Veteran actor Nana Patekar dies at 75 after a cardiac arrest at his Goa home

Veteran actor and filmmaker Nana Patekar died early on Thursday, 8 October 2026. He was 75. He was found unconscious at his home in Dona Paula, near Panaji in Goa, and taken to Manipal Hospital. Dr Shekhar Salkar of the hospital told ANI that doctors gave him CPR for about 45 minutes and could not revive him. He was declared dead at 5:20 am. Doctors said he had suffered a severe cardiac arrest. This note is NP NOW. Those facts are verified as the reports below give them. It was last checked at 10:40 am IST.

Hindustan Times, NDTV, The Economic Times, Mathrubhumi and IANS report the age as 75. Hindustan Times reports that his son, Malhar, confirmed that age. The Library of Congress name authority records Nana Patekar as born on 1 January 1951, which matches 75. One PTI report carried by The Hindu later gave a different age. This note uses 75.

NDTV and The Economic Times carry Dr Salkar's account to ANI, including the declaration at 5:20 am. Hindustan Times also reports 5:20 am. One PTI line carried by The Hindu gives a different clock time. This note uses 5:20 am, from the doctor.

On the cause, Hindustan Times and NDTV report what the doctors said: a severe cardiac arrest. The Hindu, quoting PTI, described a suspected heart attack. This note attributes the cause to the doctors.

A medico-legal case has been registered, and a post-mortem will be conducted. Dr Salkar said that, in the ANI account and in the PTI account carried by The Hindu. At 10:40 am IST the post-mortem findings were not public. This note does not add a reason for the case, and it does not report a finding that has not been released.

He was born Vishwanath Patekar in 1951 in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra. The Press Information Bureau's Padma list for 2013 records him as Vishwanath Dinkar Patekar, alias Nana Patekar, in the Art category, from Maharashtra. His Hindi film debut was Muzaffar Ali's Gaman in 1978. Hindustan Times, The Economic Times and Mathrubhumi report that debut.

He won three National Film Awards. Best Supporting Actor for Parinda in 1989, the 37th awards. Best Actor for Krantiveer in 1994, the 42nd. Best Supporting Actor for Agni Sakshi in 1996, the 44th. Hindustan Times, The Economic Times and Mathrubhumi report the three. A 1997 Indian Express archive report records the Agni Sakshi award. He directed and starred in Prahaar: The Final Attack in 1991, his first film as director, as The Economic Times and Mathrubhumi report. He received the Padma Shri in 2013.

His last public appearance was an event in Dona Paula on 4 October. NDTV reports that from a PTI video.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari wrote on X. NDTV's translation of that post is: "Nana and I shared very close and friendly relations." NDTV also reports that he noted Patekar's water-conservation work and the Naam Foundation's support for farmers' families. IANS and The Economic Times also report Gadkari's condolences. Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar sent condolences, as The Economic Times and India TV report. This note does not add a line for the Chief Minister beyond that.

The Maharashtra government says he will be cremated with full state honours. Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar announced that. The Hindu and The Economic Times report the announcement. As of 10:40 am IST, the venue and the time had not been officially announced. This note does not give a place or a clock time for the cremation.

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