Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Nana Patekar Quit Smoking After 60 Cigarettes Daily
Nana Patekar said he used to smoke a lot, sometimes 60 cigarettes each day.
He stopped when he was 56.
He said one morning he simply decided not to smoke anymore and threw away his cigarettes.
He also remembered coughing when a close friend’s wife, who had lost her only son, asked what else she might have to see.
That moment stayed with him.
Patekar encouraged director Priyadarshan to stop smoking, too.
He said smoking can kill.
The article also says Patekar died at 75 and that Maharashtra planned a state funeral.
Nana Patekar said he smoked as many as 60 cigarettes a day until age 56.
He said he quit suddenly in 2007–08, throwing away his cigarettes.
He recalled that a close friend’s wife had lost her only son and questioned what else she might have to witness as Patekar was coughing.
Patekar encouraged director Priyadarshan to quit smoking and said smoking kills.
The article also reports Patekar’s death at age 75 and says Maharashtra’s government planned a state funeral.
- Who
- Actor Nana Patekar.
- What
- He described smoking up to 60 cigarettes a day and quitting at age 56.
- When
- He said he quit in 2007–08; the article says he died on October 8, without specifying the year.
- Where
- The article says he was found unresponsive at his home in Goa.
- Why
- He said he made a sudden decision to stop; he also recalled coughing and a close friend’s wife asking what else she might have to witness.
- Cigarettes per day
- Patekar said he smoked 60 a day.
- Age when he quit
- 56
- Reported quit period
- 2007–08
- Director he urged to quit
- Priyadarshan
- Age at death
- 75
- Reported location where he was found
- His home in Goa
- Reported time of death
- 5:20 am on October 8; the year is not stated in the article.
- Funeral plan
- The article says Maharashtra’s government would accord him a state funeral, with last rites planned at his Pune farmhouse.