{
  "id": 12780471,
  "title": "Nana Patekar Death: Akshay Kumar, Prakash Raj, Ram Gopal Varma And More Celebrities Mourn Demise Of Welcome Actor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/nana-patekar-death-akshay-kumar-prakash-raj-ram-gopal-varma-and-more",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T03:44:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/nana-patekar-death-akshay-kumar-prakash-raj-ram-gopal-varma-and-more-celebrities-mourn-demise-of-welcome-actor"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On Thursday morning, we got the sad news that veteran actor Nana Patekar passed away at the age of 75 due to cardiac arrest. He worked in the film industry for nearly five decades and starred in around 90 films. His death has shocked his industry colleagues and friends, and many celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Prakash Raj, Ram Gopal Varma, and others took to social media to mourn his demise.…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Nana Patekar Death: Around 90 Films, Nearly Five Decades Long Career, Three National Awards And More; A Look At Late Veteran Actor's Journey",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/nana-patekar-death-around-90-films-nearly-five-decades-long-career",
        "published": "2026-10-08T03:17:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Hours before his death, Actor Nana Patekar messaged a friend at 2.30am that he was unwell",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/hours-before-his-death-actor-nana-patekar-messaged-a-friend-at-2-30am",
        "published": "2026-10-08T05:05:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}