Mumbai, Oct. 8 -- The sudden demise of veteran actor Nana Patekar has left the film fraternity mourning the loss of one of Hindi and Marathi cinema's most respected actors. Patekar died on Thursday at the age of 75 after suffering a severe cardiac arrest.

Actor Annu Kapoor, who had worked with Patekar, told ANI that the actor's death was deeply personal for him. Kapoor and Patekar worked together on the Hindi children's film Abhay, which marked Kapoor's feature film directorial debut. Patekar played Rana, a ghost, in the film inspired by Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost.

Speaking about Patekar's death, Kapoor said, ". I feel extremely saddened and heartbroken by this news. Nana Patekar's passing is a loss for the film and artistic fr...