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Dimple Kapadia Recalls Nana Patekar's On-Set Advice and Memories
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News18•09-10-2026, 16:36
Dimple Kapadia Recalls Nana Patekar's On-Set Advice and Memories
- •Dimple Kapadia and Nana Patekar worked together across four films over nearly two decades, starting with the 1991 film Prahaar.
- •Dimple recalled Nana advising her during a court scene in Tum Milo Toh Sahi not to use glycerine and instead focus on her dialogues.
- •The veteran actors shared a dynamic filled with intense working styles, collaborative spirit, and off-camera practical jokes.
- •Nana Patekar passed away at his Goa home following a cardiac arrest, and his last rites were held with full state honours in Pune.
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Dimple Kapadia and Nana Patekar worked together across four films spanning nearly two decades, beginning with the 1991 film Prahaar, followed by Krantiveer, Welcome 2, and Tum Milo Toh Sahi.
While filming a courtroom sequence for Kabir Sadanand’s movie Tum Milo Toh Sahi, Nana Patekar instructed Dimple Kapadia not to use glycerine for her tears and to focus instead on memorizing her dialogue.
Nana Patekar's last rites and funeral took place at his Donje farmhouse in Pune on Thursday with full state honours, following his passing at his Goa home after a cardiac arrest.
