Nana Patekar
Vishwanath Patekar, better known as Nana Patekar, is an Indian film actor and writer, philanthropist and filmmaker, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema.
He is best known for his role in the film Agni Sakshi written by Ranbir Pushp for which he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Parinda. He then won the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his role in Angaar. In 1995, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor as well as the Filmfare and the Screen awards for Best Actor for his role in Krantiveer. He also won his second Filmfare Best Villain Award for his role in Apaharan. In 2017 he won the Filmfare Marathi award for best actor for his performance in Natsamrat.
He, along with Irrfan Khan, are the only actor ever to win Filmfare Award for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories. He was bestowed with the fourth highest civilian honour of India, the Padma Shri award for his dedication in the field of Films and Arts.
After making his acting debut in Bollywood with the 1978 drama Gaman, Patekar acted in a few Marathi films and some Bollywood films. After these roles, he achieved his breakthrough by starring as a gangster in Parinda, for which he won the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Later, he acted in and made his directorial debut with '. Patekar subsequently starred in and received critical acclaim for his performance in several commercially successful films of the 1990s, including Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman ; Angaar, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Villain; Tirangaa ; Krantiveer, for which he won the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Actor; Agni Sakshi, for which he won his second National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor; and '. During the early 2000s, he received praise for his performances in and Apaharan ; the latter earned him a second Best Villain award at Filmfare. Patekar's highest-grossing film releases came when he played a gangster in the comedy Welcome and its sequel Welcome Back, and a politician in the political thriller Raajneeti. In 2016, he starred in the Marathi film Natsamrat.
Early life
Nana Patekar was born as Vishwanath Patekar on 1 January 1951 in Murud-Janjira of present-day Raigad District, Maharashtra. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai.Career
Patekar has played many types of roles. He has played the occasional villain, but has been a hero in most of his films.His debut film was Gaman, after which he did several small roles in Marathi cinema. He did the role of Nathuram Godse in the British television series '. He had notable roles in Aaj Ki Awaz, Ankush, Pratighaat, Mohre, Trishagni, Awam and Sagar Sangam.
His performance in Mira Nair's Salaam Bombay! was praised. He was noticed by the mainstream Hindi Cinema for his portrayal of a crime lord in Parinda, for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and was also awarded the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.
He turned director with his movie ', co-starring Madhuri Dixit, for which he underwent training for his role as an Indian Army officer. His role in Angaar earned him the Filmfare Best Villain Award. He co-starred with industry veteran Raaj Kumar in Tirangaa. He played a truant, gambling son in Krantiveer, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor and also won the Filmfare Award and the Star Screen Awards. Patekar portrayed the character of a ghost in the children's film Abhay, which won two awards at the 42nd National Film Festival held in 1994. He co-starred with Rishi Kapoor in Hum Dono. He played a sadist husband in Agni Sakshi, a deaf father to Manisha Koirala in ', a gangster in Ghulam-E-Mustafa, an honest, but maverick cop in Yeshwant and a schizophrenic in Wajood. He co-starred with Amitabh Bachchan in Kohram, where he played an undercover Indian Army intelligence officer chasing Bachchan's incognito. His other notable films of this decade were Yugpurush and Hu Tu Tu.
He starred with Aditya Pancholi as the CBI director in the crime drama Tarkieb. After a hiatus of a year he returned to acting in ' in which he played an extremely violent father. In Ab Tak Chhappan, he played a police officer who is an encounter specialist. His performance in Apaharan earned him his second Filmfare Best Villain Award as well as the Star Screen Award Best Villain. He played a taxi driver in Taxi No. 9211. Patekar has also done comic roles, such as in Welcome, in which he plays a powerful crime lord in Dubai who once desired to be an actor in films. He acted in Sangeeth Sivan's film . He played a school headmaster in Paathshaala. He also acted in Prakash Jha's multi-star political drama film Raajneeti. In 2011, he starred in the critically acclaimed Shagird and a Marathi film Deool. His next film was Ram Gopal Verma's The Attacks of 26/11 based on the events of the 2008 Mumbai Attacks in which he played Joint Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria. In 2014, he starred in another Marathi film Dr. Prakash Baba Amte - The Real Hero. In 2015, he made two sequels reprising his roles in Ab Tak Chhappan 2, sequel of Ab Tak Chhappan and Welcome Back, sequel of Welcome. In 2016, he starred as Ganpatrao "Appa" Belwalkar in the film adaptation of the Drama Natsamrat which was highly successful critically and commercially. He did the voice acting for Shere Khan in the Hindi version of The Jungle Book.
Singing career
Patekar did some playback singing in the films Yeshwant, Wajood and Aanch.Personal life
Patekar went through a tough childhood. He married Neelkanti at the age of 27. It is unclear whether patekar is a Non-theist or not, but continues to celebrate the Ganesh festival due to tradition. His father died of a heart attack when Nana Patekar was 28 and later Patekar also lost his first son. Patekar was a chain smoker until the age of 56 after which he quit. In an interview, he said that his father loved plays and encouraged him to watch them. This is how he developed his love for acting. Vijaya Mehta directed his first play.Philanthropy
Patekar is known for his simple lifestyle and his generosity in donating to charities. He contributed money towards rebuilding of the flood ravaged villages in Bihar through the charitable organisation Anubhuthi. All the monetary remuneration he obtained for his performance in the movie Paathshaala was donated by him to five different charitable organisations. When he was awarded the Raj Kapoor award which carries a cash prize of Rs, he donated the entire amount towards drought relief activities in Maharashtra. He also provided financial aid to families of farmers who committed suicide due to indebtedness brought about by drought. He distributed cheques worth Rs 15,000 to 62 families of farmers from Vidarbha region in August 2015 and another 113 families from Latur and Osmanabad districts of Marathwada in September 2015.In September 2015, Patekar established the Naam Foundation, with fellow Marathi actor Makarand Anaspure, which works to provide aid to farmers overcome by drought conditions in Maharashtra.
Using a Twitter campaign with the hashtag IcareIsupport, Patekar was able to obtain funds to help Maharashtra drought victims.
The actor, who also runs the NGO Naam Foundation, announced that he would be building 500 houses for the 2019 Flood victims in the region of Shirol, Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
Awards and recognition
- Patekar was given the Padma Shri award for his dedication in the field of Films and Arts in 2013 on the eve of 64th Republic Day.
- Patekar, along with Irrfan Khan, is the only actor ever to win Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories.
Filmography
Director
Actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | Gaman | Vasu | |
| 1979 | Sinhasan | Marathi film | |
| 1980 | Bhalu | Marathi film | |
| 1982 | Raghu Maina | Marathi film | |
| 1983 | Savitri | Marathi film | |
| 1984 | Aaj Ki Awaaz | Jagmohandas | |
| 1984 | Giddh " | Veerappan | |
| 1985 | Gad Jejuri Jejuri | Marathi film | |
| 1986 | Ankush | Ravindra Kelkar 'Ravi' | |
| 1986 | ' | Nathuram Godse | |
| 1986 | Maaficha Sakshidar | Raghavendra | Marathi film based on Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders |
| 1986 | Phansi Ka Phanda | Raghvendra | |
| 1987 | Sutradhar | Kumar | |
| 1987 | Mohre | Abdul | |
| 1987 | Andha Yudh | S.P. Suhas Dandekar | Nominated – Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award |
| 1987 | Pratighaat | Ex-Constable Karamveer | |
| 1987 | Awam | Colonel Mustafa Ali Zahidi | |
| 1988 | Trishagni | ||
| 1988 | Salaam Bombay! | Baba | |
| 1990s | Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli | Shere Khan | Hindi dub |
| 1990 | Parinda | Anna Seth | Won – National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Won – Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award |
| 1990 | Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen | Natwarlal aka Dhrushtadyumna Padmanabh Prajapati Neelkant Dhumketu Barish Kar | |
| 1991 | ' | Major Chauhan | Also director Nominated – Filmfare Best Story Award |
| 1991 | Disha | Vasant D. Mandre | |
| 1991 | Diksha | Koga Pandit | |
| 1992 | Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman | Jai | Nominated – Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award |
| 1992 | Angaar | Majid Khan | Won – Filmfare Best Villain Award Won – Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Supporting Actor |
| 1993 | Tirangaa | Shivajirao Wagle | Nominated – Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award |
| 1994 | Krantiveer | Pratap Narayan Tilak | Won – National Film Award for Best Actor Won – Filmfare Best Actor Award Won – Star Screen Award Best Actor |
| 1994 | Abhay | Ghost | |
| 1995 | Hum Dono | Vishal Saigal | |
| 1996 | Agni Sakshi | Won – National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| 1996 | ' | Joseph Braganza | |
| 1997 | Ghulam-E-Mustafa | Ghulam-E-Mustafa | |
| 1997 | Yeshwant | Yeshwant Lohar | |
| 1998 | Yugpurush | Anirudh | |
| 1998 | Wajood | Malhar Gopaldas Agnihotri/Col. Latti | |
| 1999 | Hu Tu Tu | Bhau | |
| 1999 | Kohram | Maj. Ajit Arya | |
| 2000 | Gang | Abdul | |
| 2000 | Tarkieb | CBI Inspector Jasraj Patel | |
| 2002 | Vadh | Dr. Arjun Singh | |
| 2002 | ' | Narasimha | Nominated – Filmfare Best Villain Award |
| 2003 | Bhoot | Inspector Liyaqat Qureshi | |
| 2003 | Darna Mana Hai | John Rodrigues | |
| 2003 | Aanch | Mahadev | |
| 2004 | Ab Tak Chhappan | Inspector Sadhu Agashe | Won – Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actor Award |
| 2005 | Apaharan | Tabrez Alam | Won – Filmfare Best Villain Award Won – Star Screen Award Best Villain |
| 2005 | Pak Pak Pakaak | Bhutya | Marathi film |
| 2005 | Bluffmaster! | Chandru Parekh | |
| 2006 | Taxi No. 9211 | Raghav Shastri | |
| 2007 | Hattrick | Doctor | |
| 2007 | Dus Kahaniyaan | Man carrying balloons for dead wife in the story "Gubbare" | |
| 2007 | Welcome | Don Uday Shetty | |
| 2007 | Yatra | Dasrath Joglekar | |
| 2007 | The Pool | Bungalow Owner | |
| 2008 | ' | CBI Officer Rane | |
| 2008 | Bommalattam | Rana | Tamil film |
| 2009 | Horn 'Ok' Pleassss | Govinda | Vadh |
| 2010 | Paathshaala | Principal Aditya Sahay | |
| 2010 | Raajneeti | Brij Gopal | Nominated – Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Nominated – Zee Cine Awards Best Supporting Actor Award |
| 2010 | Tum Milo Toh Sahi | Subramanium | |
| 2010 | Yaksha | Police Officer | Kannada Film |
| 2011 | Shagird | Hanumant Singh | |
| 2011 | Deool | Bhau Galande | Marathi film |
| 2012 | Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal | Kallu | |
| 2013 | The Attacks of 26/11 | Rakesh Maria, Joint Commissioner of Police | |
| 2013 | It's My Life | Businessman | |
| 2013 | Hungame Pe Hungama | Jigar Bhandan | |
| 2014 | ' | Dr. Prakash Amte | Marathi film |
| 2014 | Yashwantrao Chavan– Bakhar Eka Vaadalaachi | Pratap Deshmukh | Marathi film |
| 2015 | Ab Tak Chhappan 2 | Inspector Sadhu Agashe | |
| 2015 | Welcome Back | Uday Shetty | |
| 2016 | Natsamrat | Ganpatrao Ramchandra Belwalkar | Marathi film Won – Zee Cine Award for Best Actor |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book | Shere Khan | Hindi dub |
| 2017 | Wedding Anniversary | Nagarjun | |
| 2017 | Golmaal Again | Himself | guest appearance |
| 2018 | Aapla Manus | Maruti Nagargoje | Marathi film |
| 2018 | Kaala | Haridev Abhayankar | Tamil film Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Villain – Male |
| 2020 | Tadka'' | Tukaram |
Controversies
MeToo Controversy
In 2008, Tanushree Dutta accused Patekar of sexually harassing her on the sets of the movie Horn 'Ok' Pleassss. In March 2008, she filed a complaint with 'CINTAA' but no action was taken then. This allegation was repeated in an interview in 2013 and again made in 2018. In late 2018, CINTAA apologized to Tanushree admitting that the "chief grievance of sexual harassment wasn't even addressed " but added that since the case was more than three years old, they could not reopen it.In 2018, Dutta restated her accusation of being sexually harassed by Patekar in 2018 in interviews to various media outlets and her accusations led to the Me Too movement coming to Bollywood. Subsequently, she complained to the Maharashtra Women Commission and demanded an investigation into the allegations of harassment levelled by Ms Dutta against Nana Patekar, Ganesh Acharya, producer Samee Siddiqui, director Rakesh Sarang, and several Maharashtra Navnirman Sena party workers. In the late hours of 10 October 2018, An FIR was registered against actor Patekar and three others at Oshiwara police station following a complaint by Dutta late on Wednesday night. Patekar, choreographer Ganesh Acharya, director Rakesh Sarang, producer Samee Siddiqui were booked for molestation and obscenity under the Indian Penal Code.
In June 2019, Patekar was cleared of the sexual harassment charges by the police. The B-Summary report filed by the Oshiwara police station in Mumbai said that the complaint filed by Tanushree could be "malicious" and "out of revenge". Dutta's lawyers will approach the Bombay High Court for reopening the case.