New Delhi:

Noted actor and filmmaker Nana Patekar died of a heart attack at his home in Goa. He was 75 years old. Sham Kaushal took to Instagram to share the last pictures she clicked with Nana Patekar at a farmhouse in Pune on September 21.

Sham Kaushal wrote, “Never thought that these photos taken at his Pune farmhouse during Ganpati Puja on 21/09/26, 17 days ago would be my last photos with him. A friend, a brother who not only gave me Prahar, my first Hindi film as an action director, but stood by me like a rock when my chances of survival were slim and I needed him the most.”

He added, “A true friend for the past 36 years. Now sitting at his farm house in Pune reminiscing about the beautiful moments we spent with him. Still can’t believe he is gone. May God rest his soul. Kami will always be there………”

Nana Patekar gave Sham Kaushal his first big break as an action director in his directorial debut – the hard-hitting military drama. beating

Death of Nana Patekar

Nana Patekar died of a heart attack at the age of 75 at his home in Goa. He was declared dead at 5:20 am.

Patekar was found unconscious at his home in Goa’s Dona Paula and was rushed to Manipal Hospital where doctors tried to revive him for about 45 minutes before declaring him brought dead.

The filmmaker was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation, known as CPR, an emergency procedure performed when someone’s heart has stopped or breathing has stopped.

“Despite 45 minutes of continuous CPR, he could not be revived,” Dr Shekhar Salkar, head of oncology department at Manipal Hospital, told news agency ANI. “A medico-legal case (MLC) has been registered, and an autopsy will be conducted.”

The last rites of Nana Patekar will be performed this evening at his house in Donje village in Pune.

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