New Delhi:

Nana Patekar’s impact on Hindi cinema went beyond his performances, with his dialogue delivery becoming a major draw for audiences in single-screen theatres. Actor Kamlesh Sawant, who played the role of Inspector Gaitonde Dristim 3recently spoke about the late star’s popularity and recalled an unusual story about his alleged demand for a fee to work with Amitabh Bachchan.

In an interview with Pinkvilla, Kamlesh discussed Nana’s career. The actor shared a story he heard about Nana’s fee for working with Amitabh Bachchan. According to the anecdote, Nana wanted to pay Rs 1 more than Big B to share screen space with him.

Kamlesh said, “We have seen him work and heard many stories about him. Once, I heard that he demanded Rs 1 more than Amitabh Bachchan’s fee to act in a film. He said, ‘If I come with Bachchan Sahab, I have to spend more than Rs 1. (If I work with Bachchan sir, I will take Rs 1 more).’ Then he took Rs 1 crore and Rs 1 crore for a film, while Amitabh Bachchan was paid Rs 1 crore. That’s what I’ve heard, but I’m not sure how true it is.”

Nana and Amitabh Bachchan were seen together chaos1999 film directed by Mehul Kumar. This is the only film in which both the actors have shared screen space.

Kamlesh clarified that he could not confirm the accuracy of the story.

Kamlesh also said that Nana was among the few actors who could silence the audience just by listening to his dialogues.

“There was a time when Bollywood worked entirely on music and dance, but eventually, the focus shifted to dialogues. That era was ushered in by Nana Patekar. People used to applaud all his dialogues. I have experienced the craze around his dialogues on Ganesh Talkies and Jai Hind Talkies. People used to listen to his films multiple times. Power of Patekar,” Kamlesh said. said

Nana Patekar died of a heart attack on October 8 at his residence in Goa. He was rushed to hospital, where doctors tried cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for 45 minutes but could not revive him.