India, Oct. 8 -- Veteran actor Nana Patekar, one of the most respected performers in Hindi and Marathi cinema, has died at the age of 75. The actor, whose career spanned more than four decades, was found unconscious at his residence in Dona Paula, Goa, following a cardiac arrest.

Patekar was reportedly taken to Manipal Hospital after being found unconscious at his home. Doctors attempted to revive him through continuous cardiopulmonary resuscitation for around 45 minutes, but he could not be revived. He was declared dead at around 5:20 am on Thursday. Dr Shekhar Salkar, Chief of the Oncology Department at Manipal Hospital, confirmed the death to ANI.

Born Vishwanath Patekar on January 1, 1951 in Maharashtra, Nana began his film career w...