Nana Patekar (1951–2026): The Unconventional Actor Who Redefined Intensity in Indian Cinema
Nana Patekar (born Vishwanath Patekar, 1 January 1951 – 8 October 2026) was an Indian actor, director, writer and theatre artist who worked in Hindi and Marathi cinema for nearly five decades. He came to films in 1978 from the Marathi stage and never entirely shed its habits: the trained voice, the stillness before a