Nana Patekar

Profession: Actor , Director, Guest Appearance, Philanthropist, Producer, Singer, Social Worker, Supporting Actor, Writer

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Nana Patekar Personal Details

Also Know as :- Nana Patekar
Profession:- Actor , Director, Guest Appearance, Philanthropist, Producer, Singer, Social Worker, Supporting Actor, Writer
Gender :- male
Birthdate:- 01 Jan 1951
Birth Place:- Mumbai
Debut Year:- 1978
Active Years:- Till Today

Nana Patekar Physique Details

Eye Color :- Black
Hair Color :- Black
Hair Length :- Short

Nana Patekar Family Details

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Nana Patekar Early Life

Nana Patekar was born in Murud Janjira a small town in Raigad District of Maharashtra in India. An Alumnus of the Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, in Mumbai.

He went through a rough childhood. Married to Neelkanti at the age of 27. Celebrates Ganesh Cha .. Read More

Nana Patekar Career

Nana Patekar is best known for his role in the film Agni Sakshi which was written by Ranbir Pushp for which he had won the National Film Award for the Best Supporting Actor. He has won many awards thereafter. A writer, philanthropist and filmmaker, Nana Patekar is known best for his films in Hi .. Read More

A writer, philanthropist and filmmaker, Nana Patekar is known best for his films in Hindi and Marathi.

Nana made his debut in Bollywood in the year 1978 with the drama film Gaman and thereafter acted in Marathi films. He again came back into Bollywood in 1989 in the film Parinda in which he plays the negative role of a gangster. His directorial debut was with the film Prahaar: The Final Attack in 1994. Patekar has acted in several films for which he received critical acclaim for his intense performance. One of the films was Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman in 1990, followed by Angaar in 1992 for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Villain. Tirangaa in 1993, Krantiveer in 1994 for which he won again the National Award. Apaharaan in 2005, In 2017 he won the Marathi Filmfare Award for his performance in the film, Natsamrat.

Nana Patekar has also won the Padma Shri award for his dedication to Films and Arts.

Some of the films in which Nana Patekar achieved his breakthrough career were Agni Sakshi, Khamoshi: The Musical in 1995, Shakti: The Power in 2002, Welcome in 2007 which had a sequel of Welcome Back in 2015, Raajneeti in 2010. His most recent was the Natsamrat in 2016.

Patekar rose to fame for his roles in the British series Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy in which he plays the role of Nathuram Godse. He also had notable roles in the 1984 film Awaz, in Ankush released in 1986, Pratighaat in 1987, Mohre in 1987, Trisagni in 1988, Awam in 1987 and Sagar Sangam in 1988.

His role in Mira Nair’s film Salaam Bombay released in 1988 received much appreciation and he was noticed as one of the mainstream actors in Hindi Cinema.

Patekar also portrayed the character of a ghost in the Children’s film Abhay which won him two awards at the 42nd National Film Festival in 1984. He co-starred veteran Actor Rishi Kapoor in Hum Dono in 1994, played the sadist husband in Agni Sakshi, played the emotional role of a father to Manisha Koirala in the film Khamoshi in 1995, a gangster in Ghulam-E-Mustafa in 1994 and that of a role of maverick cop in Yeshwant in 1997 a schizophrenic in Wajood in 1998, an undercover agent in the film Kohram in 1998.

Some of his films that he acted in were Yugpurush in 1998, Hu Tu Tu in 1999, Shakti in 2002, Ab Tak Chappan in 2004, Taxi 9211 in 2006, Ek in 2009, Ram Gopal Verma’s The Attacks of 26/11 in the year 2013. He starred in many Marathi films as well.

He also rendered his voice acting for Shere Khan for the Hindi version of The Jungle Book in 2016.

An illustrious career, Nana Patekar had no looking back when he entered the Hindi film industry and is considered one of the most refined actors of his time.

Nana Patekar Filmography

#	Released Date	Type	Credited As	Movie
1	31 Dec 2025	Film	Supporting Actor	Journey
2	01 May 2025	Film	Supporting Actor	Fakira
3	20 Dec 2024	Film	Actor	Vanvaas
4	05 Jan 2024	Film	Actor Singer	Horn 'Ok' Pleassss
5	05 Jan 2024	Film	Actor	Ole Aale
6	28 Sep 2023	Film	Actor	The Vaccine War
7	04 Nov 2022	Film	Actor	Tadka
8	29 Nov 2020	Film	Supporting Actor	It's My Life
9	25 Oct 2019	Film	Supporting Actor	Housefull 4
10	07 Jun 2018	Film	Actor	Kaala
11	09 Feb 2018	Film	Actor Producer	Aapla Manus
12	20 Oct 2017	Film	Guest Appearance	Golmaal Again