Nana Patekar is an acclaimed Indian actor who has served the film industry for over 37 years. He was born in 1951 in Maharashtra to a small business owner and housewife. Patekar has received critical acclaim and awards for his diverse roles in films, ranging from villains to heroes to comedic parts. In addition to acting, he has also worked as a writer, filmmaker, and singer. Patekar received the Padma Shri award in 2013 for his contributions to Indian cinema. He continues to act in new films and entertain audiences.

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Nana Patekar
Nana Patekar is one of
the most promising
actors of Indian cinema.
He has been serving the
Indian Film Industry from the
past 37 years and he has
received critical acclaim for
his performance along with
number of awards. He has
also worked as a writer and
filmmaker apart from acting.
Patekar was born in Maratha
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.He is an alumnus
of the Sir J.J. Institute of
Applied Art, Mumbai. Nana
Patekar was married to
Neelakanthi Patekar and they
have a son Malhar Patekar.
But their marriage life did not
go well and it resulted in a
divorce later on. Patekar has
played many types of roles.
He has played the occasional
villain but been a hero in
most of his films.
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
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.
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.
Patekar did some playback
singing in the films Yeshwant
(1997), Wajood (1998) and
Aanch (2003). He turned
director with Prahaar: The
Final Attack co-starring
Madhuri Dixit and Dimple
Kapadia. 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.
Nana Patekar is the only
actor ever to win Filmfare
Awards in the Best Actor,
Best Supporting Actor and
Best Villain categories.
With number of movies which
are under production, Nana
Patekar is set to entertain the
audience over the years and
hope he continues to do so.
Patekar was
born in Maratha
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.
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