Nana Patekar Biography
Nana Patekar is an Indian actor, writer, philanthropist and filmmaker, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema.
Nana Patekar was born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dankar Patekar (a painter) and his wife Sangana Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J. institute of Applied Arts, Mumbai.
During his college years he was active in inter collegiate dramatics. After graduating he starred in a number of Bollywood movies with some of the most prominent film directors of Bollywood. He was married to Neelakanti Patekar, and they have a son Malhar Patekar.
Nana Patekar is said to have a unique acting style. He is famous for his brash style of delivering his dialogues and his way of speaking reflects his deliverance of the lines. It is widely rumoured that he ad libs all of his lines and is held in high regard for this ability.
He is known to give generously to the poor. He is also a sketch artist, a secret not known to the outside world. His sketches have sometimes helped the Mumbai Police to track criminals.
While he acted in movies such as Mohre (1987) and Salaam Bombay! (1988), he was noticed by the mainstream Bollywood industry and audience for his portrayal of the villain in the 1989 film, Parinda. He was awarded the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for the role. He also won the Filmfare Best Villain Award in 1992 for Angaar.
He is very well known for his role in the movie Ab Tak Chappan (2005) in which he plays a police officer whose main task is to rid the streets of underworld dons. 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 experimented with his roles when it comes to films. He has done the occasional villain role, but has also 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 in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) and a schizophrenic in Wajood (1998).
At times during his career, it was noted that he was an epitome of the "angry young man" role and that he was well suited for such roles and would carry it on as a forerunner of Amitabh Bachchan and Mithun Chakraborty. Yet, he was also perfect for some of the villainous roles that he has done.
He turned director with his movie Prahaar: The Final Attack co-starring Madhuri Dixit. His other films as an actor include Hu Tu Tu and Bluff Master. He once again gave a good performance in Apaharan, for which he received the Filmfare Best Villain Award as well as the Star Screen Award Best Villain.
Patekar has also done some playback singing in the films Yeshwant (1997), Wajood (1998) and Aanch (2003).
Nana Patekar was born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dankar Patekar (a painter) and his wife Sangana Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J. institute of Applied Arts, Mumbai.
During his college years he was active in inter collegiate dramatics. After graduating he starred in a number of Bollywood movies with some of the most prominent film directors of Bollywood. He was married to Neelakanti Patekar, and they have a son Malhar Patekar.
Nana Patekar is said to have a unique acting style. He is famous for his brash style of delivering his dialogues and his way of speaking reflects his deliverance of the lines. It is widely rumoured that he ad libs all of his lines and is held in high regard for this ability.
He is known to give generously to the poor. He is also a sketch artist, a secret not known to the outside world. His sketches have sometimes helped the Mumbai Police to track criminals.
While he acted in movies such as Mohre (1987) and Salaam Bombay! (1988), he was noticed by the mainstream Bollywood industry and audience for his portrayal of the villain in the 1989 film, Parinda. He was awarded the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for the role. He also won the Filmfare Best Villain Award in 1992 for Angaar.
He is very well known for his role in the movie Ab Tak Chappan (2005) in which he plays a police officer whose main task is to rid the streets of underworld dons. 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 experimented with his roles when it comes to films. He has done the occasional villain role, but has also 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 in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) and a schizophrenic in Wajood (1998).
At times during his career, it was noted that he was an epitome of the "angry young man" role and that he was well suited for such roles and would carry it on as a forerunner of Amitabh Bachchan and Mithun Chakraborty. Yet, he was also perfect for some of the villainous roles that he has done.
He turned director with his movie Prahaar: The Final Attack co-starring Madhuri Dixit. His other films as an actor include Hu Tu Tu and Bluff Master. He once again gave a good performance in Apaharan, for which he received the Filmfare Best Villain Award as well as the Star Screen Award Best Villain.
Patekar has also done some playback singing in the films Yeshwant (1997), Wajood (1998) and Aanch (2003).
- Does Nana Patekar smoke?: No (quit at the age of 56)
- Does Nana Patekar drink alcohol?: Yes
- He was born to a textile businessman in Murud-Janjira (in the then Bombay State).
- Before coming into the acting profession, he did odd jobs like painting Zebra crossings, painting movie posters, etc., to earn a living.
- Since the age of 5, he started acting and worked for long on the Marathi stage, acting in various award-winning plays including Hamidabaichi Kothi and Purush before moving to Marathi films and television and then making his foray into Bollywood.
- When he was 13-year-old, he used to paint cinema posters; for which, he was paid ₹35 and one meal.
- He also worked in an advertising agency for some time.
- During an interview, he revealed that, during his initial days in the Bollywood, he had to face discrimination for not being a handsome hunk. To this, he says, “Mein jaanta hoon ki mein khoobsurat nahin hoon (I know I am not beautiful). But I wanted to make my performances beautiful. They should talk for you. Always let your work talk for yourself. No matter how much you give interviews, or how much you are written about, it is always the performance which counts.”
- For his entry into the Bollywood, he gives credit to the Bollywood
actress Smita Patil, as she knew him from Pune and took him to Ravi
Chopra for a role.
- When Nana was 28-year-old, he lost his father, and within two-and-a-half years of that, he lost his first son.
- Once, he used to criticise the Filmfare Jury for its awards
management. However, when he won the best actor award for Krantiveer in
1995, he accepted the award, cried in public and told that he had
thought the awards were a farce till he himself won one.
- Despite his close links with the Shiv Sena, Nana got involved with the ‘Citizen of Peace Movement’ during the 1992 riots in Bombay.
- Nana has admitted that Bal Thackeray
was very close to him who asked him to stand for elections on a party
ticket. However, Nana denies being associated with any political party.
- To perfect his role for Prahaar, he had undergone strict army
training for 3 years, and in the early 90s, he was given the honorary
rank of Captain. Nana has also lent his service to the Indian Army,
including a stint during the Kargil War.
- His son Malahar also acted in Prahaar, as the young Nana Patekar.
- Nana counts himself among the modest citizens of India, and he substantiates it by living in a 1 BHK apartment with his mother.
- Even after becoming a famous actor, he used to hang out with his old friends in a Mahim bar and drink himself silly.
- During an interview, he revealed that he celebrates his son’s birthday in an orphanage.
- Even though he doesn’t believe in God, he celebrates Ganapati
because his father used to do that, and after his demise, his mother
insisted him to carry forward the same.
- Nana has also revealed about his smoking habit and said, “I used to
smoke 60 cigarettes per day till I was 56. But then I just threw it and
left it.”
- Nana Patekar is an ardent follower of simplicity. He says, “I have
not increased my needs at all. My needs are the same. If you come to my
house, you will be shocked. My house is 750 sq ft., we had bought it for
‘₹1.1 lakhs, but even today I stay there only.”
- Nana had a narrow escape from getting burned during the filming of the last scene of the film Parinda.
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Vishwanath Patekar |
| Nickname | Nana |
| Profession(s) | Actor, Writer, Philanthropist, and Filmmaker |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7” |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 1 January 1951 |
| Age (as in 2018) | 67 Years |
| Birthplace | Murud-Janjira, Bombay State (now, Maharashtra), India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Capricorn |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| School | Samarth Vidyalaya, Dadar West, Mumbai |
| College/Institute | Sir J.J Institute of Applied Arts, Mumbai |
| Educational Qualification | A Commercial Arts diploma from J J School of Arts |
| Debut | Actor (Hindi Film): Gaman (1978) Actor (Marathi Film): Sinhasan (1979)  Director (Hindi Film): Prahaar: The Final Attack (1991)  |
| Religion | Agnostic |
| Caste/Ethnicity | Marathi |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Address | 304 Sheetal, Apna Ghar Society, Samarth Nagar, Andheri, Mumbai |
| Hobbies | Cooking, Doing Philanthropy |
| Awards/Honours | National Film Award 1990: Best Supporting Actor for Parinda 1995: Best Actor for Krantiveer 1997: Best Supporting Actor for Agni Sakshi Filmfare Award 1990: Best Supporting Actor for Parinda 1992: Best Villain for Angaar Other 2013: Padma Shri by the Government of India |
| Controversies | • In 2008, during the shooting of the movie "Horn O.K. Pleassse," Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta
levelled allegations of 'indecent behaviour' against Nana Patekar.
After 10 years, she re-erupted the incident during the MeToo campaign
and filed an FIR against "Nana Patekar" on 6 October 2018. • In 2014, he slammed the extension of parole to the jailed actor Sanjay Dutt and vowed to never work with the convicted star. • In 2016, he supported the ban of Pakistani artists in the Bollywood and said, "Pakistan, artistes come later. My nation comes first. I don’t know anyone except my country and don’t want to know anything else. Artistes are small insects in front of the nation, we are worth nothing compared to the country. I don’t want to know what Bollywood says. I was in the army for two years. Our jawans are the real heroes. We are ordinary, useless people. Do not pay attention to what we say. Do you understand whom am I talking about? Humlog jo patar patar karte hain, unpe dhyan mat do. Unki aukat nahi utni." |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Separated |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Manisha Koirala (Actress) Ayesha Jhulka (Actress)  |
| Marriage Date | Year, 1978 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Neelakanthi Patekar (a former Bank Officer) |
| Children | Sons- Malhar Patekar & 1 More (died) Daughter- None |
| Parents | Father- Gajanand Patekar (Businessman) Mother- Nirmala Patekar (Homemaker)  |
| Siblings | Brothers- Ashok and Dilip Patekar Sister- None |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food(s) | Mutton Dishes, Malai Kabab, Prawns |
| Favourite Restaurant | April Rain in Pune |
| Favourite Actress | Smita Patil |
| Favourite Singer(s) | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| Favourite Song | "Itni shakti hame dena daata, man ka vishwas kamjor ho na" from the film Ankush (1986) |
| Money Factor |
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| Salary (approx.) | ₹4 Crore/Film |
| Net Worth | Not Known |
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