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How Nana Patekar Once Helped Police Sketch Suspects and Eased Shagird Shoot
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News18•08-10-2026, 20:09
How Nana Patekar Once Helped Police Sketch Suspects and Eased Shagird Shoot
- •Reports reveal that Nana Patekar's strong rapport with the police helped the makers of the 2011 film Shagird secure hassle-free shooting permissions in Delhi.
- •Director Tigmanshu Dhulia initially thought police personnel were just fans, but later realized Nana shared a deeply personal equation with the force.
- •Before his acting career, Nana studied Figurative Art at Mumbai's JJ School of Art and used his drawing skills to sketch suspects for the police.
- •Sources close to the actor previously claimed he assisted law enforcement during the Mumbai riots and occasionally worked in an undercover capacity.
- •Nana Patekar passed away in Goa at the age of 75 following a cardiac arrest, drawing tributes from across the Hindi and Marathi film industries.
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Nana Patekar's strong rapport with the police helped the filmmakers secure blanket permissions and avoid lengthy paperwork while shooting at difficult locations like India Gate in Delhi.
Before becoming an actor, Nana Patekar studied Figurative Art at Mumbai's JJ School of Art and used his drawing skills to help police by sketching suspects based on eyewitness descriptions.
In Shagird, Nana Patekar played ACP Hanumant Singh, a senior Crime Branch officer with deliberately murky methods and loyalties, in a Delhi-set film about police, politicians, and gangsters.
