Actor Nana Patekar Passes Away at 75

Nana Patekar Passes Away at 75

Actor Nana Patekar has passed away at the age of 75. He died due to a heart attack in Goa on the morning of October 8. Following the news, a past interview from August 2015 with the Bombay Times during the promotion of Welcome Back has been highlighted, detailing his early life and views on death.

Reflections on Early Hardship

In the 2015 interview, Patekar recalled facing severe financial struggles starting at age 13 after someone close to his family took away his father's property. To support himself, he walked eight kilometers after school to paint film posters in Chunabhatti, earning Rs 35 per month and a meal a day while in Class IX. He shared memories of visiting friends around meal times in hopes of getting food, noting that he no longer eats sweets because he could not afford them in his youth.

Views on Death

In the same interview, Patekar spoke about his perspective on mortality, stating that he was obsessed with death and lacked the fear of it. He also mentioned that he did not worry about consequences when confronting wrongdoing.

Following his passing, figures including Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, and Prakash Raj mourned the Welcome actor.