Veteran actor Nana Patekar’s death on Thursday prompted an outpouring of condolences from politicians, celebrities and sportspersons, who remembered his contributions to Hindi and Marathi cinema and his work for society.
Patekar, 75, died at his residence in Goa at around 5.20 am after suffering a cardiac arrest, said Dr Shekhar Salkar of Manipal Hospital. Doctors performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for about 45 minutes in an effort to revive him, but their efforts were unsuccessful.
