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Nana Patekar Fell In Love With Manisha Koirala And Could Not Bear Their Breakup
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News18•10-10-2026, 16:59
Nana Patekar Fell In Love With Manisha Koirala And Could Not Bear Their Breakup
- •Nana Patekar and Manisha Koirala grew close while working together in the 1996 films Agnisakshi and Khamoshi.
- •Nana played the role of Manisha's on-screen father in Khamoshi, while their real-life romance drew intense media attention.
- •The couple separated during the filming of Yugpurush in 1998, a heartbreak that Nana Patekar found extremely difficult to bear.
- •In a 1997 interview, an emotional Nana admitted that he missed Manisha and struggled to find words for the pain of separation.
- •Despite their breakup, Nana always praised Manisha as a sensitive and exceptionally talented actress.
Key Questions Answered
Nana Patekar and Manisha Koirala starred together in the 1996 films 'Agnisakshi' and 'Khamoshi: The Musical', as well as the 1998 film 'Yugpurush'.
No, although Nana Patekar and his wife Neelkanti Patekar lived separately for many years, they never officially divorced.
In a 1997 interview, an emotional Nana Patekar admitted that he missed Manisha Koirala and described the separation as a very difficult phase in his life.
