Nana Patekar

Nana Patekar , Nana Patekar Native name नाना पाटेकर Born Vishwanath Patekar, (1951-01-01) 1 January 1951 (age 62), Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, India Citizenship Indian Alma mater Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art Occupation Actor, Filmmaker Years active 1978 - present Spouse(s) Neelakanti Patekar Children Malhar Patekar Parents Dinkar Patekar, Sanjana Patekar Awards Padma Shri Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar (born 1 January 1951) is an award winning Indian actor and filmmaker. Biography: Born as Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar (a painter) and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar, he belongs to the Bhandari Community. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai. Career: Late 1970's & 1980's: 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. 1990's: He turned director with his movie Prahaar: The Final Attack co-starring Madhuri Dixit. He has an honorary Captain's rank from Indian Army. He underwent training for his role as a Army officer in Prahaar and was thus awarded the rank. He joined the Territorial Army in the early 1990s. He also took up the sport of rifle shooting and qualified for the G.V. Mavlankar Shooting Championship. 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. 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. 2000's: Patekar has played many types of roles. He has played the occasional villain but been 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 father to Manisha Koirala in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) and a schizophrenic in Wajood (1998). In the movie Ab Tak Chappan (2005) he plays a police officer who is a sharpshooter. He shared the screen space with the legendary superstar Amitabh Bachchan in Kohram where he played an undercover Indian Army intelligence officer chasing Bachchan's incognito. Patekar has also done comic roles in Welcome (2007) in which he plays a powerful crime lord who once desired to be an actor in films. 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 has also acted in few Marathi movies and plays. He is known to donate generously to the poor. 2010's: Nana Patekar starred in the Marathi film Deool, released on 4 November 2011. 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. Singing Career: Patekar did some playback singing in the films Yeshwant (1997), Wajood (1998) and Aanch (2003). Movie Direction: He turned director with his movie Prahaar: The Final Attack co-starring Madhuri Dixit and Dimple Kapadia. Awards & Recognition: Nana Patekar has been announced 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., Award Film Year Status 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 Rajneeti 2011 Nominated Star Screen Awards, Star Screen Award Best Actor Krantiveer 1995 Won Star Screen Award Best Villain Apaharan 2006 Won Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actor Award (Hindi) Ab Tak Chhappan 2004 Won Filmography: As Director 1991 - Prahaar: The Final Attack, As Actor Year Film Role Notes 1978 Gaman Vasu 1979 Sinhasan Marathi Film 1984 Aaj Ki Awaaz Jagmohandas 1986 Ankush Ravindra Kelkar 'Ravi' 1986 Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy Nathuram Godse 1986 Maaficha Sakshidar Rajendra Jakkal Marathi film, based on Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders 1987 Sutradhaar Kumar 1987 Andhaa Yudh S.P. Suhas Dandekar 1987 Pratighaat Ex-Constable Karamveer 1988 Trishagni 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 Prahaar: The Final Attack Major Chauhan 1991 Disha Koga Pandit 1991 Diksha 1992 Tirangaa Shivajirao Wagle 1992 Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman Jai 1992 Angaar Majid Khan 1994 Krantiveer Pratap Narayan Tilak 1994 Abhay Ghost 1995 Hum Dono Vishal Saigal 1996 Agni Sakshi Vishwanath 1996 Khamoshi: The Musical Joseph Braganza 1997 Ghulam-E-Mustafa Ghulam-E-Mustafa 1997 Yeshwant Yeshwant Lohar 1998 Yugpurush: A Man Who Comes Just Once in a Way Anirudh 1998 Wajood Malhar Gopaldas Agnihotri/Col. Latti 1999 Hu Tu Tu Bhau 1999 Kohram Maj. Ajit Arya 2000 Gang Abdul 2000 Tarkieb CBI Inspector Jasraj Patel 2002 Vadh Dr. Arjun Singh 2002 Shakti - The Power Narasimha 2003 Bhoot Inspector Liyaqat Qureshi 2003 Darna Mana Hai John Rodrigues 2003 Aanch Mahadev 2004 Ab Tak Chhappan Inspector Sadhu Agashe 2005 Apaharan Tabrez Alam 2005 Pak Pak Pakaak Bhutya Marathi film 2005 Bluff Master Chandru Parekh 2006 Taxi Number 9211 Raghav Shastri 2007 Hattrick Doctor 2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Man in the bus 2007 Welcome Don Uday Shetty 2007 Yatra Dasrath Joglekar 2006 Saamna Guru 2007 The Pool Bunglow Owner 2008 Ek - The Power of One CBI Officer Rane 2009 Horn 'OK' Pleassss Govinda 2008 Bommalattam Flim Director Tamil Film 2010 Paathshala Principle Aditya Sahay 2010 Raajneeti Brij Gopal 2010 Tum Milo Toh Sahi Subramanium 2010 Yaksha Police Officer Kannada Film 2011 Shagird Hanumant Singh 2011 Deool Bhau Galande Marathi film 2012 Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal brother 2013 Ab Tak Chappan 2 Inspector Sadhu Agashe 2013 The Attacks of 26/11 Rakesh Maria, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime). 2013 It's My Life Businessman 2013 Hungame Pe Hungama Jigar Bhaiya

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