1. Widely regarded as one of the finest 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.
Nana Patekar was bestowed with the Padma Shri award in 2013 for his contribution in cinema and arts.
Nana Patekar then starred his directorial debut, Prahaar: The Final Attack.
Nana 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 for Best Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.
Nana Patekar received widespread praise for playing a good-hearted gangster Uday Shetty in the comedy Welcome and its sequel Welcome Back, and a politician in the political thriller Raajneeti.
Nana Patekar won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film.
Nana Patekar was born Vishwanath Patekar, into a Marathi family in Murud-Janjira, in the present-day Raigad District, Maharashtra.
Nana Patekar is an alumnus of the Sir JJ Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai.
Nana Patekar made his debut with Gaman, Maficha Sakshidar, after which he did several small roles in Marathi cinema.
Nana Patekar portrayed Nathuram Godse in the British television series Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy.
Nana Patekar played notable roles in Aaj Ki Awaz, Ankush, Pratighaat, Andha Yudh, Mohre, Trishagni, Awam and Sagar Sangam.
Nana Patekar received widespread critical acclaim for his portrayal of a crime lord in the crime drama Parinda, which earned him his first National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Nana Patekar then turned director for his film Prahaar: The Final Attack, co-starring Madhuri Dixit, for which he underwent training for his role as an Indian Army officer.
Nana Patekar played a truant, gambling son in Krantiveer, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor, the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and the Screen Award for Best Actor.
Nana Patekar portrayed a ghost in the children's film Abhay, post which he co-starred with Rishi Kapoor in Hum Dono.
Nana Patekar played a sadist husband in Agni Sakshi, which earned him his second National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, a deaf father to Manisha Koirala in Khamoshi: The Musical, both of which earned him two nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor, a gangster in Ghulam-E-Mustafa, an honest, but maverick cop in Yeshwant and a schizophrenic in Wajood.
Nana Patekar co-starred with Amitabh Bachchan in Kohram, where he played an undercover Indian Army intelligence officer chasing Bachchan's incognito.
Nana Patekar starred with Aditya Pancholi as the CBI director in the crime drama Tarkieb.
Nana Patekar played a taxi driver in Taxi No 9211.
Nana Patekar starred in several comic roles, one being his highly praised performance in Welcome, which saw him portray a powerful crime lord in Mumbai who once desired to be an actor in films.
Nana Patekar later acted in Sangeeth Sivan's film Ek.
Nana Patekar started the 2010s portraying a school headmaster in Paathshaala.
Nana Patekar acted in Prakash Jha's multi-starrer political drama Raajneeti, which earned him his fifth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Nana Patekar did the voice acting for Shere Khan in the Hindi version of The Jungle Book.
Nana Patekar played a supporting role in the Tamil language action film Kaala, starring Rajnikanth.
Nana Patekar did some playback singing in the films Yeshwant, Wajood and Aanch.
Nana Patekar's father died of a heart attack when Nana was 28 and later Patekar lost his first son.
Nana Patekar was a chain smoker until he quit at the age of 56.
Nana Patekar joined the Territorial Army as a Captain in 1988.
Nana Patekar underwent a three-year training to prepare for the movie Prahaar, and worked with General V K Singh, who had the rank of Colonel at that time and had a cameo appearance.
Nana Patekar retired from the Territorial Army in 2013 as Lieutenant Colonel.
Nana Patekar is known for his simple lifestyle and his generosity in donating to charities.
Nana Patekar contributed money towards rebuilding of the flood ravaged villages in Bihar through the charitable organisation Anubhuthi.
Nana Patekar provided financial aid to families of farmers who committed suicide due to indebtedness brought about by drought.
Nana Patekar 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, Nana Patekar established the Naam Foundation, with fellow Marathi actor Makarand Anaspure, which works to provide aid to farmers overcome by drought conditions in Maharashtra.