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Nana Patekar’s Last Rites Planned in Pune With State Honours

Nana Patekar’s Last Rites Planned in Pune With State Honours
Nana Patekar Funeral: Welcome Actor's Last Rites To Be Performed In Pune At His Residence; State Honours Announced · freepressjournal.in

The articles say that actor Nana Patekar died in Goa at age 75.

They report that he had a cardiac arrest.

His last rites are planned in Pune, where one report says he had been staying.

Both reports say he will receive state honours.

One article names his home in Donje village as the venue, while the other calls it his Pune residence.

One report gives the time as 4 p.m.

on October 8.

Minister Ashish Shelar said the honours were decided in recognition of Patekar’s work in theatre and films.

The articles differ slightly in how they describe the exact venue and timing.

Key facts

Age
75
Reported cause of death
Cardiac arrest
Place of death
Goa
Planned funeral location
Pune; one report identifies his home in Donje village
Reported time
4 p.m. in one article; the other says Thursday evening
Honours
State honours
Announcing official
Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar

Quotes

Ashish Shelar

Maharashtra Minister of Cultural Affairs

“अभिनेते नाना पाटेकर यांचे मराठी नाटकासह मराठी, हिंदी सिनेमातील अतुलनीय योगदान पाहता त्यांचे अंत्यसंस्कार 'शासकीय इतमामात' करण्याचा निर्णय आम्ही केला आहे (Considering the unparalleled contribution of actor Nana Patekar to Marathi plays as well as Marathi and Hindi cinema, we have decided to conduct his last rites with full state honours.)”
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