Nana Patekar Birthday Interesting Facts; Kargil War Vidhu Vinod Chopra Nana Patekar @74, spent two months in the army: Called the Defense Minister for permission; Did such a disgusting role that women started raining their shoes

13 years old, used to walk 16 km a day Nana’s father ran a small textile painting business. When Nana was 13 years old, someone defrauded his father. The business collapsed overnight.

All the property was sold. Nana also had to come to the streets to earn money. He used to go to school in the morning and paint film posters in the evening. The distance of the house from the place where he used to paint posters was 8 kilometers. In this way, he used to cover a distance of 16 kilometers on foot in a day. He used to get Rs 35 every month for this work. This happened around 1963.

There was such a shortage of money that sometimes even food was not available. During lunch or dinner time, Nana would casually go to meet his friends. In the hope that someone in front will ask to eat two chapattis.

Teachers used to make us sit next to them, so that we don’t have to get up again and again to beat them. Nana was very mischievous in his childhood. They were so mischievous that the teachers made them sit next to each other, so that they did not have to get up again and again to hit them.

The mischief increased so much that Nana’s mother sent him to her sister’s village after the sixth grade. Mother felt that it would improve if he went to another place. Nana stayed at his aunt’s house for a year or two, then returned back. Aunty herself sent him back. They were afraid that their own children might get spoiled in the company of their grandfather.

He considered himself ugly and had misconceptions about his father. Nana considered himself inferior to others. They considered themselves ugly. Nana’s two brothers were better looking than him. Nana felt that father gave more importance to the other brothers.

Nana used to participate in village plays and dramas since childhood. Once he was performing a play in the village. His father came to the village from Bombay (now Mumbai) just to watch the play. At that time Nana’s illusion that his father did not love him was broken. Nana realized at that time that just as he had influenced his father with his art, he could do the same to the whole world.

Nana felt that with this appearance no one would give him the role of a hero in the film. However, he had full confidence in his talent.

Father was in the hospital, there was no money even for his medicines. The misconceptions that Nana had about his father ended with time, but he still regrets one thing. Nana could not keep even a single rupee in his father’s hand. Nana had said this in a recent interview given to Dainik Bhaskar.

He said, ‘I am deeply saddened that I could not do anything for my father with my earnings. He also died in a municipal corporation hospital. At that time I did not even have money for his medicine. My friends helped a lot. He was the one who gave me the money for the medicine.

When offered the role of a rapist, he abused Ravi Chopra. Smita Patil gave Nana B.R. Sent it to Chopra’s son Ravi Chopra. Ravi Chopra was making the film ‘Aaj Ki Awaaz’ at that time. He offered Nana the role of a rapist. Nana got furious after hearing the offer. He abused Ravi in ​​front of everyone. Nana said that you consider me a random person, will I play such a role?

Saying this, Nana started returning from there. Just then Smita Patil reached there. He explained to both Nana and Ravi. Then Ravi Chopra offered him the role of main villain. Nana did not agree directly this time too. He said that I will do it, but I will write my own character. Eventually he worked in the film.

Scuffle with Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Nana’s kurta got torn There was a fight between Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Nana Patekar during the shooting of the film Parinda. Vidhu himself admitted this during a TV reality show.

He said, ‘Nana used to abuse in every scene. I found this very strange. I did not know abuses at that time. Nana was being abused again and again. On top of that, he started going home without shooting. I said first give the money, then go back. At least don’t cause me harm. Saying this, I tore his kurta.

While all this was going on the cameraman got the shot ready. If you watch the film, in one scene Nana will be seen sitting in a vest and crying. That shot was taken immediately after the fight. Well, the shot was perfect. Later Nana hugged me.

Nana appeared in a vest in this scene. Before this he was wearing a kurta, which Vidhu had torn in anger.

Refused to wear safety guard, got burnt in fire and skin came off Nana Patekar was shown burning in fire in the climax scene of the film Parinda. Unfortunately, Nana was actually burnt in the fire. Because of this his entire skin had come off. Actually, there was no such thing as artificial fire in the films of that time. Real fire was lit on the set.

The film’s director Vidhu Vinod Chopra had asked Nana to wear a safety guard. Nana said that if he wears a safety guard, his acting will not look natural. Still, on Vidhu’s insistence, he covered himself a little.

However, when the scene started the flames touched his body. The skin of his hands and legs disappeared. The matter became serious. He was admitted to Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai. After this incident, Nana stayed away from films for a year.

The film Parinda was released in 1989. Nana was in a negative role in this film. In the climax scene of this film, Nana was shown burning in fire.

When the army officer did not respond, he called the Defense Minister. Nana Patekar wanted to join the army since childhood. This dream of his was also fulfilled through the 1991 film Prahar. To prepare for this film based on the army background, Nana had done an army training program for three years, where he was given the honorary rank of Captain.

Nana served the Indian Army in the Kargil War with Pakistan in 1999. However, there is an interesting story behind it.

Nana called a senior army officer and expressed his desire to join the army. The officer said that you are a common citizen, we cannot take you in the army. Nana then called the country’s then Defense Minister George Fernandes.

George Fernandes already knew Nana. At first he refused, but when Nana told him about his army background, he agreed. Gave them the green signal.

Nana remained associated with the army in Kargil for two months. There he was part of the quick reaction team. Only those people work in the Quick Reaction Team, who are more skilled than others and are ready to fight in every situation.

When Nana joined the army, he was 76 kg. When he left there after two months, he weighed 56 kg.

Shoes were thrown during the performance Nana acted for 16 years in the drama Purusha (1981). He used to play the villain in this drama. His role was so disgusting that women started rubbing their shoes in the middle of the performance. When she would come to ask for shoes, Nana would refuse. He kept those shoes as a mark of respect.

Lost brother in 1993 Mumbai blast, body identified by bracelet Nana lost her brother in the 1993 bomb blast. There was a blast in the bus in which his brother sat. The body was unrecognizable. Nana’s brother used to wear a bangle on his hand. The body was identified through that. Nana’s wife Neelkanti was sitting in the bus in front of the bus in which the blast took place.

Actually, Nana’s wife and brother had left together. Both were supposed to board the same bus, but got only one seat. Nana’s brother was forced to sit in the rear bus. If he had got a seat in the first bus, his life might have been saved.

Source- The stories have been taken from The Lallantop’s interview, Aap Ki Adalat and Zee TV’s reality show Saare Ga Ma Pa.

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