While stars chase crore cheques, Nana Patekar pocketed a single rupee - and handed his heart to farmers and forgotten heroes.

Picture a film set buzzing, crew expecting the big boss to demand lakhs. Instead, Nana Patekar shrugs, signs for one rupee a day. All earnings? Straight to drought-crushed Maharashtra farmers through Naam Foundation. No fanfare. Just quiet fury at their plight.

The Drought That Broke Hearts

Nana Patekar's NAAM Foundation for affected farmers raises Rs 80 lakh on first day

Maharashtra parched - Vidarbha, Marathwada farmers dropping like flies, debts swallowing dreams. Nana, with buddy Makarand Anaspure, starts Naam. Day one: Rs 80 lakh pours in. They hand Rs 15,000 cheques, blankets, meds to 230 suicides' kin in Nanded, Parbhani. Later, 85 more families get aid in Osmanabad. Simple math: one cheque at a time, and the lives stitch back.

Why him?

Nana Patekar said that his organisation has also started a medical card facility for such families.

Saw it on TV, couldn't scroll past. "Government does its bit; we do ours," he growls. Akshay Kumar chips Rs 90 lakh, and the industry sorta wakes. But Nana? He leads. No blame game.

26/11's Silent Salute

Fast-forward. Mumbai bleeding, 26/11 scars raw. Nana teams with Army, funnels funds - Rs 42 lakh essentials to terror-hit families. Naam again, no headlines chased. While others lit candles, he built lifelines. Farmers first, always - 90% earnings donated, they whisper. Raj Kapoor award? Rs 10 lakh gone to relief.

Nana's era defines grit over glamour. Over the years, Naam tallies crores: Rs 22 crore buzz lately, rivers deepened, villages nudged self-sufficient. He skips Ganpati bashes for cheque lines, reads widow names mic-in-hand. Hesitation? None. "Bloody revolution if we ignore," he warns.

Nana's Philanthropic Side

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I believe it - raw rage fuels real change. Bollywood's loud; Nana's whisper roars louder. In a fee-mad world, his rupee tale slaps sense, and that's dharma.

What if more followed? Crores could cascade. But nah - Nana stands alone, sleeves rolled, doing the needful. Wishing a Very Happy Birthday to you, Nana Patekar!