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| Name | Nana Patekar |
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| Birthname | Vishwanath Patekar |
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| Birth date | January 01, 1951 |
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| Birth place | Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, India |
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| Occupation | Actor, Filmmaker |
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| Yearsactive | 1978 – present |
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| Spouse | Neelakanti Patekar |
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| Parents | Dinkar PatekarSanjana Patekar |
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Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar () (born 1 January 1951) is an Indian actor and filmmaker.
Biography
Born
Vishwanath Patekar in
Murud-Janjira,
Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar (a
painter) and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the
Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art,
Mumbai.
Career
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. 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 also won the Filmfare Award and the Star Screen Awards in the best actor category.
Patekar has played various type of roles. He has played the occasional villain but has played a hero in most of his films. He played a truant, gambling son in Krantiveer (1994), a wife beater in Agni Sakshi (1996), a deaf and dumb father to his then off-screen lover Manisha Koirala in (1996) and a schizophrenic in Wajood (1998). In the movie Ab Tak Chappan (2005) he plays a police officer whose main task is to rid the streets of underworld dons. Patekar has also done Comic roles in the recent film Welcome (2007) in which he plays a powerful crime lord who once desired to be an actor in films.
He turned director with his movie co-starring Madhuri Dixit. His other films as an actor include Hu Tu Tu and Bluff Master. For his performance in Apaharan, he received the Filmfare Best Villain Award as well as the Star Screen Award Best Villain. He is going to be in Sangeeth Sivan's next film, 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.
Patekar has also done some playback singing in the films Yeshwant (1997), Wajood (1998) and Aanch (2003).
He has an honorary Captain's Rank from Indian Army. He underwent training for his role as a Army officer in the movie Prahaar. He was thus awarded the rank. He joined the Territorial Army (India) in early 90s. At the age of 54, he took up the sport of rifle shooting. He qualified for the G.V. Malvankar Championships.
He has also acted in couple of Marathi movies and plays. He is known to give generously to the poor.
Awards
Patekar is the only actor ever to win Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories.
Filmography
Actor
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Film !! Role
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| 1978 ||
Gaman || Vasu
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| 1984 ||
Aaj Ki Awaaz ||
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| 1986 ||
Ankush || Ravindra Kelkar 'Ravi'
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| 1986 ||
||
Nathuram Godse
|-
| 1986 ||
Maaficha Sakshidar (
Marathi film)based on
Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders || Rajendra Jakkal
|-
| 1987 ||
Sutradhaar || Kumar
|-
| 1987 ||
Pratighaat || Ex-Constable Karamveer
|-
| 1988 ||
Salaam Bombay || Baba
|-
| 1990s ||
The Jungle Book (Hindi) ||
Shere Khan (Voice)
|-
| 1990 ||
Parinda || Anna Seth
|-
| 1990 ||
Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen || Natwarlal aka Dhrushtadyumna Padmanabh Prajapati Neelkant Dhumketu Barish Kar
|-
| 1991 ||
|| Major Chauhan
|-
| 1991 ||
Diksha || Koga Pandit
|-
| 1992 ||
Tirangaa || Shivajirao Wagle
|-
| 1992 ||
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman || Jai
|-
| 1992 ||
Angaar || Majid Khan
|-
| 1994 ||
Krantiveer || Pratap Narayan Tilak
|-
| 1995 ||
Hum Dono || Vishal Saigal
|-
| 1996 ||
Agni Sakshi || Vishwanath
|-
| 1996 ||
|| Joseph Braganza
|-
| 1997 ||
Ghulam-E-Musthafa || Ghulam -E- Musthafa
|-
| 1997 ||
Yeshwant || Yeshwant Lohar
|-
| 1998 ||
Yugpurush: A Man Who Comes Just Once in a Way || Anirudh
|-
| 1998 ||
Wajood || Malhar Gopaldas Agnihotri/Col. Latti
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| 1999 ||
Hu Tu Tu || Bhau
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| 1999 ||
Kohram: The Explosion || Maj. Ajit Arya
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| 2000 ||
Gang || Abdul
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| 2000 ||
Tarkieb || CBI Inspector Jasraj Patel
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| 2002 ||
Vadh || Dr. Arjun Singh
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| 2002 ||
Shakti - The Power || Narasimha
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| 2003 ||
Bhoot || Inspector Liyaqat Qureshi
|-
| 2003 ||
Darna Mana Hai || John Rodrigues
|-
| 2003 ||
Aanch ||
|-
| 2004 ||
Ab Tak Chhappan || Inspector Sadhu Agashe
|-
| 2005 ||
Apaharan || Tabrez Alam
|-
| 2005 ||
Pak Pak Pakaak (
Marathi film) || Bhutya
|-
| 2005 ||
Bluff Master || Chandru Parekh
|-
| 2006 ||
Taxi Number 9211 || Raghav Shastri
|-
| 2007 ||
Hattrick || Doctor
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| 2007 ||
Dus Kahaniyaan || Man in the bus
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| 2007 ||
Welcome || Don Uday Shetty
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| 2007 ||
Yatra || Dasrath Joglekar
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| 2006 ||
Saamna (Announced) || Guru
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| 2007 ||
The Pool || Bunglow Owner
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| 2008 ||
Ek - The Power of One || CBI Officer Rane
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| 2009 ||
Horn 'OK' Pleassss || Govinda
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| 2008 ||
Bommalattam ||
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| 2010 ||
Paathshala || Principle Aditya Sahay
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| 2010 ||
Rajneeti || Brij Gopal
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| 2010 ||
Tum Milo Toh Sahi || Subramanium
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| 2011 ||
It's My Life || Businessman
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Director
References
External links
Nana's interview
Category:National Film Award winners
Category:Indian actors
Category:Indian film actors
Category:1951 births
Category:Living people
Patekar,Nana
Category:Filmfare Awards winners
Category:People from Maharashtra
Category:Indian filmmakers
Category:Indian Hindus
Category:Hindi film actors
