Nana Patekar & N. Chandra Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nana Patekar and N. Chandra appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1986 and 1998. Their highest-rated collaboration was Wajood (1998 — 6.6/10). Films span Ankush (1986) through Wajood (1998).
The Nana Patekar & N. Chandra partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Wajood (1998). They didn't share a set between 1987 and 1998. From Ankush (1986) to Wajood (1998).
It started with Ankush (1986). The played out closed with Wajood in 1998.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Ankush; the 1990s to Wajood. Nana Patekar acted in every film; N. Chandra directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- N. Chandra was a first-time director when he cast Nana Patekar in Ankush (1986). The film was about four unemployed friends — and Chandra needed an actor who could play rage without shouting. Nana walked in, did one scene, and Chandra knew he had his lead.
- On Pratighaat (1987), Chandra let Nana rewrite his own dialogues. Nana would show up with a chit of paper, change entire scenes on set, and Chandra — known for a tight script — let him. The result: Nana's raw, staccato delivery became the film's signature.
- Ankush (1986) launched the angry-young-man-in-a-group formula that later directors like Ram Gopal Varma copied in Satya (1998). Varma has said in interviews that Ankush's ensemble energy directly inspired the casting of Satya's gang.
- After Wajood (1998) flopped, Nana and Chandra didn't speak for years. Nana felt Chandra had lost his edge; Chandra felt Nana had become difficult. They only reconciled in the 2010s at a mutual friend's party — and hugged it out without saying a word.
- Nana once said about Chandra: 'He is the only director who let me be a monster on screen and a child off it. On Pratighaat, he would yell at me for overacting, then buy me chai.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.6/10.
- Ankush
- Pratighaat
- Wajood
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of N. Chandra's screen credits are with Nana Patekar. After Wajood, Nana Patekar kept going for 34 more films; N. Chandra stepped back.
Before Ankush, Nana Patekar had starred in 2 films, including Aaj Ki Awaz (1984) and Giddh: The Vulture (1984).
After Wajood, Nana Patekar went on to appear in 34 more films, including Kaala (2018) and Vanvaas (2024).
Ankush was N. Chandra's directorial debut.
After Wajood, N. Chandra went on to direct 5 more films, including Kagaar: Life on the Edge (2003) and Yeh Mera India (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nana Patekar & N. Chandra's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Nana Patekar & N. Chandra's films together
