Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Nana Patekar’s 1997 Interview Recalled After Reported Death
The articles look back at a 1997 interview with actor Nana Patekar.
He said that breaking up with Manisha Koirala was very painful and that he missed her.
He also praised her talent as an actor.
Patekar said he felt upset seeing her go through a difficult time.
Koirala later wrote in her memoir that she began drinking to cope with pressures in her life.
The two actors had appeared in films together, including Khamoshi and Agni Sakshi.
Articles report that Patekar died in Goa on October 8, but they do not give the year.
Koirala later shared a tribute to him on Instagram.
The articles say he was buried with full state honours at his farmhouse in Pune.
In a 1997 interview, Nana Patekar described the breakup with Manisha Koirala as painful and said, “I miss Manisha.”
Patekar and Koirala appeared together in Khamoshi and Agni Sakshi and were filming Yug Purush when they reportedly separated.
Patekar praised Koirala’s acting and said he found it painful to see her struggling; she later wrote about drinking to cope in her memoir Healed.
Articles report that Patekar died at his residence in Goa on Thursday, October 8; they do not specify the year.
Koirala paid tribute to Patekar on Instagram, and articles say he was laid to rest with full state honours at his farmhouse in Pune.
- Who
- Actor Nana Patekar and actor Manisha Koirala.
- What
- Articles report Patekar’s death and revisit his 1997 comments about the pain of his breakup with Koirala.
- When
- The interview was published in 1997; Patekar’s death was reported as Thursday, October 8, with no year specified.
- Where
- Patekar reportedly died at his residence in Goa and was laid to rest at his farmhouse in Pune.
- Why
- The articles recall Patekar’s interview and Koirala’s later tribute following reports of his death.
Reported relationship
Public accounts and limits
Relationship details
Reported relationship
The articles describe Patekar and Koirala as having had a relationship and say they reportedly separated while working on Yug Purush.
Public accounts and limits
They note that the actors generally kept their personal lives private and did not publicly discuss the relationship at length.
- Reported date of death
- Thursday, October 8; no year is specified.
- Reported place of death
- Patekar’s residence in Goa.
- 1997 interview
- Patekar described the breakup as painful and said he missed Koirala.
- Films together
- Khamoshi, Agni Sakshi and Yug Purush.
- Memoir
- In Healed, Koirala wrote that she began drinking to cope with pressures she faced.
- Tribute
- Koirala posted that Patekar’s contribution to cinema and dedication to his craft would be remembered.
- Burial
- Articles say Patekar was laid to rest with full state honours at his farmhouse in Pune.
