Nana Patekar died on October 8, 2026, at the age of 75.
Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar announced state honours.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed the funeral with full state honours, according to Bollywood Hungama.
The final rites were likely at a farmhouse in Donje near Pune, according to PTI.
Reports on the timing varied.
Patekar’s film career spanned nearly five decades in Hindi and Marathi cinema, and began with the 1978 Hindi film Gaman.
Patekar was acclaimed for films including Parinda and Krantiveer, according to NBC News.
The performer worked in both mainstream Bollywood and India’s parallel cinema.
Patekar’s international profile grew through Mira Nair’s Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay!, according to NBC News.
Patekar won three National Film Awards and was awarded the Padma Shri in 2013.
Recent work included The Vaccine War in 2023, Ole Aale and Vanvaas in 2024, Housefull 5 in 2025 and O’Romeo in 2026, according to Onmanorama.
Patekar’s final film was Subedaar, in which Patekar reunited with Anil Kapoor in a special cameo as Nana Waghmare, according to Onmanorama.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Patekar’s intensity, individuality and unmistakable presence as an actor, according to NBC News.
Modi wrote on X that Patekar brought remarkable versatility to every role, according to the same report.
Tributes poured in from actors, filmmakers and political leaders.
State honours in India usually include a guard of honour and a gun salute at the cremation.
Veteran actor and filmmaker Nana Patekar died on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at the age of 75, according to reports.
A doctor cited by the Press Trust of India said that the cause was a suspected cardiac arrest, according to NBC News.
Patekar is survived by a wife and a son, according to the same report.
Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar announced that the state government will accord state honours at the funeral.
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