Known For: Indian film actor
Category: Actors
Occupation: actor, film director
Country: India
City: Murud
Date of Birth: Monday, 01 January 1951
Language Hindi
Vishwanath Patekar, better known as Nana Patekar, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film maker, and a former Indian Territorial Army officer, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema. 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 and two Filmfare Awards Marathi for his acting performances. He was bestowed with the Padma Shri award in 2013 for his contribution in cinema and arts.
BirthPlace | Murud |
Education | Q7527516 |
Awards | Q1414533, Q11038927, Q1461985, Q30132541 |
Spouses | Neelakanti Patekar |
Children | Malhar Patekar |
Wikipedia | Nana_Patekar |
Nana Patekar was born Vishwanath Patekar, into a Marathi family in Murud-Janjira, in the present-day Raigad District, Maharashtra. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai.