Nana Patekar's Birthday: He left his acting career and joined the Kargil war; know about his interesting journey

Veteran actor Nana Patekar, who is considered one of the finest and most talented actors of Indian cinema, is celebrating his birthday today on January 1. He was born on January 1, 1951 in a Marathi family in Bombay. Along with his unique acting skills, Nana has also made his mark in film making and script writing. He was awarded three National Awards, four Filmfare Awards, and the country's third highest civilian honor Padma Bhushan in 2013. On this special occasion of his birthday, we will tell you some interesting facts related to his life.

Nana Patekar started his film career in a very difficult period and has been working since the young age of 13. Today he has many great and memorable films to his name in Hindi and Marathi films. Nana Patekar had told in Siddharth Kannan's podcast that in the beginning he used to take only one meal a day and his earnings were just 35 rupees a month and today he is the owner of crores. He started his career with a negative role in the film 'Gaman'.

The success of his film 'Ankush'

However, he was successful for the first time in 1986 when the audience liked him a lot in his hit film 'Ankush'. The audience was impressed by his signature style in the film. Talking about Nana Patekar's acclaimed films, he surprised everyone with his acting in films like Parinda, Krantiveer, Agni Sakshi, Tiranga, Khamoshi and Bhoot. Nana Patekar also received the National Award for Best Supporting Role in the film Agni Sakshi.

Played the role of a police inspector in many films

Due to his dialogue delivery and angry expressions in films, he was seen in the role of a police inspector many times. There was a time when people used to copy the dialogues spoken by Nana. Similarly, he played the role of Uday Shetty in the film Welcome in such a way that the audience has not forgotten it even today. The audience liked Nana Patekar's brilliant acting in Shagird, Taxi No. 9211, Ab Tak Chhappan.

Took 3 years of training to fit into the role of Major

In 2016, Nana Patekar did a Marathi film Natsamrat, the audience still remembers his acting in this classic film. Nana Patekar has played the role of a retired person in this film starring Vikram Gokhale and Medha Manjekar. Nana Patekar joined the Indian Territorial Army as a Captain in 1990. He took three years of army training to fit into the role of Major in his film Prahaar- The Final Attack. At that time, he worked with General VK Singh.

Contribution to the Kargil War

During the Kargil War in 1999, he left his acting career and contributed to the war with the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment. Recently Nana Patekar's film Vanvas was released, whose director is Anil Sharma.