Indian actor Nana Patekar dies aged 75

Indian actor Nana Patekar died October 8, 2026 at his residence in Dona Paula, Goa, aged 75, of suspected cardiac arrest. Born in 1951 in Maharashtra, he debuted in 1978's Gaman and built a nearly five-decade career in Hindi- and Marathi-language cinema, gaining international recognition in Mira Nair's Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay!. He is survived by his wife and son.