, a sequel of Ab Tak Chhappan.
Singing career[edit]
Patekar did some playback singing in the films Yeshwant (1997), Wajood (1998) and Aanch (2003).
Movie direction[edit]
He turned director with Prahaar: The Final Attack co-starring Madhuri Dixit and Dimple Kapadia.
Cartoon series[edit]
Nana Patekar gave his voice for Sher Khan, the main villain in the famous cartoon series The Jungle Book telecasted on Door-Darshan on Sunday.
Nana Patekar has been awarded Padma Shri award for his dedication in the field of Films and Arts in 2013 on the eve of 64th Republic Day.[13]
Nana Patekar is the only actor ever to win Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories
National Film Award
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Parinda 1990 Won
National Film Award for Best Actor Krantiveer 1995 Won
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Agni Sakshi 1997 Won
Filmfare Award
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Andha Yudh 1989 Nominated
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Parinda 1990 Won
Filmfare Best Villain Award Angaar 1992 Won
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman 1993 Nominated
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Tirangaa 1994 Nominated
Filmfare Best Actor Award Krantiveer 1995 Won
Filmfare Best Villain Award Shakti: The Power 2003 Nominated
Filmfare Best Villain Award Apaharan 2006 Won
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Raajneeti 2011 Nominated
Star Screen Awards
Star Screen Award Best Actor Krantiveer 1995 Won
Star Screen Award Best Villain Apaharan 2006 Won
Bengal Film Journalis
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