Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Nana Patekar’s Legacy Spans Cinema and Rural Renewal
Nana Patekar was a well-known Indian actor who worked in films for more than 40 years.
The article says he died on Thursday at age 75.
He won several major acting awards and appeared in many kinds of films.
Later in life, he also worked to help people in drought-hit parts of Maharashtra.
In 2015, he and actor Makarand Anaspure started an organization to help rural communities.
Its projects included clearing silt from waterways and building ways to store water.
The group also helped families affected by farmer suicides with money, tools and livestock.
The article says these efforts helped villages become more self-reliant.
Actor Nana Patekar died Thursday at age 75, according to the article.
Across a career of more than four decades, he earned multiple National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards.
His film work included Parinda, Krantiveer, Ab Tak Chhappan, Welcome and Natsamrat.
In September 2015, he co-founded an NGO with Marathi actor Makarand Anaspure to respond to drought and farmer suicides.
The NGO worked on water conservation and provided financial and livelihood support to affected rural families.
- Who
- Nana Patekar, actor and social reformer; he co-founded the NGO with actor Makarand Anaspure.
- What
- Patekar died at age 75, leaving a legacy in Indian cinema and rural relief work.
- When
- He died Thursday; the article does not give a date. He co-founded the NGO in September 2015.
- Where
- His rural work focused on drought-affected areas of Maharashtra, including Marathwada and Vidarbha.
- Why
- He was moved by recurring drought and agrarian crises, and sought to support rural communities through water projects and relief.
- Age at death
- 75
- Career span
- More than four decades
- NGO co-founded
- September 2015
- Co-founder
- Marathi actor Makarand Anaspure
- Regions highlighted
- Maharashtra’s Marathwada and Vidarbha
- Water work
- Watershed management, desilting waterways, farm ponds and check-nala-bunds
- Family support
- Financial relief, vocational equipment and livestock for families affected by farmer suicides