- Born
- Birth nameVishwanath Patekar
- Nickname
- Nana
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Vishwanath Patekar (born on January 1, 1951 in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, India) is an actor, writer and filmmaker. He is known for his work on Ab Tak Chhappan (2004), Raajneeti (2010) and Parinda (1989). He made his acting debut in the early 70's and since then has been nominated for multiple awards. He won a National Film Award and a Filmfare award for his supporting role in Parinda (1989). He then won the Best Villain award for his role on Angaar (1992). He is a very controversial actor, know for his different acting style, dialogues and dialogue delivery. He is sometimes regarded as the Morgan Freeman of Bollywood. In 1995, he won the National Film Award as well as the Filmfare and the Screen awards for Best Actor for his role in Krantiveer (1994). He is also the only actor ever to win Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories. He was bestowed the highest privilege in acting in 2013 when he was awarded the Padma Shri award for his dedication in the field of Films and Arts.
Patekar is an alumnus of the Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai and in September 2015, He established an organization, Naam Foundation with fellow Marathi actor Makarand Anaspure, which works to provide aid to farmers to overcome by drought conditions in Maharashtra, India. When he was awarded the Raj Kapoor award which carries a cash prize of Rs 10,00,000, he donated the entire amount towards drought relief activities in Maharashtra. Patekar was married to Neelkantee Patekar and they have a son Malhar Patekar but their marriage life did not go well and it resulted in a divorce.
- IMDb mini biography by: vhavnal
- SpouseNeelakanti Patekar (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenMalhar Patekar
- ParentsSanjanabai PatekarDinkar Patekar
- RelativesDilip Patekar(Sibling)Ashok Parkar(Sibling)Prasad Parkar(Niece or Nephew)
- His laugh.
- Deep commanding voice.
- Frequent movie lines "bhadwe"(pimp) and "randi"(prostitute).
- Displays psychotic tendencies on screen playing villainous roles and a combination of laid back cum tough guy demeanor when playing outright heroic roles.
- Director Satyajit Ray was very fond of Nana Patekar's talent and wanted to direct him.
- One of India's most controversial actors due to his acting style and dialogs.
- Was a sketch artiste for the Mumbai police. He sketched suspects and helped the police.
- Patekar is the only actor ever to win Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories.
- Nana Patekar was part of the legendary theatre group Rangayan with Vijaya Mehta. He did the great Marathi play "Hamidabaichi kothi" with the group.
- Describing the creative process for an artist Patekar says, "Let everything affect you. Let it pierce your heart, and let stay there for a while. Then it rise to your mind and then let those thoughts and emotions, as if marinate, and then EXPRESS it!
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