{
  "id": 14604372,
  "title": "Nana Patekar’s prayer meet held in Mumbai; Tukaram Mundhe remembers his late friend",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/nana-patekars-prayer-meet-held-in-mumbai-tukaram-mundhe-remembers-his",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T03:32:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/nana-patekar-prayer-meet-mumbai-tukaram-mundhe-remembers-late-friend-10921771/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A week after veteran actor Nana Patekar's passing on October 8, a poignant prayer meet took place in Mumbai on October 15. Renowned personalities from the industry gathered at the PL Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy complex in Prabhadevi to pay their final respects. Notable attendees included actors Shivaji Satam, Varsha Usgaonkar, and Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe. Other attendees comprised Rohini Hattangadi, Sanjay Jadhav, Mehul Kumar, and filmmaker-director Tukaram Mundhe.\n\nTukaram Mundhe, who had a profound connection with the late star, shared his admiration for Nana's sensitivity, social consciousness, and dedication to helping the underprivileged. Mundhe emphasized that \"He was a truly wonderful person. He was a sensitive individual. His views on society were very straightforward. He was a man of great utility and purpose. He was an integral part of society, deeply concerned with how to help others, especially the poor, and how to uplift them.\"\n\nVeteran filmmaker and actor Pravin Tarde criticized Bollywood personalities for their conspicuous absence from Nana Patekar's funeral. In an interview with ABP Majha, Tarde asserted that \"The fact that Bollywood people did not attend the funeral does not diminish Nana's greatness. Bollywood is not bigger than Nana. Nana was a very great man.\" He highlighted that \"A few thousand farmers attended Nana's funeral procession. They smelt of sweat and soil. That farmer is more important than anyone in Bollywood wearing perfume.\"\n\nExpressing his disappointment, Tarde lamented, \"If you ask whether I have a complaint, then yes, I do. Bollywood people should have attended the funeral. At the very least, those whom Nana called his friends should have been there.\" Jackie Shroff and Suresh Wadkar were among the few Bollywood figures who did attend the late actor's final rites. Nana Patekar, aged 75, had succumbed to a heart attack.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Nana Patekar's prayer meet held in Mumbai on October 15",
    "Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe attended the meet",
    "Filmmaker Pravin Tarde criticized Bollywood for missing Nana's funeral"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}