Thursday, March 6, 2008
Biography
Name: Nana Patekar
Date of Birth (Birthday): 1 January, 1951
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra
Religion: Hindu
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Neelakanti Patekar
Son: Malhar Patekar
Languages: Hindi, English, Marathi
Contact Address: 304 Sheetal, Apna Ghar Society, Samarth Nagar, Andheri, Mumbai 400 058
Debut Film: Gaman
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 has starred in a number of Bollywood movies with some of the most prominent film directors of Bollywood. He is 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. 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 is the only actor ever to win Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories.
Filmography
1. Paathshaala (2009) (pre-production)
2. Welcome (2007/I) .... Sanjana's Brother
3. Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) .... (segment "Gubbare")
4. Hattrick (2007) .... Dr. Satyajit Chavan
5. The Pool (2007)
6. Yahan Ke Hum Sikander (2007) .... Coache
7. Yatra (2006) .... Dasarath Joglekar
8. Phir Hera Pheri (2006) .... Narrator
9. Taxi No. 9 2 11 (2006) .... Raghav Shastri
10. Bluffmaster! (2005) .... Chandru Parekh
11. Apaharan (2005) .... Tabrez Alam
12. Pak Pak Pakaak (2005) .... Bhutya, Sakharam
13. Ab Tak Chhappan (2004) .... Inspector Sadhu Agashe
14. Aanch (2003) .... Mahadev Thakur
15. Darna Mana Hai (2003) .... John Rodrigues
16. Bhoot (2003) .... Inspector Liyaqat Qureshi
17. Shakthi: The Power (2002) .... Narasimha
18. Vadh (2002) .... Dr. Arjun Singh
19. Tarkieb (2000) .... CBI Inspector Jasraj Patel
20. Gang (2000) .... Abdul
21. Kohram (1999) .... Maj. Ajit Arya
22. Hu Tu Tu (1999) .... Bhau
23. Wajood (1998) .... Malhar Gopaldas Agnihotri/Col. Latti
24. Yugpurush: A Man Who Comes Just Once in a Way (1998) .... Anirudh
25. Yeshwant (1997) .... Inspector Yeshwant Lohar
26. Ghulam-E-Musthafa (1997) .... Ghulam -E- Musthafa
27. Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) .... Joseph Braganza
28. Agni Sakshi (1996) .... Vishwanath
29. Hum Dono (1995) .... Vishal Saigal
30. Krantiveer (1994) .... Pratap Narayan Tilak
31. Angaar (1992) .... Majid Khan
32. Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992) .... Jai
33. Tirangaa (1992) .... Shivajirao Wagle
34. Diksha (1991) .... Koga Pandit
35. Prahaar: The Final Attack (1991) .... Major Chauhan
36. Disha (1990) .... Vasant 'Vasanta' D. Mandre
37. Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen (1990) .... Natwarlal aka Dhasda Jumnapad Bana Prajapati Neelkant Dum Ke Barish Kar
38. Parinda (1989) .... Anna
39. Salaam Bombay! (1988) .... Baba Golub
40. Sagar Sangam (1988) .... Ram Nath 'Ramu Ustad'
41. Trishagni (1988)
42. Pratighaat (1987) .... Ex-Constable Karamveer
43. Aaj Ka Robin Hood (1987) .... Ramdulaare S. Jadhav
44. Andha Yudh (1987)
45. Avam (1987)
46. Mohre (1987) .... Abdul
47. Sutradhar (1987) .... Kumar
48. Ankush (1986) .... Ravindra Kelkar 'Ravi'
49. Sheela (1986) .... Dr Ram
50. Aaj Ki Awaz (1984) .... Jagmohandas
51. Giddh: The Vulture (1984) .... Virupakshi
52. Bhalu (1980)
53. Gaman (1978) .... Vasu