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{{Infobox person
| name = Nana Palshikar
| image = Nana Palsikar in Do Bigha Zamin (1953).jpg
| caption = Palshikar in ''[[Do Bigha Zameen]]'' (1954)
| imagesize =
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{Birth year|1907}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1984|06|01|1907}}
| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| occupation = [[Film actor]]
| website =
| yearsactive = 1935–1984
}}
'''Nana Palshikar''' ({{lang-mr|नाना पळशिकर}}) (1907 – 1 June 1984) was an Indian film actor who appeared in over 80 Hindi films. He made his film debut in 1935 with ''Dhuwandhar'', and went on to play character roles in both Hindi mainstream and [[arthouse]] films. He was also cast in small parts in a few international productions such as ''[[Maya (1966 film)|Maya]]'' (1966), ''[[The Guru (1969 film)|The Guru]]'' (1969) and ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982). Palshikar was awarded the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]] twice, in 1962 and 1965. He was recognised with an award in the same category by the [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|Bengal Film Journalists' Association]] in 1965.

==Career==
Palshikar made his first film appearance in 1935 along with [[Leela Chitnis]] in Sukumar Chatterjee's ''Dhurandhar''. He appeared in two more films in this decade, ''Kangan'' and ''Durga'' (1939), both of which were produced at the [[Bombay Talkies]] production house and were the two final films directed by German director [[Franz Osten]].<ref>{{cite web|website=[[IMDb]]|title=Franz Osten - Profile|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0652302/|access-date=2009-09-26}}</ref>

After a long break of 14 years, during which he appeared only in one film ''[[Bahurani (1940 film)|Bahurani]]'' (1940), he returned to the screen in [[Bimal Roy]]'s 1953 picture ''[[Do Bigha Zamin]]'' (Two Acres of Land), in which he played Dhangu Maheto, alongside actors such as [[Balraj Sahni]] and [[Nirupa Roy]]. The film was a major critical success and won several national and international honours.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kumar, Anuj|title=Do Bigha Zamin 1953|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/08/16/stories/2008081651281100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916230301/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/08/16/stories/2008081651281100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 September 2008|date=16 August 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2009-09-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Raheja, Dinesh |title=Do Bigha Zamin: Poignant, stark, human |url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2002/may/09dinesh.htm |date=9 May 2002 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=2009-09-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112154642/http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2002/may/09dinesh.htm |archive-date=12 November 2007 }}</ref> He followed it with supporting roles in other successful films of this decade, such as [[V. Shantaram]]'s ''[[Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje]]'', [[Bimal Roy]]'s ''[[Devdas (1955 film)|Devdas]]'', [[Raj Kapoor]]'s ''[[Shree 420]]'', [[Sombhu Mitra]]'s ''[[Jagte Raho]]'' and [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]'s ''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=161&catName=MTk1NQ==|title=Box Office 1955|publisher=BoxOffice India|access-date=2009-09-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922022007/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=161&catName=MTk1NQ==|archive-date=22 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In 1960, Palshikar appeared in ''[[Kanoon]]'', a courtroom drama involving a murder case. Directed by [[B. R. Chopra]], the film saw Palshikar playing Kaalia, a petty thief who is caught and charged with murder for no fault of his own. Palshikar's performance earned him his first [[Filmfare Award]] for [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award|Best Supporting Actor]]. In a retrospective review in 2009, ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted: "the star of the second half is Nana Palshikar, who slips into the role of a petty thief with a commanding performance."<ref>{{cite web|author=Lokapally, Vijay|title=Kanoon 1960|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/09/05/stories/2009090551571100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105104558/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/09/05/stories/2009090551571100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2012|date=4 September 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2009-09-26}}</ref>

In 1963, Palshikar appeared in [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]]'s ''[[Shehar Aur Sapna]]'' (The City and The Dreams). It is a social film which portrays the struggle of pavement dwellers in the backdrop of rapid industrialisation. The film, a love story that takes place in a drain pipe, received the President's Gold Medal Award and the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Kohli, Suresh|title=Anhonee 1952|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/01/03/stories/2009010350821100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105104910/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/01/03/stories/2009010350821100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2012|date=3 January 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2009-09-26}}</ref> Palshikar's performance as Johnny earned him his second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he was acknowledged as Best Supporting Actor (Hindi) by the [[BFJA Awards|Bengal Film Journalists' Association]].<ref name="bfja">{{cite web|title=28th Annual BFJA Awards |url=http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/196528.htm |access-date=2009-09-26 |publisher=[[BFJA Awards|BFJA]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114024831/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/196528.htm |archive-date=14 January 2009 }}</ref>

[[John Berry (film director)|John Berry]]'s ''[[Maya (1966 film)|Maya]]'' (1966) saw Palshikar playing [[Sajid Khan]]'s father. In 1969, [[James Ivory (director)|James Ivory]] cast him in the foreign co-production ''[[The Guru (1969 film)|The Guru]]''. Ivory said: "I didn't know a great deal about him when we cast him... He was said to be a very good actor, which I took on faith."<ref>{{cite book|author=Long, Robert Emmet|title=James Ivory in Conversation: How Merchant Ivory Makes Its Movies|year=2006|publisher=[[University of California Press]]|isbn=0-520-24999-2|page=92}}</ref> [[Judith Crist]] from the ''[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]]'' described his small part of "The Guru's Guru" in the film as "an unforgettable cameo".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Crist|first=Judith |date=April 1969 |title=A Loss of Marbles|journal=[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]] |page=54 }}</ref>

In the 1970s, Palshikar continued to portray father figures or authoritative characters such as judges. For instance, he played a father in many films such as [[B. R. Chopra]]'s ''[[Dhund (1973 film)|Dhund]]'', based on [[Agatha Christie]]'s play [[The Unexpected Guest (play)|The Unexpected Guest]] in 1973 and ''[[Yaaron Ka Yaar]]'' in 1977. However, these roles were generally relatively minor and he was often uncredited for his performances, such as his role as a judge in ''[[Jwar Bhata (1973 film)|Jwar Bhata]]'' in 1972.

He continued playing a father into the 1980s, appearing in ''[[Aakrosh (1980 film)|Aakrosh]]'' (1980), playing [[Om Puri]]'s dad. His last major film was in the epic film ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' in 1982, a [[Richard Attenborough]] directed [[biographical film]] based on the life of [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Mohandas Gandhi]], who led the [[nonviolent resistance]] movement against [[British Raj|British colonial rule]] in [[India]] during the first half of the 20th century. However, his role was very minor, playing a villager. His last appearance was in the film ''[[Kanoon Kya Karega]]'', again playing a parent.

He died on 1 June 1984 in Bombay, aged 77.

== Awards ==
*1962: [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]] - ''[[Kanoon]]''
*1965: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award - ''[[Shehar Aur Sapna]]''
*1965: [[BFJA Awards]], Best Supporting Actor (Hindi) - ''Shehar Aur Sapna''<ref name="bfja"/>

==Filmography==
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*''[[Dhuwandhar]]'' (1935)
*''[[Kangan (1939 film)|Kangan]]'' (1939)
*''[[Durga]]'' (1939)
*''[[Bahurani (1940 film)|Bahurani]]'' (1940)
*''Jhoola'' (1941)
*''[[Kunwara Baap (1942 film)|Kunwara Baap]]'' (1942)
*''[[Shakuntala (1943 film)|Shakuntala]]'' (1943)
*''[[Do Bigha Zamin]]'' (1953) as Dhangu Maheto
*''Shamsheer'' (1953)
*''[[Daaera|Daera]]'' (1953)
*''[[Baap Beti]]'' (1954)
*''[[Shree 420]]'' (1955) as Gambler with goatee
*''Sabse Bada Rupaiya'' (1955)
*''[[Railway Platform (film)|Railway Platform]]'' (1955) as Station Master
*''[[Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje]]'' (1955) as Sadhu
*''[[Devdas (1955 film)|Devdas]]'' (1955) as Street singer
*''[[Jagte Raho]]'' (1956) as Doctor
*''[[Shatranj (1956 film)|Shatranj]]'' (1956)
*''[[New Delhi]]'' (1956) as Subramaniam
*''Bandhan'' (1956)
*''[[Do Roti]]'' (1957) as Malti's Dad
*''[[Baarish (film)|Baarish]]'' (1957) as Gopal dada
*''[[Ab Dilli Dur Nahin]]'' (1957) as Mukundlal's lawyer
*''Teerth Yatra'' (1957)
*''[[Phir Subah Hogi]]'' (1958) as Sohni's Father (uncredited)
*''Karigar'' (1958) as Astrologer
*''[[Jailor (film)|Jailor]]'' (1958) as Ramsingh Choudhry
*''Gaj Gauri'' (1958)
*''Farishta'' (1958)
*''[[Char Dil Char Raahein]]'' (1959) as Pujariji
*''Jaalsaaz'' (1959)
*''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]'' (1959) as Evil Priest
*''[[Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai]]'' (1960) as Tau
*''[[Mera Ghar Mere Bachche]]'' (1960) as Sharmaji
*''[[Kanoon]]'' (1960) as Kaalia
*''[[College Girl (1960 film)|College Girl]]'' (1960) as Biharilal Sharma
*''[[Maya (1961 film)|Maya]]'' (1961) as Jyothsi (uncredited)
*''[[Babasa Ri Laadi]]'' (1961)
*''[[Aashiq (1962 film)|Aashiq]]'' (1962) as Thakur / Renuka's Father
*''[[Main Chup Rahungi]]'' (1962) as Narayan
*''Bijli Chamke Jamna Paar'' (1962)
*''[[Shehar Aur Sapna]]'' (1963) as Johhny, the violinist
*''[[Nartaki (1963 film)|Nartakee]]'' (1963) as Prof. Verma
*''[[Gumrah (1963 film)|Gumrah]]'' (1963) as Meena's Father
*''[[Bharosa]]'' (1963) as Shivcharan Das
*''[[Sangam (1964 Hindi film)|Sangam]]'' (1964) as Nathu
*''[[Dosti]]'' (1964) as Sharma
*''[[Cha Cha Cha (film)|Cha Cha Cha]]'' (1964) as Gyan Das
*''[[Shagoon]]'' (1964)
*''[[Pooja Ke Phool]]'' (1964) as Hansraj
*''[[Hamara Ghar (1964 film)|Hamara Ghar]]'' (1964)
*''[[Geet Gaaya Pattharonne]]'' (1964) as Dinanath
*''[[Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein]]'' (1964)
*''[[Bhoot Bungla]]'' (1965)as Ramlal 'Ramu'
*''[[Arzoo (1965 film)|Arzoo]]'' (1965)
*''[[Aasmaan Mahal]]'' (1965)
*''[[Maya (1966 film)|Maya]]'' (1966) as Raji's Father
*''[[Biradari (film)|Biradari]]'' (1966) as Deepu
*''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]'' (1966) as Mohan Sharma's assistant (uncredited)
*''[[Aakhri Khat]]'' (1966)
*''[[Hamraaz]]'' (1967) as Jumma
*''[[Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti]]'' (1967) as Head Master
*''[[Baharon Ke Sapne]]'' (1967) as Bholanath
*''[[Aurat (1967 film)|Aurat]]'' (1967) as Parvati's Moneylender
*''[[Duniya (1968 film)|Duniya]]'' (1968) as Girdhari
*''[[Balram Shri Krishna]]'' (1968)
*''Man Ka Meet'' (1969) as Doctor
*''[[The Guru (1969 film)|The Guru]]'' (1969) as The Guru's Guru
*''[[Sambandh]]'' (1969) as Nityada
*''Prarthana'' (1969)
*''[[Jaal Saz]]'' (1969) as Mahavir
*''[[Doli (film)|Doli]]'' (1969) as Ganpat Lala
*''[[Aadmi Aur Insaan]]'' (1969) as Justice B.N. Desai
*''[[Heer Raanjha]]'' (1970) as Diwan, the King's Inquisitor
*''[[Uphaar]]'' (1971) as Ramchandra Awasthi
*''[[Ganga Tera Pani Amrit]]'' (1971) as Masterji
*''[[Dushman (1971 film)|Dushmun]]'' (1971) as Ganga Din
*''Rut Rangeeli Ayee'' (1972) as Kundanlal
*''[[Dastaan (1972 film)|Dastaan]]'' (1972) as Dr. Khanna
*''[[Lalkar]]'' (1972)
*''[[Joroo Ka Ghulam]]'' (1972) as Nandlal
*''[[Yaar Mera]]'' (1972) as Deena Nath
*''[[Shor (film)|Shor]]'' (1972)
*''[[Jeet (1972 film)|Jeet]]'' (1972) as Ratan's dad (uncredited)
*''Badle Ki Aag'' (1973)
*''[[Dhund (1973 film)|Dhund]]'' (1973) as The Judge
*''[[Jwar Bhata (1973 film)|Jwar Bhata]]'' (1973) as Judge #2 (uncredited)
*''[[Prem Parbat]]'' (1973)
*''[[Naya Nasha]]'' (1973) as Protesting student's dad
*''[[Prem Nagar (1974 film)|Prem Nagar]]'' (1974) as Puran
*''[[Ishq Ishq Ishq]]'' (1974)
*''[[Albeli]]'' (1974)
*''[[Dharmatma]]'' (1975) as Purshottam (Kundan's dad)
*''Sikka'' (1976)
*''Subah Zaroor Aayegi'' (1977)
*''Shyam Tere Kitne Naam'' (1977)
*''Nachdi Jawani''(1977) punjabi movie
*''[[Yaaron Ka Yaar]]'' (1977) as Malti's dad
*''[[Paapi]]'' (1977) as Seth. Ghanshyamdas
*''[[Karm]]'' (1977) as Shivlal (Premnath's father-in-law)
*''[[Daku Aur Mahatma]]'' (1977)
*''[[Charandas]]'' (1977) as Judge
*''[[Ganga Ki Saugandh]]'' (1978) as Keshavram
*''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh]]'' (1978) as Nirmala's Nanaji
*''[[Saajan Bina Suhagan]]'' (1978) as Asha's dad
*''Jaandaar'' (1979)
*''[[Aakrosh (1980 film)|Aakrosh]]'' (1980) as Bhiku's dad
*''[[The Burning Train]]'' (1980) as Seema's Mamaji
*''[[The Naxalites (1980 film)|The Naxalites]]'' (1980) as Charu Majumdar
*''[[Swayamvar (film)|Swayamvar]]'' (1980) as Purohit Shankarprasad
*''Sampoorna Santoshi Maa Ki Mahima'' (1981)
*''[[Agni Pareeksha (1981 film)|Agni Pareeksha]]'' (1981) as Dinanath Sharma
*''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982) as Villager
*''[[Unchi Uraan]]'' (1984)
*''[[Kanoon Kya Karega]]'' (1984) as Parent of accused youth (final film role)
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0658811}}
{{FilmfareBestSupportingActorAward}}

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