Indian film actor
Nana Patekar
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Patekar in 2017
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Born
| Vishwanath Patekar
(
1951-01-01
)
January 1, 1951
(age 73)
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Alma mater
| Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Arts
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Occupations
| - Actor
- screenwriter
- film maker
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Years active
| 1978?present
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Organization
| Naam Foundation
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Spouse
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Neelkanti Patekar
(
m.
1978)
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Children
| 1
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Awards
| Padma Shri
(2013)
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Vishwanath Patekar
(born 1 January 1951), better known as
Nana Patekar
, is an Indian actor,
screenwriter
, film maker, and a former
Indian Territorial Army
officer, mainly working in
Hindi
and
Marathi cinema
. He is regarded as one of the finest and influential actors in Indian Cinema, Patekar is recipient of three
National Film Awards
, four
Filmfare Awards
and two
Filmfare Awards Marathi
for his acting performances. He was bestowed with the
Padma Shri
award in 2013 for his contribution in cinema and arts.
After making his acting debut in Bollywood with the 1978 drama
Gaman
, Patekar acted in a few
Marathi
films and some Bollywood films. After starring in the
Academy Award
-nominated
Salaam Bombay
in 1988, he won the
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
and the
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
for his performance in the crime drama
Parinda
(1989), which he followed-up with another negative role in
Angaar
(1992). He then starred his directorial debut,
Prahaar: The Final Attack
(1991). Patekar subsequently starred in and received critical acclaim for his performance in several commercially successful films of the 1990s, including
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman
(1992);
Angaar
(1992), for which he won the
Filmfare Award for Best Villain
;
Tirangaa
(1993);
Krantiveer
(1994), for which he won the
National Film Award for Best Actor
and the
Filmfare Award for Best Actor
. Further acclaim came his way for
Agni Sakshi
(1996), for which he won his second National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor; and
Khamoshi: The Musical
(1996).
During the early 2000s, he received praise for his performances in
Shakti: The Power
(2002),
Ab Tak Chhappan
(2004) and
Apaharan
(2005); the latter of which earned him his second Filmfare Award for Best Villain, and
Taxi No. 9211
(2006). Patekar received widespread praise for playing a good-hearted gangster Uday Shetty in the comedy
Welcome
(2007) and its sequel
Welcome Back
(2015), and a politician in the political thriller
Raajneeti
(2010). In 2016, he starred in the critically and commercially successful Marathi film
Natsamrat
; in which he portrayed a retired stage actor. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Marathi) for his performance in the film.
[1]
Early life
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Nana Patekar was born Vishwanath Patekar, into a Marathi family in Murud-Janjira, in the present-day Raigad District,
Maharashtra
.
[2]
[3]
He is an alumnus of the
Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art
,
Mumbai
.
[4]
[5]
Career
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Early character roles (1978-1987)
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Patekar made his debut with
Gaman
(1978), after which he did several small roles in
Marathi cinema
. He portrayed
Nathuram Godse
in the British television series
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
(1986). He also played notable roles in
Aaj Ki Awaz
(1984),
Ankush
(1986),
Pratighaat
(1987),
Andha Yudh
(1987),
Mohre
(1987),
Trishagni
(1988),
Awam
(1987) and
Sagar Sangam
(1988). His performance in
Andha Yudh
earned him his first nomination for the
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
.
Acclaimed actor (1988-2006)
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During this period, his performance in
Mira Nair
's
Salaam Bombay!
(1988) earned him high praise. He also received widespread critical acclaim for his portrayal of a crime lord in the crime drama
Parinda
(1989), which earned him his first
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
and his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He then turned director for his film
Prahaar: The Final Attack
(1991), co-starring
Madhuri Dixit
, for which he underwent training for his role as an
Indian Army
officer. His role in
Angaar
(1992) earned him his first
Filmfare Award for Best Villain
. He co-starred alongside
Shah Rukh Khan
,
Juhi Chawla
and
Amrita Singh
in the romantic comedy
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman
(1992) and alongside industry veteran
Raaj Kumar
in
Tirangaa
(1993), both of which earned him two consecutive nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He played a truant, gambling son in
Krantiveer
(1994), for which he won the
National Film Award for Best Actor
, the
Filmfare Award for Best Actor
and the
Screen Award for Best Actor
. Patekar portrayed a ghost in the children's film
Abhay
(1994), post which he co-starred with
Rishi Kapoor
in
Hum Dono
(1995). He played a sadist husband in
Agni Sakshi
(1996), which earned him his second National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, a deaf father to
Manisha Koirala
in
Khamoshi: The Musical
(1996), both of which earned him two nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor, a gangster in
Ghulam-E-Mustafa
(1997), an honest, but maverick cop in
Yeshwant
(1997) and a schizophrenic in
Wajood
(1998). He co-starred with
Amitabh Bachchan
in
Kohram
(1999), where he played an undercover Indian Army intelligence officer chasing Bachchan's incognito. His other notable films of this decade were
Yugpurush
(1998) and
Hu Tu Tu
(1999).
He starred with
Aditya Pancholi
as the
CBI
director in the crime drama
Tarkieb
(2000). After a hiatus of a year he returned to acting in
Shakti: The Power
(2002) in which he played an extremely violent father, which earned him his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Villain. In
Ab Tak Chhappan
(2004), he played a police officer who is an encounter specialist. His performance in
Apaharan
(2005) earned him his second Filmfare Award for Best Villain as well as the
Screen Award for Best Villain
. He played a taxi driver in
Taxi No. 9211
(2006).
Established career (2007-2018)
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Patekar also starred in several comic roles, such as his highly praised performance in
Welcome
(2007), which saw him portray a powerful crime lord in Dubai who once desired to be an actor in films. He later acted in Sangeeth Sivan's film
Ek
(2009).
He started the 2010s portraying a school headmaster in
Paathshaala
(2010). He also acted in
Prakash Jha
's multi-starrer political drama
Raajneeti
(2010), which earned him his fifth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2011, he starred in the critically-acclaimed
Shagird
and the Marathi film
Deool
. His next film was
Ram Gopal Verma
's
The Attacks of 26/11
(2013) based on the events of the
2008 Mumbai Attacks
in which he played Joint Commissioner of Police
Rakesh Maria
. In 2014, he starred in another Marathi film
Dr. Prakash Baba Amte ? The Real Hero
. In 2015, he made two sequels reprising his roles in
Ab Tak Chhappan 2
, sequel of
Ab Tak Chhappan
and
Welcome Back
, the sequel of
Welcome
.
In 2016, he starred as Ganpatrao "Appa" Belwalkar in the film adaptation of the drama
Natsamrat
which was a major critically and commercial success. He earned two
Filmfare Awards for Best Actor ? Marathi
for
Dr. Prakash Baba Amte ? The Real Hero
and
Natsamrat
. He did the voice acting for Sher Khan in the Hindi version of
The Jungle Book
(2016). He played a supporting role in the Tamil language action film
Kaala
(2018), starring
Rajnikanth
. It was moderately successful at the
box office
.
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Break from mainstream films (2019-present)
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After appearing in
It's My Life
(2020) and
Tadka
(2022), in 2023, Patekar headlined
Vivek Agnihotri
directed
The Vaccine War
, which tells about the development of
Covaxin
during the
COVID-19 pandemic in India
. The film was a commercial and critical failure but Patekar's performance received high praise as Renuka Vyavahare of
The Times of India
wrote "Nana Patekar is outstanding but the film reduces itself to being a government mouthpiece parading as a medical drama."
[7]
Singing career
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Patekar did some playback singing in the films
Yeshwant
(1997),
Wajood
(1998) and
Aanch
(2003).
Personal life
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Patekar married Neelkanti at age 27. His father died of a heart attack when Nana was 28 and later Patekar also lost his first son. Patekar was a chain smoker until he quit at the age of 56. In an interview, he said that his father loved plays and encouraged him to watch them. This is how he developed his love for acting.
Vijaya Mehta
directed his first play.
[2]
Patekar lives in
Andheri, Mumbai
in 1BHK apartment.
Patekar was commissioned as a Captain in the
Indian Territorial Army
in 1990, after undergoing a three-year training period to prepare for the movie
Prahaar
, and worked with General
V. K. Singh
, who had the rank of Colonel at that time and had a cameo appearance. During the
Kargil War
in 1999, Patekar also lent his services in the
Maratha Light Infantry
regiment as a
Major
.
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Controversy
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In 2008,
Tanushree Dutta
accused Patekar of sexually harassing her on the sets of the movie
Horn 'Ok' Pleassss
. In March 2008, she filed a complaint with 'CINTAA' (Cine & TV Artists Association) but no action was taken then. This allegation was repeated in an interview in 2013
[10]
and again made in 2018.
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In late 2018, CINTAA apologized to Dutta admitting that the "chief grievance of sexual harassment wasn't even addressed (in 2008)" but added that since the case was more than three years old, they could not reopen it.
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In 2018, Dutta restated her accusation of sexual harassment by Patekar in 2018, and her accusations led to the
Me Too movement
coming to
Bollywood
.
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Subsequently, she complained to the Maharashtra Women Commission and demanded an investigation into the allegations of harassment levelled by her against Patekar,
Ganesh Acharya
, producer Samee Siddiqui, director Rakesh Sarang, and several
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
(MNS) party workers.
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In the late hours of 1 October 2018, An FIR was registered against Patekar and three others at Oshiwara police station following a complaint by Dutta late on Wednesday night. Patekar, choreographer Ganesh Acharya, director Rakesh Sarang and producer Samee Siddiqui were booked for molestation and obscenity under the
Indian Penal Code
(IPC).
[21]
In June 2019, Patekar was cleared of the sexual harassment charges. The B-Summary report filed by the Oshiwara police station in Mumbai said that the complaint filed by Dutta could be "malicious" and "out of revenge".
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Dutta said that her lawyers may approach the Bombay High Court to reopen the case.
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Philanthropy
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Patekar is known for his simple lifestyle
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and his generosity in donating to charities. He contributed money towards rebuilding of the flood ravaged villages in Bihar through the charitable organisation
Anubhuthi
.
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All the monetary remuneration he obtained for his performance in the movie
Paathshaala
was donated by him to five different charitable organisations.
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When he was awarded the
Raj Kapoor
award which carries a cash prize of Rs 1,000,000, he donated the entire amount towards drought relief activities in Maharashtra.
[30]
He also provided financial aid to families of farmers who committed suicide due to indebtedness brought about by drought. He distributed cheques worth Rs 15,000 to 62 families of farmers from Vidarbha region in August 2015, and another 113 families from
Latur
and
Osmanabad
districts of Marathwada in September 2015.
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In September 2015, Patekar established the
Naam Foundation
, with fellow Marathi actor
Makarand Anaspure
, which works to provide aid to farmers overcome by drought conditions in Maharashtra.
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Using a Twitter campaign with the hashtag IcareIsupport, Patekar was able to obtain funds to help Maharashtra drought victims.
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Awards and recognition
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- Patekar was given the Padma Shri award for his dedication in the field of Films and Arts in 2013 on the eve of 64th Republic Day.
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- Patekar, along with Irrfan Khan, is the only actor ever to win
Filmfare Awards
in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories.
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Filmography
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References
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External links
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Further reading
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Awards for Nana Patekar
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1950s
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1960s
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1970s
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1980s
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1990s
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2000s
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2010s
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2020s
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1967?1980
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1981?2000
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2001?2020
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2021?present
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1954?1975
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1976?2000
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2001?present
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1955?1975
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1976?2000
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2001?present
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International
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National
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