Mumbai, Oct. 8 -- Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has reacted to the sudden death of veteran actor Nana Patekar, saying he still cannot believe that the actor is no more.

Varma, who worked with Patekar on several films, shared a post on X after the actor's death and spoke about his strong screen presence. He said he found it difficult to accept that Patekar could pass away so suddenly.

In his post, Varma called Patekar the "GOD of acting" and said he was unable to believe that the actor's heart had failed him. He wrote, "YES, everybody knows nobody is immortal .. But I still can't believe this can so suddenly happen to a man , as strong as him .. I hate his heart for failing him and I feel like killing GOD for killing the GOD of acting , NANA...