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Inside Nana Patekar's private family life, wife Neelkanthi and son Malhar
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News18•08-10-2026, 09:53
Inside Nana Patekar's private family life, wife Neelkanthi and son Malhar
- •Nana Patekar's family has always stayed away from the limelight despite their deep roots in the film industry.
- •Nana's wife, Neelkanthi Patekar, is a veteran Marathi actress, writer, and former bank officer.
- •The couple got married in 1978 in a very simple ceremony costing just 750 rupees.
- •Their son Malhar is Nana's exact carbon copy, known for his simple lifestyle and down-to-earth personality.
- •Malhar worked as an assistant director in 'The Attacks of 26/11' and now runs his own production house.
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Nana Patekar met Neelkanthi while working together in a play. The couple got married in 1978 in a very simple ceremony that cost only 750 rupees.
Malhar is Nana and Neelkanthi's surviving son who shares a remarkably similar, simple appearance and lifestyle to his father. He has worked as an assistant director on Ram Gopal Varma's film 'The Attacks of 26/11' and later established his own production house called 'Nana Saheb Production House'.
Neelkanthi Patekar is a veteran actress and writer who has worked in films, plays, and television serials, including the popular Marathi serial 'Goth' and a role in the historical film 'Chhaava'. Before fully pursuing acting and writing, she worked as a bank officer.
