Nana Patekar (born 1 January 1951) is an actor, writer, and film maker, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema.
As an actor, he is best known for his role in the film Agni Sakshi, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He won another National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role in Parinda (1989). He then won the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his role in Angaar (1992). 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 (1994). He also won his second Filmfare Best Villain Award for his role in Apaharan (2005). In 2017 he won the Filmfare Marathi award for best actor for his performance in Natsamrat.
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 starring as a gangster in Parinda (1989), 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 Prahaar: The Final Attack (1994). Patekar subsequently starred in and received critical acclaim for his performance in several commercially successful films of the 1990s, including Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992); Angaar (1992), for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Villain; Tirangaa (1993); Krantiveer (1994), for which he won the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Actor; Agni Sakshi (1996), for which he won his second National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor; and Khamoshi: The Musical (1996). During the early 2000s, he received praise for his performances in Shakti: The Power (2002) and Apaharan (2005); 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 (2007) and its sequel Welcome Back (2015), and a politician in the political thriller Raajneeti (2010). In 2016, he starred in the Marathi film Natsamrat. He made his Tamil debut with the bilingual Bommalattam (2008) before starring in Kaala (2018).
Films
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref(s) 1978 Gaman Vasu Hindi 1979 Sinhasan Smuggler MarathiSupporting Role 1980 Bhalu RangaraoMarathi 1982 Raghu Maina Raghu 1983 Savitri Baban 1984 Aaj Ki Awaaz Jagmohandas Hindi Giddh Veerappan 1985 Gad Jejuri Jejuri KhanduMarathi1986 Ankush Ravindra Kelkar 'Ravi' Hindi Maaficha Sakshidar Raghavendra Marathi Phansi Ka Phanda Raghvendra Hindi 1987 Sheela Sutradhar Kumar Mohre Abdul Andha Yudh S.P. Suhas Dandekar Pratighaat Ex-Constable Karamveer Awam Colonel Mustafa Ali Zahidi 1988 Trishagni Uchanda Sagar Sangam Ramnath Shastri / Ramu Ustad Salaam Bombay! Baba 1990 Parinda Anna Seth Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen Natwarlal Disha Vasant D. Mandre1991 Prahaar: The Final Attack Major Chauhan Also director Diksha Koga Pandit 1992 Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman Jai Angaar Majid Khan 1993 Tirangaa Shivajirao Wagle 1994 Krantiveer Pratap Narayan Tilak Abhay Ghost 1995 Hum Dono Vishal Saigal 1996 Agni Sakshi Vishwanath Khamoshi: The Musical Joseph Braganza 1997 Ghulam-E-Mustafa Ghulam-E-Mustafa Yeshwant Yeshwant Lohar 1998 Yugpurush Anirudh Wajood Malhar Gopaldas Agnihotri/Col. Latti 1999 Hu Tu Tu Bhau Kohram Maj. Ajit Arya 2000 Gang Abdul Tarkieb CBI Inspector Jasraj Patel 2002 Vadh Dr. Arjun Singh Shakti: The Power Narasimha 2003 Bhoot Inspector Liyaqat Qureshi Darna Mana Hai John Rodrigues Segment: Aanch Mahadev 2004 Ab Tak Chhappan Inspector Sadhu Agashe 2005 Apaharan Tabrez Alam Pak Pak Pakaak Bhutya Marathi Bluffmaster! Chandru Parekh Hindi2006Phir Hera Pheri Narrator Taxi No. 9211 Raghav Shastri 2007 Hattrick Doctor Dus Kahaniyaan Man carrying balloons Segment: "Gubbare" Welcome Don Uday Shetty Yatra Dasrath Joglekar The Pool Bungalow Owner 2008 Ek: The Power of One CBI Officer Rane Bommalattam Rana Tamil 2010 Paathshaala Principal Aditya Sahay Hindi Raajneeti Brij Gopal Tum Milo Toh Sahi Subramanium Yaksha Police Officer Kannada2011 Shagird Hanumant Singh Hindi Deool Bhau Galande Marathi 2012 Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal Kallu Hindi2013 The Attacks of 26/11 Rakesh Maria 2014 Dr. Prakash Baba Amte: The Real Hero Dr. Prakash AmteMarathi Yashwantrao Chavan– Bakhar Eka Vaadalaachi Pratap Deshmukh 2015 Ab Tak Chhappan 2 Inspector Sadhu Agashe Hindi Welcome Back Uday Shetty 2016 The Jungle Book Shere Khan English Hindi dub Natsamrat Ganpatrao Ramchandra Belwalkar MarathiAlso producer Final Cut of Director Rana Hindi partially reshot in Tamil as Bommalattam (2008)2017 Wedding Anniversary Nagarjun Golmaal Again Himself Cameo2018 Aapla Manus Maruti Nagargoje/ Abba GokhaleMarathiAlso producerKaala Haridev AbhayankarTamil2020 It's My Life Businessman Hindi2022 Tadka Tukaram Dalvi 2023 Gadar 2 Narrator The Vaccine War Dr. Balram Bhargava 2024Ole Aale Omkar Lele MarathiVanvaas Pratap Singhania, (Veer's Uncle) Hindi2025 Housefull 5 Dhagdu Hulgund 2026 O'Romeo Ismail Khan Subedaar Nana WaghmareSpecial Appearance
Television YearTitle Role Language Notes 1981 Apradhi Kaun Hindi 1984 Shodh Inspector 1986 Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy Nathuram Godse English British series Man Vadhay Vadhay Marathi 2018 Naamatra Himself Documentary 2026 Sankalp Kanhaiya Lal Hindi
References
External links Nana Patekar filmography at IMDb