Nana Patekar Death: Veteran Bollywood actor Nana Patekar passed away on Thursday morning at 5.20 am. He breathed his last at the age of 75. It was told that Nana Patekar had suffered cardiac arrest. According to Dr. Shekhar Salkar, Chief of Oncology Department of Manipal Hospital, he was given CPR continuously for 45 minutes, but he could not be saved. A Medico-Legal Case (MLC) has been registered in the matter and the post-mortem of Nana Patekar will be conducted.
Let us tell you that Nana Patekar was born on 1 January 1951. Nana Patekar, who hailed from Maharashtra, was known for his strong acting and different types of characters. He was honored with the National Award three times. His acting in films like ‘Natsamrat’, ‘Vajud’, ‘Welcome’, ‘Yashwant’ and ‘Ab Tak Chhappan’ was highly appreciated.
Nana Patekar made his Bollywood debut in the year 1978 with the film ‘Gaman’. This film was directed by Muzaffar Ali. Farooq Shaikh and Smita Patil were in lead roles in the film.
Also honored with Padma Shri
Nana Patekar was awarded Padma Shri in the year 2013 for his contribution in the field of cinema and arts. In the year 2016, he also received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the Marathi film ‘Natsamrat’.
Along with acting, he also tried his hand at singing.
Along with acting, Nana Patekar also tried his hand in singing, he did playback singing in films like ‘Yashwant’, ‘Vajud’ and ‘Aanch’.
Nana Patekar was last seen in a cameo role in the film ‘Subedar’. Apart from this, he was seen in the role of Ismail Khan in Shahid Kapoor’s film ‘O Romeo’. In the year 2025, he also appeared in the film ‘Housefull 5’. In his long film journey, Nana Patekar created a special identity among the audience with different types of characters.