Tanushree Dutta doubles down amid backlash over Nana Patekar death remarks: ‘I want all of them gone’

Days after Nana Patekar passed away, actress Tanushree Dutta turned to prayer and social media, pleading for those she believes have wronged her to meet the same fate. Dutta, who accused Patekar of sexual harassment during India's #MeToo movement, shared a video of herself praying at Mahakaleshwar temple, alongside a lengthy post.

She referred to Patekar’s death as "a positive development," expressing hope that the chapter of her life had finally closed. Dutta credited Mahakal Baba, a deity worshipped at the Mahakaleshwar temple, with protecting her from what she described as attempts on her life. She questioned the authenticity of Patekar’s death reports and expressed her desire for the evils in her life to end one by one.

She also accused those who supported Patekar of continuing to cause her distress. Dutta admitted she had never asked for anything from the deity before, but her circumstances had changed. She called for the people she blames to be gone from her life, stating she could no longer cope with persistent negativity and conspiracies against her.

The latest post followed criticism of Dutta's initial response to Patekar's death, including from the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA). Dutta had said she wanted to focus on her work in Lucknow instead, and later filed a police complaint against Patekar, Patekar's friends, director Rakesh Sarang, and producer Samee Siddiqui during the #MeToo wave. The case was eventually closed due to insufficient evidence.