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Nana Patekar was haunted by death fear and refused to perform Natsamrat on stage
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News18•08-10-2026, 08:45
Nana Patekar was haunted by death fear and refused to perform Natsamrat on stage
- •Veteran actor Nana Patekar immortalized the role of Appasaheb Belvalkar in the hit movie Natsamrat.
- •Nana Patekar revealed that performing the intense role of Natsamrat on stage would have caused a massive mental toll and led to his death within 15 to 25 shows.
- •He explained that unlike cinema where an actor gets a break after a cut, the theater stage provides no such luxury and demands total soul-pouring intensity.
- •Due to this terrifying mental and physical strain, Nana had clearly told producers beforehand that he would only do the film version and not theater.
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Nana Patekar refused to perform the play 'Natsamrat' on stage because playing the character Appasaheb Belvalkar involves immense mental intensity and stress that previously caused heart attacks in artists who lived the role, noting that he would have died within 15 to 25 shows.
Before the film adaptation, great theatrical legends like Dr. Sreeram Lagoo, Datta Bhat, and Chandrakant Gokhale made the play 'Natsamrat' a massive hit on the theater stage.
The 2016 film 'Natsamrat' starred Nana Patekar alongside Vikram Gokhale, Medha Manjrekar, Mrunmayee Deshpande, and Sunil Barve in lead roles.
