Neelkanti Patekar, veteran actor Nana Patekar's wife, and a stage, television, and film actress herself for decades, is making her Hind...
Neelkanti Patekar, veteran actor Nana Patekar's wife, and a stage, television, and film actress herself for decades, is making her Hindi film debut with the movie "Chhava", in the role of "Dharau". She has been acting since 1966 when she started as a child actress in plays. She worked alongside the greats of Marathi theatre, till she married Nana Patekar in 1978. After her marriage, her family became her priority and her career took a backseat. But whenever she had the opportunity to do something, she made it a point to excel at her extreme best.
She continued to write (not just scripts, but lyrics as well, in Hindi, Marathi, and English), and direct and produce for television and theatre in the 1980s and 90's. The shows were way ahead of their times. She has as many as 15 scripts to her credit, written for films, in all the 3 languages. She was approached by many great directors to play the central character in their movies, but she never chose it to be her constant career as she always had family at the forefront. She acted in a Marathi film "Aatmavishvaas", directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar, which went on to become a blockbuster. Later she also acted in a couple of short films that were critically acclaimed. Now after a time-lapse, she is getting back to what she once loved, acting.
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