Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Dimple Kapadia Remembers Nana Patekar’s Advice and Their Film Collaborations
Dimple Kapadia spoke about the films she made with Nana Patekar.
They worked together on four movies over many years.
She said he could seem intimidating, but he cared about the films and his fellow actors.
He once told her not to use glycerine for a scene and to learn her lines.
On another film, he objected to a line written for her character.
Dimple also remembered playing a joke on him when he arrived late to a shoot.
She said she learned a lot from acting with him.
Patekar died after a cardiac arrest at his home in Goa.
He was cremated with full state honours near Pune.
Dimple Kapadia recalled working with Nana Patekar on four films, from Prahaar to Tum Milo Toh Sahi.
She described Patekar as loving but intimidating, and said he encouraged strong performances.
On Welcome 2, Patekar objected to a line written for Kapadia’s character and called for the shoot to stop.
While filming a court scene in Tum Milo Toh Sahi, he told Kapadia not to use glycerine and to remember her dialogue.
Patekar died at 75 after a cardiac arrest at his Goa home and was cremated with full state honours near Pune.
- Who
- Actor Dimple Kapadia recalled her work and experiences with actor and director Nana Patekar.
- What
- Kapadia shared memories of their film collaborations and Patekar’s advice; the article also reports his death and funeral.
- When
- Kapadia’s interview followed Patekar’s death; the article does not provide an interview date.
- Where
- The interview was with Filmfare; Patekar died at his home in Goa and was cremated at a farmhouse near Pune.
- Why
- Kapadia was reflecting on her professional relationship with Patekar after his death.
- Films together
- Prahaar (1991), Krantiveer (1994), Welcome 2 (2009), and Tum Milo Toh Sahi (2010)
- Interview source
- Filmfare
- Patekar’s age
- 75
- Reported cause of death
- Cardiac arrest
- Place of death
- His home in Goa
- Funeral
- He was cremated with full state honours at Donje farmhouse, near Pune, on Thursday.
- Advice recalled
- For a court scene in Tum Milo Toh Sahi, Patekar told Kapadia not to use glycerine and to remember her dialogue.