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Why Nana Patekar Demanded Re 1 More Than Amitabh Bachchan
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News18•16-10-2026, 18:53
Why Nana Patekar Demanded Re 1 More Than Amitabh Bachchan
- •Veteran actor Nana Patekar has passed away at the age of 75 after suffering a heart attack in Goa
- •Actor Kamlesh Sawant recalled a story that Nana demanded Re 1 more than Amitabh Bachchan's remuneration for a film
- •Amitabh Bachchan and Nana Patekar shared the screen together only once in the 1999 film Kohram
- •Nana is remembered for shifting the focus of Hindi cinema toward powerful dialogue delivery
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Nana Patekar and Amitabh Bachchan starred together in the 1999 film 'Kohram', directed by Mehul Kumar, which is the only movie where both actors shared the screen.
Nana Patekar passed away following a heart attack at his residence in Goa at the age of 75. The post-mortem report confirmed the cause of death as acute myocardial infarction due to left main coronary artery thrombosis resulting from atherosclerotic occlusive coronary artery disease.
Actor Kamlesh Sawant shared that he heard Nana Patekar demanded to be paid exactly one rupee more than Amitabh Bachchan's remuneration for a film, resulting in Nana taking 1 crore and 1 rupee while Bachchan received 1 crore rupees.
