Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Nana Patekar's Family, Career Support and Private Life
Nana Patekar was an actor who died at age 75 in Goa.
His son said he died of natural causes.
Nana said his wife, Neelkanthi, helped support the family while he worked toward becoming an actor.
They married in 1978 and later lived separately, but they did not divorce.
They had two sons.
Their older son, Durvasa, died when he was two and a half years old.
Their younger son, Malhar, is involved in filmmaking and his father's charity work.
Nana said he kept working through his sadness and shared memories of his family in an interview.
Nana Patekar died at age 75 on October 8, 2026, at his residence in Goa; his son said the death was due to natural causes.
Patekar said his wife, Neelkanthi, supported him financially and morally while he pursued acting.
The couple married in 1978 and lived separately for much of their lives but did not divorce.
Their elder son, Durvasa, died at two and a half; Patekar said the child had a cleft palate and difficulty seeing through one eye.
Their surviving son, Malhar, is involved in filmmaking and is associated with his father's philanthropy.
- Who
- Nana Patekar, his wife Neelkanthi, and their sons Durvasa and Malhar.
- What
- Patekar died at 75; the reports also describe his family life and his wife's support for his acting career.
- When
- He died on October 8, 2026; he married Neelkanthi in 1978.
- Where
- Patekar died at his residence in Goa.
- Why
- His son said he died due to natural causes; one report identifies cardiac arrest.
- Date and age
- October 8, 2026, aged 75.
- Place of death
- His residence in Goa.
- Reported cause
- One report says cardiac arrest; his son described the death as due to natural causes.
- Marriage
- Patekar and Neelkanthi married in 1978.
- Wife's support
- Patekar said Neelkanthi's financial and moral support helped him pursue acting.
- Older son
- Durvasa died at two and a half years old.
- Younger son
- Malhar is involved in filmmaking and associated with his father's philanthropy.
- Living arrangements
- The couple lived separately for much of their lives but never divorced.
