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My Take
Nana Patekar is, to me, one of the genuinely commanding presences in Indian cinema, and his trophy case backs it up: three National Film Awards, multiple Filmfare wins, and a Padma Shri. What fascinates me is how he subverts the Bollywood stereotype of song-and-dance glamour. From Maharashtra, working across Hindi and Marathi films as actor, writer, and director, he wields a coiled intensity that pulls focus in any frame. I gravitate toward performers who feel dangerous and lived-in rather than merely charming, and Patekar is exactly that. A career this long at the top is its own kind of mastery.
Overview
Vishwanath Patekar (born 1 January 1951), better known as Nana Patekar, is an Indian actor, film maker, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in Indian Cinema, Patekar is recipient of three National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, two Maharashtra State Film Awards and Filmfare Awards Marathi respectively for his acting performances.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nana Patekar
- Name (Japanese)
- ナナ・パーテカル
- Reading
- なな・ぱーてかる
- Born
- January 1, 1951 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Murud, Maharashtra, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / film actor / screenwriter / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1995 Filmfare Award for Best Actor
- 1995 National Film Award for Best Actor
- 1990 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 2013 Padma Shri in arts
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.