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Vandana Gupte gets emotional over Nana Patekar passing and shares final memory

- •Veteran actor Nana Patekar passed away, sending shockwaves through the entire entertainment industry.
- •Close friend and veteran actress Vandana Gupte shared an emotional tribute and remembered her long association with him.
- •Vandana revealed that Nana had appeared in her dream just two nights before his passing, asking her to work together.
- •Nana Patekar suffered a sudden health deterioration at his Goa residence and was pronounced dead at Manipal Hospital.
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Nana Patekar felt uneasy at his Goa residence in Dona Paula around 2:30 in the middle of the night and sent a text message to a friend. After his friend found the message at 4:00 AM, he rushed over to find Nana unconscious on the floor. An ambulance was called, and medical teams administered CPR, but he did not respond and was declared dead at 5:20 AM at Manipal Hospital.
Veteran actress Vandana Gupte was deeply shocked and emotional, stating that the ground slipped from under her feet upon learning the news. She shared that Nana had unexpectedly appeared in her dream just two nights prior, telling her they should work together, and expressed lifelong regret that she never got to work directly with him.
Vandana Gupte praised Nana Patekar as the emperor of acting, noting how completely he immersed himself in the role of Ganpatrao Belvalkar for the film 'Natsamrat', thinking about the character day and night.





