Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Goa Chief Minister Mourns Actor Nana Patekar’s Death
Actor Nana Patekar died on Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest at a hospital in Goa.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said he was deeply saddened and had lost a good friend.
Sawant said Patekar would call him whenever he visited Goa.
He also remembered Patekar’s work helping people through the Nana Patekar Foundation.
Patekar had hoped to expand that work in Goa.
Sawant said Patekar had attended an event in Goa four days earlier.
He also recalled seeing Patekar dancing with young Konkani performers two days ago.
Sawant said people would remember Patekar for his acting and kindness.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said he had lost a close friend.
Nana Patekar died on Thursday of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Goa.
Sawant recalled that Patekar regularly called him when visiting Goa.
Patekar supported social work in Goa through the Nana Patekar Foundation and planned to expand it.
Sawant praised Patekar’s work in Hindi and Marathi cinema, including Natsamrat.
- Who
- Nana Patekar, veteran actor, and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
- What
- Patekar died, and Sawant publicly mourned him as a friend, actor and social worker.
- When
- Patekar died on Thursday; Sawant said Patekar attended an event in Goa four days earlier.
- Where
- Patekar died at a hospital in Goa.
- Why
- Sawant mourned Patekar’s death and remembered their friendship and Patekar’s artistic and social contributions.
- Deceased
- Nana Patekar
- Cause of death
- Cardiac arrest
- Place of death
- A hospital in Goa
- Mourner
- Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant
- Social work
- Patekar worked through the Nana Patekar Foundation and planned to expand its work in Goa.
- Remembered film
- Natsamrat, cited by Sawant for Patekar’s contribution to Marathi cinema.