Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Munawar Faruqui Refuses to Recreate Nana Patekar Tribute for Cameras
Munawar Faruqui went to an event in Mumbai to remember actor Nana Patekar.
He placed flowers by Patekar’s portrait as a tribute.
Photographers asked him to do it again for another picture.
Munawar said he would not repeat the moment just for the cameras.
He said he felt very sad that Patekar had died.
Munawar especially liked Patekar’s acting in the Marathi movie Natsamrat.
Patekar died on October 8 after suffering severe chest pain.
He was cremated with full state honours at his farmhouse in Pune.
Munawar Faruqui paid tribute to Nana Patekar at an event in Mumbai on Thursday.
When photographers asked him to repeat placing flowers by Patekar’s portrait, Faruqui declined, saying he would not redo it for their shot.
Faruqui said he felt sad about Patekar’s death and named the Marathi film Natsamrat as his all-time favourite of the actor’s films.
Patekar died on October 8 after severe chest pain; doctors reportedly tried to revive him for around 45 minutes.
Patekar was cremated with full state honours at his farmhouse in Donje, Pune, with film-industry figures and political dignitaries in attendance.
- Who
- Comedian Munawar Faruqui paid tribute to actor Nana Patekar.
- What
- Faruqui declined photographers’ request to recreate his tribute for a picture.
- When
- Thursday; the article says Patekar died on October 8.
- Where
- The tribute took place at an event in Mumbai; Patekar’s cremation was at his Donje farmhouse in Pune.
- Why
- Faruqui said he would not repeat the gesture just for the cameras; he admired Patekar and his acting.
Faruqui’s position
Photographers’ request
Repeating the tribute for a photograph
Faruqui’s position
Faruqui refused to recreate placing flowers by Patekar’s portrait, saying he would not do it again for the photographers’ shot.
Photographers’ request
Photographers asked Faruqui to repeat the gesture for a picture.
- Event
- Munawar Faruqui tribute to Nana Patekar
- Tribute location
- An event in Mumbai
- Faruqui's response
- “Aapke shot ke liye wapas nahi karunga” (“I won't redo it for your shot”)
- Favourite Patekar film
- Natsamrat
- Date of death
- October 8
- Reported cause
- Severe chest pain
- Cremation
- With full state honours at Patekar’s Donje farmhouse in Pune