Veteran Bollywood actor Nana Patekar passes away at age 75

Indian media says he collapsed after having a heart attack at his home and was quickly taken to the hospital.

Veteran Bollywood actor and filmmaker Nana Patekar passed away at the age of 75 on Thursday, according to Indian media reports.

The reports say Patekar collapsed after suffering a heart attack at his home in Goa and was quickly taken to the hospital.

Doctors tried to save him for about 45 minutes, but they could not bring him back. His death was confirmed at 5:20 am, the report said.

Dr. Shekhar Salkar, Head of the Oncology Department at Manipal Hospital, told ANI that Patekar was brought to the hospital already dead and was declared dead at around 5:30 am.

Dr. Salkar said to ANI, "We did our best to save him, but he was dead when he arrived. We gave him cardiac massage for almost 45 minutes to an hour, but we just could not save him."

According to the doctor, Patekar had sent a message to a friend around 2:30 am, saying "he was not feeling well." But the friend did not see the message because it was late at night.

Veteran Bollywood actor and filmmaker Nana Patekar has passed away at age 75 on Thursday, according to Indian media reports.

Reports say Patekar collapsed from a heart attack at his home in Goa and was quickly taken to the hospital.

His friend later called him and reached his home around 4 a.m., when the actor was sweating and slowly losing consciousness, said Dr. Salkar.

He said Patekar's caretaker was sent to the hospital to arrange an ambulance. When emergency responders arrived, they started giving "cardiac massage" because the actor was completely "unresponsive."

"Patekar was moved to Manipal Hospital around 4:20 or 4:30 a.m., where doctors kept trying to revive him, but they couldn't save him," he added.

According to Salkar, a police case was needed because the death was treated as a "medico-legal case (MLC)," and he added that Patekar's body was taken to "Goa Medical College for a post-mortem" exam.

He said the actor's family was not at the hospital, while his friends and a caretaker were with him.

Patekar started his acting career in 1978 with the film Guman and stayed connected to the film industry for many decades.

He acted in many hit movies like Krantiveer, Paranda, Welcome, and Ab Tak Chappan. In his career, he won three National Film Awards and got the Padma Shri in 2013.

Bollywood actor Anupam Kher wrote a heartfelt message on X to honor his friend Patekar, calling him "one of the finest actors and human beings in Indian cinema." Kher said he found out about Patekar's death right after finishing a show, and it was hard to keep meeting people while taking in the sad news.

"I will miss you, my friend. Your warmth. Your hugs. Your amazing performances," he wrote, adding that he would remember Patekar through his movies and wished he could give him one last hug.

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