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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Nana Patekar

Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar (Marathiनाना पाटेकर) (born 1 January 1951) is an Indian actor andfilmmaker.



Biography

Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-JanjiraMaharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar (a painter) and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J. Institute of Applied ArtMumbai.[1]

[edit]Career

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.
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 played various type of roles. He has played the occasional villain but has 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 to his then off-screen lover Manisha Koirala inKhamoshi: The Musical (1996) and a schizophrenic in Wajood (1998). In the movie Ab Tak Chappan (2005) he plays a police officer whose main task is to rid the streets of underworld dons. Patekar has also done Comic roles in the recent film Welcome (2007) in which he plays a powerful crime lord who once desired to be an actor in films.
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. For his performance in Apaharan, he received the Filmfare Best Villain Award as well as the Star Screen Award Best Villain. 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.
Patekar has also done some playback singing in the films Yeshwant (1997), Wajood (1998) and Aanch (2003).
He has an honorary Captain's Rank from Indian Army. He underwent training for his role as a Army officer in the movie Prahaar. He was thus awarded the rank. He joined the Territorial Army (India) in early 90s.[citation needed] At the age of 54, he took up the sport of rifle shooting.[citation needed] He qualified for the G.V. Malvankar Championships.[2]
He has also acted in couple of Marathi movies and plays. He is known to give generously to the poor.[3][4]

[edit]Awards

AwardFilmYearStatus
National Film Award for Best ActorKrantiveer1995Won
National Film Award for Best Supporting ActorParinda1990Won
National Film Award for Best Supporting ActorAgni Sakshi1997Won
Filmfare Best Actor AwardKrantiveer1995Won
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardAndha Yudh1989Nominated
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardParinda1990Won
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardRaju Ban Gaya Gentleman1993Nominated
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardTirangaa1994Nominated
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardRaajneeti2011Nominated
Filmfare Best Villain AwardAngaar1992Won
Filmfare Best Villain AwardShakti – The Power2003Nominated
Filmfare Best Villain AwardApaharan2008Won
Star Screen Award Best ActorKrantiveer1995Won
Star Screen Award Best VillainApaharan2006Won
Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actor Award (Hindi)Ab Tak Chhappan2004Won
Patekar is the only actor ever to win Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories.[5]

[edit]Filmography

[edit]Actor

Year↓Film↓Role↓
1978GamanVasu
1984Aaj Ki Awaaz
1986AnkushRavindra Kelkar 'Ravi'
1986Lord Mountbatten: The Last ViceroyNathuram Godse
1986Maaficha Sakshidar (Marathi film)
based on Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders
Rajendra Jakkal
1987SutradhaarKumar
1987PratighaatEx-Constable Karamveer
1988Salaam BombayBaba
1990sThe Jungle Book (Hindi)Shere Khan (Voice)
1990ParindaAnna Seth
1990Thodasa Roomani Ho JaayenNatwarlal aka Dhrushtadyumna Padmanabh Prajapati Neelkant Dhumketu Barish Kar
1991Prahaar: The Final AttackMajor Chauhan
1991DikshaKoga Pandit
1992TirangaaShivajirao Wagle
1992Raju Ban Gaya GentlemanJai
1992AngaarMajid Khan
1994KrantiveerPratap Narayan Tilak
1995Hum DonoVishal Saigal
1996Agni SakshiVishwanath
1996Khamoshi: The MusicalJoseph Braganza
1997Ghulam-E-MusthafaGhulam -E- Musthafa
1997YeshwantYeshwant Lohar
1998Yugpurush: A Man Who Comes Just Once in a WayAnirudh
1998WajoodMalhar Gopaldas Agnihotri/Col. Latti
1999Hu Tu TuBhau
1999Kohram: The ExplosionMaj. Ajit Arya
2000GangAbdul
2000TarkiebCBI Inspector Jasraj Patel
2002VadhDr. Arjun Singh
2002Shakti - The PowerNarasimha
2003BhootInspector Liyaqat Qureshi
2003Darna Mana HaiJohn Rodrigues
2003Aanch
2004Ab Tak ChhappanInspector Sadhu Agashe
2005ApaharanTabrez Alam
2005Pak Pak Pakaak (Marathi film)Bhutya
2005Bluff MasterChandru Parekh
2006Taxi Number 9211Raghav Shastri
2007HattrickDoctor
2007Dus KahaniyaanMan in the bus
2007WelcomeDon Uday Shetty
2007YatraDasrath Joglekar
2006Saamna (Announced)Guru
2007The PoolBunglow Owner
2008Ek - The Power of OneCBI Officer Rane
2009Horn 'OK' PleassssGovinda
2008Bommalattam
2010PaathshalaPrinciple Aditya Sahay
2010RajneetiBrij Gopal
2010Tum Milo Toh SahiSubramanium
2011It's My LifeBusinessman

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