Nana Patekar

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 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. He was bestowed with the Padma Shri award in 2013 for his contribution in cinema and arts.

After making his acting debut in Bollywood with the 1978 drama ''Gaman'', Patekar acted in a few Marathi films and some Bollywood films. After starring in the Academy Award-nominated ''Salaam Bombay'' in 1988, he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the crime drama ''Parinda'' (1989). He then starred his directorial debut, ''Prahaar: The Final Attack'' (1991). 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 for Best Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Further acclaim came his way for ''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), ''Ab Tak Chhappan'' (2004) and ''Apaharan'' (2005); the latter of which earned him his second Filmfare Award for Best Villain, and ''Taxi No. 9211'' (2006). Patekar received widespread praise for playing a good-hearted gangster Uday Shetty 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 critically and commercially successful Marathi film ''Natsamrat''; in which he portrayed a retired stage actor. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Marathi) for his performance in the film. Provided by Wikipedia