India, Oct. 9 -- N ana Patekar could intimidate with a stare, unleash a storm with his words and make audiences laugh just as effortlessly. The veteran actor died following a cardiac arrest at his Goa residence on Thursday. He was 75. Found unconscious at his Dona Paula home on Thursday early morning, Patekar was rushed to Manipal Hospital, where he was declared dead. His last rites were performed with full state honours near Pune. For an actor synonymous with rage on screen, Patekar was candid about his own temper. "I was too violent," he admitted in a 2024 interview with podcaster Siddharth Kannan, adding, "Acting gave me an outlet." That intensity found its way into characters who fought injustice, wrestled with obsession and battled their own demons. Born on January 1, 1951, Patekar began his career with Marathi theatre before making his Hindi film debut with Gaman (1978). After Ankush (1986) and Salaam Bombay! (1988), his breakthrough came as the menacing gangster Anna in Parinda (1989), earning him his first National Film Award. He made his directorial debut with Prahaar (1991), before winning two more National Awards for Krantiveer (1994) and Agni Sakshi (1996). But there was more to Patekar than rage. In Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), he brought vulnerability to the role of a deaf father, while in Ab Tak Chhappan (2004), his silences spoke as powerfully as his words. As the short-tempered Uday Shetty in Welcome (2007), he proved even his anger could be funny. His portrayal of an ageing theatre actor in the Marathi film Natsamrat (2016) was another career highlight. Away from cinema, the Padma Shri recipient co-founded the Naam Foundation in 2015 to support drought-hit farmers. He is survived by his wife, Neelakanti Patekar, from whom he lived separately, and son Malhar. Just four days before his death, Patekar reflected on life's uncertainty at an event in Goa. On October 4, he said: "We all have to go someday. I don't know whether I will be here tomorrow." HTC...