India, Oct. 8 -- The shocking demise of Nana Patekar at 75 has left Indian cinema mourning one of its most distinctive performers. The veteran actor died at his Goa residence on October 8, 2026, after suffering a cardiac arrest. His passing brought an end to a career spanning nearly five decades across Hindi and Marathi cinema.

Tributes poured in from Bollywood, with Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Raveena Tandon and Manisha Koirala among those remembering the veteran actor.

The grief also crossed industries. Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Chiranjeevi, Mohanlal, Allu Arjun, Jr NTR and Rishab Shetty joined the tributes, reflecting the reach of an actor whose work travelled far beyond Bollywoo...