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Nana Patekar Net Worth: From Rs 35 a Month to Bollywood Stardom and Philanthropy
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News18•08-10-2026, 09:32
Nana Patekar Net Worth: From Rs 35 a Month to Bollywood Stardom and Philanthropy
- •Veteran actor Nana Patekar started his career working at age 13, painting cinema posters for a daily meal and Rs 35 a month while walking 8 km to work.
- •Over a career spanning more than four decades, he became one of the highest-paid actors in the 1990s, commanding Rs 1.25 crore per film.
- •Media reports estimate his net worth to be around Rs 80 crore, though he was widely known for his simple lifestyle and aversion to excessive luxury.
- •Patekar dedicated a significant portion of his wealth to charity, co-founding the NAAM Foundation in 2015 to support drought-affected farmers and families of farmers who died by suicide.
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When he was just 13 years old, Nana Patekar started working by painting cinema posters, for which he walked about 8 kilometers to his workplace and earned a daily meal alongside a monthly pay of Rs 35.
By the mid-1990s following the success of Agni Sakshi, Nana Patekar's asking price reached approximately Rs 1.25 crore per film, making him second only to Amitabh Bachchan in Hindi cinema remuneration at that time.
Established in 2015 by Nana Patekar and actor Makarand Anaspure, the NAAM Foundation works on water conservation, village infrastructure restoration, and supporting families affected by the drought and farmer-suicide crisis in Maharashtra, with Patekar serving as its chairman.
