Nana Patekar’s last rites underway in Pune

way2barak, October 8: Veteran actor Nana Patekar died on Thursday in Goa. He was 75. Nana Patekar suffered a cardiac arrest at his residence in Goa and was given continuous CPR for 45 minutes. He died at 5:20 am.

Nana Patekar was laid to rest with full state honours at his farmhouse in Donje village, Pune, on Thursday night. The funeral was attended by several political leaders, including Sunetra Pawar, Eknath Shinde, Chandrakant Patil, Madhuri Misal, Murlidhar Mohol and Ramdas Athawale. Actor Jackie Shroff also paid his last respects to Nana.

Nana Patekar made his film debut with Gaman in 1978 and went on to deliver some memorable performances in films like Parinda, Prahaar, Agni Sakshi, Khamoshi: The Musical, Shakti: The Power, Ab Tak Chhappan, Apaharan, Rajneeti and Welcome. His performance in Parinda earned him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. Some of his notable performances in Marathi cinema include Natsamrat and Ole Aale.

He was last seen in Suresh Triveni’s Subedaar, alongside Anil Kapoor.