Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Daya Nayak Remembers Nana Patekar as Friend and Brother
Daya Nayak was a police officer whose life inspired a movie character.
Nana Patekar played that character in Ab Tak Chhappan.
Nayak remembered Patekar as a talented actor who helped people understand what police officers experience.
He also said Patekar was a kind and dependable friend.
They had spoken only a few days before Patekar died.
Patekar died at age 75 after a cardiac arrest at his home in Goa.
His son Malhar lit the funeral pyre.
Patekar was cremated with full state honours near Pune.
Daya Nayak paid tribute to Nana Patekar in an emotional post on X, calling him a friend and brother.
Nayak said he had spoken with Patekar just days before the actor died.
Patekar portrayed a character inspired by Nayak in the 2004 film Ab Tak Chhappan.
Nayak praised Patekar for showing the pressures and humanity behind a police officer’s uniform.
Patekar died aged 75 after a cardiac arrest at his home in Goa and was cremated with full state honours near Pune.
- Who
- Police officer Daya Nayak paid tribute to actor Nana Patekar.
- What
- Nayak remembered Patekar as both the actor who portrayed a character inspired by him and as a close friend.
- When
- Nayak said they last spoke a few days before Patekar died; the article does not give a date for the tribute.
- Where
- Nayak posted his tribute on X. Patekar died at his home in Goa and was cremated at a farmhouse near Pune.
- Why
- Nayak wanted to honour Patekar’s acting and their friendship after his death.
- Nana Patekar's age
- 75
- Cause of death
- Cardiac arrest
- Place of death
- His home in Goa
- Tribute author
- Daya Nayak, a police officer whose experiences inspired a film character
- Film
- Ab Tak Chhappan, released in 2004
- Patekar's role
- He played Inspector Sadhu Agashe, a character inspired by Daya Nayak
- Funeral
- Patekar was cremated with full state honours at Donje farmhouse near Pune; his son Malhar lit the pyre