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 . [1]
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).
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1978 | Gaman | Vasu | Hindi | [2] | |
1979 | Sinhasan | Marathi | [3] | ||
1980 | Bhalu | ||||
1982 | Raghu Maina | ||||
1983 | Savitri | ||||
1984 | Aaj Ki Awaaz | Jagmohandas | Hindi | ||
Giddh | Veerappan | [4] | |||
1985 | Gad Jejuri Jejuri | Marathi | [5] | ||
1986 | Ankush | Ravindra Kelkar 'Ravi' | Hindi | [6] | |
Maaficha Sakshidar | Raghavendra | Marathi | [7] | ||
Phansi Ka Phanda | Raghvendra | Hindi | |||
1987 | Sutradhar | Kumar | |||
Mohre | Abdul | [3] | |||
Andha Yudh | S.P. Suhas Dandekar | ||||
Pratighaat | Ex-Constable Karamveer | [6] [3] | |||
Awam | Colonel Mustafa Ali Zahidi | [8] | |||
1988 | Trishagni | [9] | |||
Sagar Sangam | Ramnath Shastri / Ramu Ustad | ||||
Salaam Bombay! | Baba | [10] | |||
1990 | Parinda | Anna Seth | [11] | ||
Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen | Natwarlal | [12] | |||
Disha | Vasant D. Mandre | ||||
1991 | Prahaar: The Final Attack | Major Chauhan | Also director and screenwriter | [12] | |
Diksha | Koga Pandit | ||||
1992 | Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman | Jai | |||
Angaar | Majid Khan | [3] | |||
1993 | Tirangaa | Shivajirao Wagle | |||
1994 | Krantiveer | Pratap Narayan Tilak | [6] | ||
Abhay | Ghost | [13] | |||
1995 | Hum Dono | Vishal Saigal | |||
1996 | Agni Sakshi | Vishwanath | [6] | ||
Khamoshi: The Musical | Joseph Braganza | [14] | |||
1997 | Ghulam-E-Mustafa | Ghulam-E-Mustafa | [15] | ||
Yeshwant | Yeshwant Lohar | [16] | |||
1998 | Yugpurush | Anirudh | |||
Wajood | Malhar Gopaldas Agnihotri/Col. Latti | [3] | |||
1999 | Hu Tu Tu | Bhau | |||
Kohram | Maj. Ajit Arya | [16] | |||
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: "Ghostly Lift" | |||
Aanch | Mahadev | ||||
2004 | Ab Tak Chhappan | Inspector Sadhu Agashe | [12] | ||
2005 | Apaharan | Tabrez Alam | [3] | ||
Pak Pak Pakaak | Bhutya | Marathi | [17] | ||
Bluffmaster! | Chandru Parekh | Hindi | |||
2006 | Phir Hera Pheri | — | Narrator | [18] | |
Taxi No. 9211 | Raghav Shastri | [3] | |||
2007 | Hattrick | Doctor | |||
Dus Kahaniyaan | Man carrying balloons | Segment: "Gubbare" | |||
Welcome | Don Uday Shetty | [3] | |||
Yatra | Dasrath Joglekar | ||||
The Pool | Bungalow Owner | ||||
2008 | Ek: The Power of One | CBI Officer Rane | |||
2010 | Paathshaala | Principal Aditya Sahay | |||
Raajneeti | Brij Gopal | [19] | |||
Tum Milo Toh Sahi | Subramanium | [20] | |||
Yaksha | Police Officer | Kannada | [21] | ||
2011 | Shagird | Hanumant Singh | Hindi | [22] | |
Deool | Bhau Galande | Marathi | [23] | ||
2012 | Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal | Kallu | Hindi | [24] | |
2013 | The Attacks of 26/11 | Rakesh Maria | [25] | ||
2014 | Dr. Prakash Baba Amte: The Real Hero | Dr. Prakash Amte | Marathi | [26] | |
Yashwantrao Chavan– Bakhar Eka Vaadalaachi | Pratap Deshmukh | ||||
2015 | Ab Tak Chhappan 2 | Inspector Sadhu Agashe | Hindi | [22] | |
Welcome Back | Uday Shetty | [27] | |||
2016 | The Jungle Book | Shere Khan | English | Hindi dub | [3] |
Natsamrat | Ganpatrao Ramchandra Belwalkar | Marathi | Also producer | [28] | |
Final Cut of Director | Rana | Hindi | partially reshot in Tamil as Bommalattam (2008) | [29] | |
2017 | Wedding Anniversary | Nagarjun | [30] | ||
Golmaal Again | Himself | Cameo | [31] | ||
2018 | Aapla Manus | Maruti Nagargoje | Marathi | Also producer | [32] |
Kaala | Haridev Abhayankar | Tamil | [33] | ||
2020 | It's My Life | Businessman | Hindi | [34] | |
2022 | Tadka | Tukaram Dalvi | [35] | ||
2023 | Gadar 2 | — | Narrator | [36] | |
The Vaccine War | Dr. Balram Bhargava | [37] | |||
2024 | Ole Aale | Omkar Lele | Marathi | [38] | |
Vanvaas | Pratap Singhania, (Veer's Uncle) | Hindi | [39] |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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1981 | Apradhi Kaun | Unknown | Hindi | [40] | |
1984 | Shodh | Inspector | [41] | ||
1986 | Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy | Nathuram Godse | English | British series | [42] |
Man Vadhay Vadhay | Unknown | Marathi | [43] | ||
2018 | Naamatra | Himself | Documentary | [44] | |
TBA | Laal Batti | TBA | Hindi | Post-production | [45] |
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