Nana Patekar | |
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,_at_IFFI_Goa,_2017.jpg) Patekar in 2017 | |
| Born | Vishwanath Patekar 1 January 1951 Murud-Janjira, Bombay State, India |
| Alma mater | Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Arts |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
| Organization | Naam Foundation |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse |
Neelkanti Patekar (m. 1978) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2013) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1990– 2013 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit |  Territorial Army Maratha Light Infantry |
| Battles / wars | 1999 Kargil War |
Vishwanath Patekar (born 1 January 1951), better known as Nana Patekar, is an Indian actor, film maker, and a former Indian Territorial Army officer, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema. Widely regarded as one of the finest and most 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). 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]
- ^ Rohan Valecha, Vaibhavi V Risbood (28 October 2017). "Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi 2017: Complete winners' list". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.