Resurfaced Remarks Reveal Nana Patekar Once Feared a Superstition Regarding the Play 'Natsamrat'

Veteran actor Nana Patekar died at the age of 75 on October 8, 2026, reportedly due to natural causes after succumbing to a cardiac arrest. He was reportedly found unresponsive in his Goa residence and rushed to a private hospital, where he breathed his last. Amid condolences, past comments by Nana regarding an alleged superstition have resurfaced.

Nana Patekar once felt like he luckily escaped death by cardiac arrest

Nana Patekar's sudden death left his friends, family, and close ones heartbroken. He previously believed the superstition that anyone who participates in the play Natsamrat dies an untimely death from a heart attack. He stated that he refused the play and chose to do the film instead, believing that participating in the play would have caused him to die 10, 15, or 25 years earlier.

In his own words: "Whoever has done Natsamrat, the play, has died of a heart attack. When I was approached for Natsamrat, I refused to do the play. I said I would do the film. You put your life into the play. Had I done that too, I would have died 10, 15, or 25 years back."