Retrospective

3,272 09.10 Nana Patekar’s Other Life Was Built on Classical Music Beyond the screen, Nana Patekar was a serious rasik of Hindustani and Carnatic music, a host of Pune baithaks, and a quiet force behind Vasantotsav. 3 min read 3,264 09.10 Nana Patekar dies at 75: a life from hunger to National Awards The actor once recalled a childhood without two meals a day; his death at 75 closes a nearly five-decade career from poster painting to Parinda. 3 min read 3,259 09.10 Tamannaah Bhatia after 20 years: staying put beats any hit From a 2005 flop to Baahubali, Tamannaah Bhatia argues the real win is returning to the set after every failure and being asked back. 3 min read 3,252 09.10 Remembering Nana Patekar: Celebrated and Unsung The late actor's filmography shows how consistency and intensity let him become a bankable star outside Hindi cinema's usual template. 2 min read 3,250 09.10 Nana Patekar’s unmade Hindi Iyer the Great Bhadran planned a Hindi Iyer the Great with Nana Patekar as Soorya Narayanan. The meeting went well, the film didn't. The story behind the lost remake. 3 min read 3,240 09.10 SRK mourns Nana Patekar, 75, and the advice he will keep Shah Rukh Khan pays tribute to Nana Patekar, 75, recalling the first meeting and the advice he will keep: hero banne ke chakkar mein actor mat khona. 2 min read 3,239 09.10 Nana Patekar, 75: the grace behind the Khamoshi fear Sutapa Sikdar recalls how the feared Nana Patekar showed a newcomer unexpected warmth on the Khamoshi set, and why she says the industry lacks grace. 3 min read 3,238 09.10 Nana Patekar dies at 75: Hindi cinema’s wild card Nana Patekar's death at 75 cuts short a third-innings comeback. His legacy spans craft, influence and the #MeToo reckoning. 3 min read 3,237 09.10 Nana Patekar, Hindi cinema’s pressure gauge, dies at 75 Nana Patekar, who died on 8 October at 75, gave Hindi cinema a new grammar of contained anger, from Parinda and Khamoshi to Ab Tak Chhappan. 3 min read