Nana Patekar is one of the most versatile actors of the Indian Film Industry. He is an actor who is always full of intensity and makes the character that he plays, live by his high-powered performance.
Nana has been an excellent performer right from his first movie 'Ankush' to 'Khamoshi' and the most recent 'Gang'. The characters that he plays in his movies are recognized by him as by his brilliant performance he goes into the intensity of the character and makes it live. He is one of the most sincere Actors in the industry. His sincerity goes to the extent that while working he gets so much engrossed into the role that he portrays, that it becomes real difficult to separate the real from the unreal.Nana is real choosy about the roles he picks and does not let himself get into the mould of some standard characters. This is the reason that he has successfully played a variety of roles in his career.
Nana's negative role as 'Anna' in 'Parinda' won him laurels and new proposals started flooding ranging from Commercial Cinema to Art movies. But he did not let himself overflow with his success. He carries such an enormous amount of saturation that his performance in Khamoshi where he played the role of a deaf and dumb man, still send shivers to mind.
He carries a personality that never allows him to be repetitive in any of the characters that he plays. He always manages to stand out in whatever role he plays, may be when he is 'Anna' of 'Parinda', a violent husband in 'Agnishakshi' or a deaf and dumb person in 'Khamoshi'. In the end he always wins ti steal the show.
No one can remain aloof from the magic that he creates while playing a character.
