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Nana Patekar carried the lifelong grief of losing his firstborn son Durvas at age two and a half

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News18•10-10-2026, 10:32
Nana Patekar carried the lifelong grief of losing his firstborn son Durvas at age two and a half
- •Nana Patekar's first son, Durvas, was born with physical complications and could not see.
- •Durvas tragically passed away at the tender age of two and a half years old.
- •The actor was deeply shattered by the loss and could not overcome the grief for the rest of his life.
- •Following Nana Patekar's death, his second son Malhar Patekar performed his final rites.
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Nana Patekar's eldest son, Durvas, was born with a cleft palate, vision problems in one eye, and other health complications.
Durvas lived for only two and a half years after birth before passing away, leaving a profound and lifelong grief on Nana Patekar.
Nana Patekar confessed in an interview that he felt profound shame because his initial thoughts focused on what people would think about his son's condition rather than considering the child's own experience.





