India, Oct. 9 -- Nana Patekar was an integral part of the Hindi film industry for close to 50 years. Over the last four decades, there has hardly been a year when a film featuring the veteran actor has not been released in theatres. That run will come to an end with Shakti Shalini, the late actor's final film.

Hours after Nana's death, the film's director, Aditya Sarpotdar, said he was 'deeply saddened' that his film would be Nana's last and spoke about his memories with the acclaimed artiste. "I never expected that Shakti Shalini will be his last film. I'm deeply saddened that this will be his last work. I never thought that he would suddenly step away in this way. I'm unable to process what has actually happened. It (film) is going to ...