Nana Patekar is dead. The news, confirmed Thursday morning, rattled Mumbai and the film industry. The 75-year-old actor passed away from cardiac arrest, leaving behind a legacy defined by raw intensity, political conviction, and an uncompromising presence on screen. Tributes flooded in across social media — on streets, in studios, and among colleagues who once stood beside him on set.
Rakhi Sawant, who shared a song sequence with him in Horn Ok Pleassss, was photographed near her residence, visibly distraught. 'Mera Nana chala gaya,' she said, voice trembling. She spoke of their bond not just as co-workers, but as friends. When her mother passed away, Patekar called her.
'Maa meri guzarne ke baad unka phone aaya tha, Dero mat Rakhi, main hoon.' That moment, she said, stayed with her. But it was another memory that surfaced in the aftermath: the night she was filming a song during a 104-degree fever. Tanushree Dutta had walked off the set earlier, leaving the scene in limbo.
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