Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Prakash Jha Mourns Nana Patekar, Calls Him Irreplaceable
Director Prakash Jha says he planned to make Raajneeti 2 with actor Nana Patekar next year.
Patekar has died, and Jha says he cannot simply be replaced.
They worked together on several projects, including Raajneeti.
They sometimes argued, including during a scene in Bhopal in 2009.
Jha said Patekar once left the set after they disagreed about how to film it.
Jha also remembered that Patekar quietly gave a large amount of money to help flood victims in Bihar in 2008.
Jha described him as passionate and one of a kind.
Director Prakash Jha said he had planned to shoot Raajneeti 2 with Nana Patekar next year.
Patekar died at his residence in Goa on Thursday, according to the article.
Jha described Patekar as “irreplaceable,” volatile and passionate, and recalled their work together.
The two argued over a scene during Raajneeti’s Bhopal shoot in October 2009, and Patekar left the set.
Jha recalled that Patekar later sent a large, unspecified amount for flood relief work in Bihar in 2008.
- Who
- Director Prakash Jha and actor Nana Patekar.
- What
- Jha recalled their collaboration and said he had planned to make Raajneeti 2 with Patekar.
- When
- Jha said the film was planned for next year; Patekar died on Thursday. Their Raajneeti disagreement occurred in October 2009.
- Where
- Patekar died at his residence in Goa; the Raajneeti shoot and argument took place in Bhopal.
- Why
- Jha was reflecting on Patekar’s death, their past work and their planned film.
Prakash Jha’s account
Nana Patekar’s reported position
Disagreement over a Raajneeti scene
Prakash Jha’s account
Jha said he wanted to film the scene in a particular way and tried to reason with Patekar; he later continued shooting after Patekar left.
Nana Patekar’s reported position
Jha said Patekar wanted the scene done differently and told him he did not want to work with him; the article provides no separate account from Patekar.
- Planned project
- Raajneeti 2
- Planned collaborator
- Nana Patekar
- Original Raajneeti release
- 2010
- Disagreement during filming
- October 2009, in Bhopal
- Flood relief recalled
- Patekar sent a large, unspecified amount for relief work in Bihar in 2008
- Other projects named
- Apaharan and Sankalp