Nana Patekar Dies At 75: Check His Net Worth, Best Movies And Iconic Dialogues Indians Still Love

Veteran actor Nana Patekar dies at the age of 75 years due to cardiac arrest in his flat in Goa, leaving fans and everyone shocked and sad. Patekar was a celebrated Bollywood star with his compelling and jaw-dropping performance in both main and supporting roles. He was versatile. Indians have laughed when he said "Control Uday, Control" in Welcome, to offer standing ovations in movies like Krantiveer and Yeshwant. Patekar was one of the greatest and most influential actors in the Bollywood industry, who was also bestowed with Padma Shri.

Nana Patekar Dies at 75

As per reports, Patekar died due to cardiac arrest. He was found unresponsive in his apartment in Goa in the early hours of Thursday and was later declared dead at 5:20 am at Manipal Hospital.

As per his son, Malhar Patekar, a medical team was sent to Nana's apartment after the old veteran complained over severe chest pain. When the team arrived, he was found unresponsive. Attempts were made to revive Nana Patekar before rushing him to the Mana Hospital.

Malhar cited that the medical team tried to revive him for about 45 minutes before their efforts went in vain and the veteran actor was declared dead at 5:20 am.

However, a post-mortem will be conducted of Nana Patekar's body, as he was not a registered patient at the hospital which was the standard procedure. Once the post-mortem is done at the Goa Medical College, his body will be handed over to the Patekar family.

Nana's wish was to be cremated in the soils of his Pune farm, so the riot will likely be conducted accordingly.

Meanwhile, a state funeral along with state full honors for Nana Patekar has been announced by Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' government for his contribution to Marathi and Hindi theaters and cinemas.

Nana Patekar, born on January 1, 1951, grew up to become one of the most celebrated artists, actors, filmmakers, and contributors to the Indian cinema industry, especially in Hindi and Marathi.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in Indian cinema, Patekar was recipient of three National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, two Maharashtra State Film Awards, and the Marathi Filmfare Award, respectively, for his acting performances. He was bestowed with the Padma Shri award in 2013 for his contribution in cinema and arts, as per Wikipedia.

He debuted in Bollywood through 1978 drama Gaman.

Nana Patekar Net Worth

Several media reports state that Patekar's net worth ranges from Rs 50 crore to Rs 80 crore. He earned reportedly Rs 2 crore to Rs 3 crore per film.

Patekar's majority of adulthood was spent in a single-bedroom, 750-square-foot flat in Andheri, Mumbai, which was purchased at Rs 1.1 lakh decades ago. Now this same apartment is estimated to have a value of Rs 3 crore.

He also owned a house in Goa, but his biggest property is a large farmhouse in Khadakwasla, near Pune, spanning approximately 27 acres.

Nana Patekar Best Movies

Rank	Movie	Year	Why watch it
🥇	Parinda	1989	One of his greatest performances; terrifying as Anna
🥈	Krantiveer	1994	Probably his most iconic dialogue-heavy performance
🥉	Natsamrat	2016	Extraordinary Marathi performance; deeply emotional
4	Ab Tak Chhappan	2004	Brilliant, restrained performance as Sadhu Agashe
5	Yeshwant	1997	Pure Nana intensity
6	Prahaar	1991	He directed and starred as a military officer
7	Agni Sakshi	1996	Dark, disturbing performance
8	Welcome	2007	His greatest comedy character - Uday Shetty
9	Apaharan	2005	Excellent as the manipulative Tabrez Alam
10	Khamoshi: The Musical	1996	Completely different, understated performance

Nana Patekar Best Dialogues

1. Krantiveer (1994):

"Ye Musalman ka khoon, ye Hindu ka khoon... bata ismein Musalman ka kaunsa, Hindu ka kaunsa?"

2. Yeshwant (1997)

"Ek machhar aadmi ko hijda bana deta hai..."

3. Parinda (1989)

"Dhanda Kishan, dhande mein koi kisi ka bhai nahi hota."

4. Ab Tak Chhappan (2004)

"Hum sab system ka hissa hain. System decide karta hai, apun follow karta hai."

5. Welcome (2007)

"Bhagwan ka diya sab kuch hai. Daulat hai, shohrat hai, izzat hai."

6. Krantiveer (1994)

"Sau mein se assi beimaan, phir bhi mera desh mahaan."

7. Yeshwant (1997)

"Yeh Mumbai hai, yahan har cheez dikhayi deti hai, chhupayi nahi jaati."

8. Krantiveer (1994)

"Aa gaye meri maut ka tamasha dekhne..."

9. Natsamrat (2016) 🇮🇳

"कोणी घर देता का घर?"

• Best overall performance: Parinda.

• Best dialogue performance: Krantiveer

• Best emotional performance: Natsamrat

• Best realistic performance: Ab Tak Chhappan

• Best comedy: Welcome

This is what made Nana Patekar special. A man who could spell-bound his fans with ""Ek machhar..." is the same man who could have them laughing to their heart out with hilarious delivery like "Bhagwan ka diya sab kuch hai." No matter what role, Nana Patekar's precision of dialogue delivery and his compassion for theater and cinema will always be missed.