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Retrospective
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Nana Patekar, 75, dies in Goa; his dialogues remain
A tribute to the actor whose pauses and protest-ready monologues in Krantiveer, Yashwant and Tirangaa changed Hindi film dialogue.
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Mukesh Khanna Recalls the Two-Hour Raja Scene Nana Patekar Ended
Mukesh Khanna recalls stopping Raja for two hours over a scene, and how Nana Patekar's actor-first reasoning changed his mind.
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Nana Patekar, three-time National Award winner, dies
Nana Patekar, the three-time National Award winner who made Hindi cinema's anger feel local and lived-in, died on Thursday after a cardiac arrest.
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Nana Patekar, who made the character Bollywood’s main event, dies
The Parinda actor, known for Anna and a five-decade career of unpredictable characters, changed how Hindi cinema wrote villains and heroes.
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Nana Patekar, 75, leaves a legacy beyond cinema
The actor, who died Thursday at 75, reshaped Hindi cinema's anti-hero and spent his later years restoring water security in rural Maharashtra.
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Nana Patekar on why he never joined politics
Nana Patekar's 2015 Trade Guide interview explains why he saw cinema as active politics and refused to enter a party.
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Nana Patekar’s forgotten Tamil film Bommalattam
As Hindi cinema remembers Nana Patekar, his 2008 Tamil film Bommalattam shows an actor crossing language lines with Bharathiraja.
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The Kargil Posting That Cost Nana Patekar 20 Kilos
When Kargil broke out, Nana Patekar pushed for a real posting near the LoC. With George Fernandes's clearance, he served and lost 20 kg.
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Nana Patekar, 1951–2026: 75 years of fury, silence and ache
Nana Patekar died at 75. From poster paint to Parinda, Krantiveer, Khamoshi, Welcome and Natsamrat, we remember the fury and the ache.
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