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Veteran Actor Nana Patekar Passes Away at 75 Following Cardiac Arrest
- •Veteran actor Nana Patekar passed away at the age of 75 following a cardiac arrest at his home in Goa.
- •Tributes poured in from film fraternity members including Riteish Deshmukh, Nimrat Kaur, Ravi Kishan, and Ram Gopal Varma.
- •Riteish Deshmukh expressed deep shock and shared his unfulfilled wish of working with Patekar in a Marathi film.
- •Patekar was recently seen in Vishal Bhardwaj's O' Romeo and Anil Kapoor's Subedaar on Prime Video.
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Veteran actor Nana Patekar passed away at the age of 75 following a cardiac arrest. He suffered severe chest pain at his Goa residence, was found unconscious, and was rushed to a private hospital in Dona Paula, where he was declared dead at 5:20 AM.
Prior to his demise, Nana Patekar starred as Ismail Khan in Vishal Bhardwaj's romantic action thriller O’ Romeo and featured in Anil Kapoor's film Subedaar, both of which premiered in early 2026. He also appeared in Housefull 5 in 2025 and Vanvaas in 2024.
The film fraternity expressed deep shock and grief over his sudden demise, with Riteish Deshmukh calling it a devastating blow and recalling his off-screen charity work. Other celebrities like Ram Gopal Varma, Ravi Kishan, Nimrat Kaur, and Neil Nitin Mukesh also paid heartfelt tributes, honoring his iconic cinematic legacy and grounded nature.
