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Deva, 75: Tamil music’s third voice falls silent
Veteran Tamil composer Deva, who introduced north Madras gaana into film music and gave Rajinikanth his enduring Baashha aura, has died at age 75.
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Deva at 75: The Tamil melodies behind three Hindi songs
Tamil composer Deva has died at 75. His tunes reached Hindi audiences through Sirf Tum, Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai and Chachi 420's score.
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Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, 94: Pushpak director’s legacy
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, director of the 1987 silent film Pushpak and frequent Kamal Haasan collaborator, has died at 94. His pan-Indian craft outlived language.
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Nana Patekar, 75: the Rs 12-lakh debut that made him
Nana Patekar dies at 75. N. Chandra recalls casting him in Ankush for Rs 10,000, the Rs 12-lakh debut that made him a leading man.
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Nana Patekar, Hindi cinema’s voice of intensity, dies at 75
Nana Patekar, the actor whose intensity defined Hindi and Marathi cinema across five decades, died in Goa on October 8, 2026. He was 75.
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Nana Patekar dies; the hospital regret he carried
Veteran actor Nana Patekar has died. His 2024 NDTV account of losing his father because the family could not pay for treatment shows the regret he carried.
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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.
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Nana Patekar Dies at 75; #MeToo Debate Returns
Nana Patekar's death at 75 has collided with Tanushree Dutta's 2018 allegation, splitting Bollywood between tribute, backlash and survivor memory.
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Nana Patekar dies at 75 after cardiac arrest
The Gaman and Parinda actor died after a severe cardiac arrest; doctors tried to revive him for about 45 minutes, ANI reported.
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