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Veteran actor Nana Patekar dies at 75 in Goa

Veteran actor Nana Patekar has died at the age of 75. Patekar died early Thursday, October 8, after suffering severe chest pain at his flat in Goa. A medical team was called to the residence, where the actor was found unresponsive. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here. According to information shared by his son, Malhar Patekar, quoted by India Today,…

Veteran actor Nana Patekar dies at 75 in Goa

Veteran actor Nana Patekar has passed away at the age of 75 after suffering severe chest pain at his flat in Goa on Thursday, October 8. He was found unresponsive by a medical team that was called to his residence. His son, Malhar Patekar, informed India Today that doctors made efforts to revive him before he was transported to Manipal Hospital.

Despite 45 minutes of continuous CPR, the actor was declared dead at 5:20 am, as reported by ANI. The death has been registered as a medico-legal case and a post-mortem examination is scheduled to determine the precise cause of death. Nana Patekar, whose birth name was Vishwanath Patekar, was a respected figure in both Hindi and Marathi cinema, with a career that began in 1978 with the film Gaman.

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