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Natsamrat
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Nana Patekar, 75, remembered as a man of purpose in Mumbai
Mumbai honoured Nana Patekar, 75, at a prayer meet; his posthumous slate spans Eetha, The Confession of Mary and Shakti Shalini.
Retrospective
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Nana Patekar, 75, and the monologue that became memory
Nana Patekar has died at 75. The Krantiveer climax, improvised after a heart scare, helps explain why his voice still commands Hindi cinema.
Retrospective
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Nana Patekar dies at 75; Saira Banu recalls a quiet welcome
Saira Banu's tribute recalls how Dilip Kumar welcomed a rain-drenched Nana Patekar with a towel and a fresh shirt after his Krantiveer win.
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Nana Patekar dies at 75; Hindi cinema loses an original
Nana Patekar, three-time National Award winner of Parinda, Krantiveer and Welcome, has died at 75 in Goa. A look at his singular career.
Retrospective
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Nana Patekar, Hindi Cinema’s Fierce Voice, Dies at 75
Nana Patekar, the formidable actor of Parinda, Khamoshi and Natsamrat, has died at 75. Sanjay Kapoor remembers a bond that began in the 1990s.
News
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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.
Retrospective
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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.
Retrospective
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Nana Patekar, Hindi cinema’s shape-shifter, dies at 75
The National Award-winning actor leaves behind a career spanning Salaam Bombay!, Parinda, Welcome and Natsamrat, plus two films still to release.
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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.
Retrospective