We all know Nana Patekar, for his spontaneous, heavy and sharp acting skills. Whether it’s a serious role or a comic one, Nana Patekar has never failed to wow us with his charm on screen.
With that, it’s all fair to say that we are all Nana’s fans at a certain point, and saying that, it’s time we know how the Welcome actor came into films in the first place.
When asked how he came into films he said, “I come from a small village called Murud Janjira near Alibaug. I started doing theatre right from school days and later joined the Sir JJ Institute of Applied Art after which I joined an advertising agency. I came into films because of Smita Patil, who was already doing films and knew me from Pune. I had been reluctant but she insisted. She took me to Ravi Chopra for a role in Aaj Ki Awaz and initially, I was offered a lousy role of one of the rapists. I said no and told them what kind of actor I was. I was annoyed and was leaving just when Smita came. She asked me, ‘Why are you going?’ I abused the person who had offered me that role. And then I got a better role which also was not great but I got recognised for that film.” as stated in ETimes.
