Nana Patekar Nana Patekar Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar (born 1 January 1951) is an Indian actor and filmmaker. Biography Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar (a painter) and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai.[1] 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. Nana portrayed the character of a ghost in the children's film Abhay (The Fearless) which won two awards at the 42nd National Film Festival held in 1994.[2] Patekar has played many types of roles. He has played the occasional villain but been 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 father to Manisha Koirala in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) and a schizophrenic in Wajood (1998). In the movie Ab Tak Chappan (2005) he plays a police officer who is a sharpshooter. He shared the screen space with the legendary superstar Amitabh Bachchan in Kohram where he played an undercover CBI officer chasing Bachchan's incognito. Patekar has also done comic roles in 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 did 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 Prahaar and was thus awarded the rank. He joined the Territorial Army in the early 1990s.[3] He also took up the sport of rifle shooting and qualified for the G.V. Mavlankar Shooting Championship.[4] He has also acted in few Marathi movies and plays. He is known to donate generously to the poor.[5][6] Nana Patekar starred in the Marathi film Deool, released on 4 November 2011. Filmography As Director 1991 - Prahaar: The Final Attack As Actor Year Film R 1978 Gaman Vasu 1984 Aaj Ki Awaaz Jagmoh 1986 Ankush Ravindr 'Ravi' 1986 Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy Nathura 1986 Maaficha Sakshidar Rajendr 1987 Sutradhaar Kumar 1987 Andhaa Yudh S.P. Suh Dandek 1987 Pratighaat Ex-Cons Karamv 1988 Trishagni 1988 Salaam Bombay Baba 1990s The Jungle Book (Hindi) Shere K (Voice) 1990 Parinda Anna Se 1990 Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen Natwarl Dhrusht Padman Prajapat Neelkan Dhumke Kar 1991 Prahaar: The Final Attack Major C 1991 Disha Koga Pa 1991 Diksha 1992 Tirangaa Shivajir 1992 Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman Jai 1992 Angaar Majid K 1994 Krantiveer Pratap Tilak 1994 Abhay (The Fearless) Ghost 1995 Hum Dono Vishal S 1996 Agni Sakshi Vishwa 1996 Khamoshi: The Musical Joseph 1997 Ghulam-E- Musthafa Ghulam Musthaf 1997 Yeshwant Yeshwa 1998 Yugpurush: A Man Who Comes Just Once in a Way Anirudh 1998 Wajood Malhar Agnihot Latti 1999 Hu Tu Tu Bhau 1999 Kohram Maj. Ajit 2000 Gang Abdul 2000 Tarkieb CBI Insp Jasraj P 2002 Vadh Dr. Arju 2002 Shakti - The Power Narasim 2003 Bhoot Inspect Liyaqat 2003 Darna Mana Hai John Ro 2003 Aanch Mahade 2004 Ab Tak Chhappan Inspect Agashe 2005 Apaharan Tabrez 2005 Pak Pak Pakaak Bhutya 2005 Bluff Master Chandru 2006 Taxi Number 9211 Raghav Shastri 2007 Hattrick Doctor 2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Man in t 2007 Welcome Don Ud 2007 Yatra Dasrath Joglekar 2006 Saamna Guru 2007 The Pool Bunglo 2008 Ek - The Power of One CBI Offi 2009 Horn 'OK' Pleassss Govinda 2008 Bommalattam Flim Dir 2010 Paathshala Principl Sahay 2010 Raajneeti Brij Gop 2010 Tum Milo Toh Sahi Subram 2010 Yaksha Police O 2011 Shagird Hanuma 2011 Deool Bhau Ga 2012 It's My Life Busines 2012 The Attacks of 26/11 ATS chie 2012 Ab Tak Chappan 2 Inspect Agashe 2012 Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal brother 2013 Hungame Pe Hungama Jigar Bh Awards Award Film Year National Film Award National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Parinda 1990 National Film Award for Best Actor Krantiveer 1995 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Agni Sakshi 1997 Filmfare Award Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Andha Yudh 1989 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Parinda 1990 Filmfare Best Villain Award Angaar 1992 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman 1993 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Tirangaa 1994 Filmfare Best Actor Award Krantiveer 1995 Filmfare Best Villain Award Shakti – The Power 2003 Filmfare Best Villain Award Apaharan 2006 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Rajneeti 2011 Star Screen Awards Star Screen Award Best Actor Krantiveer 1995 Star Screen Award Best Villain Apaharan 2006 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actor Award (Hindi) Ab Tak Chhappan 2004