Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Pravin Tarde Criticizes Bollywood’s Limited Presence at Nana Patekar’s Funeral
Pravin Tarde spoke about actor Nana Patekar’s funeral in an interview with ABP Majha.
Tarde said he was disappointed that more people from Bollywood did not attend.
He also said their absence did not make Patekar any less important.
Tarde said a few thousand farmers came to the funeral procession.
He explained that Patekar often called himself a farmer, not just an actor.
Patekar died in Goa on October 8, and his last rites took place on his farm near Pune.
Jackie Shroff and Suresh Wadkar were among the people who attended.
Tarde said the farmers’ presence showed how close Patekar was to people outside the film industry.
Marathi filmmaker Pravin Tarde said Bollywood’s absence did not diminish Nana Patekar’s greatness, but he expected more industry figures to attend.
Tarde said a few thousand farmers joined the funeral procession, reflecting Patekar’s connection with people beyond cinema.
He said Patekar identified as a farmer, and described the farmers’ presence as more meaningful than Bollywood attendees wearing perfume.
Patekar died in Goa on October 8 following a severe heart attack; his last rites were held on his farm in Donje, near Pune.
Jackie Shroff and Suresh Wadkar were among those who attended, along with other celebrities and public figures.
- Who
- Pravin Tarde discussed Nana Patekar’s funeral and the attendance of farmers and film-industry figures.
- What
- Tarde criticized the limited Bollywood turnout while emphasizing farmers’ attendance and Patekar’s identity as a farmer.
- When
- Patekar died on October 8; the year is not specified.
- Where
- Patekar died in Goa; his last rites were held on his farm in Donje, near Pune. Tarde spoke to ABP Majha.
- Why
- Tarde said friends from the film industry should have attended, while stressing that their absence did not diminish Patekar’s greatness.
Tarde’s criticism
Tarde’s qualification
Bollywood turnout
Tarde’s criticism
Tarde said he was disappointed and believed Patekar’s friends in Bollywood should have attended.
Tarde’s qualification
Tarde said the industry’s absence did not diminish Patekar’s greatness; he also acknowledged that Jackie Shroff and Suresh Wadkar attended.
Significance of attendance
Tarde’s criticism
Tarde contrasted the farmers’ presence with Bollywood figures who, in his words, wore perfume, and said the farmers mattered more.
Tarde’s qualification
The article says several political figures, celebrities and other prominent personalities attended, though Bollywood turnout was described as limited.
- Speaker
- Pravin Tarde, a Marathi filmmaker and farmer
- Person discussed
- Nana Patekar
- Interview outlet
- ABP Majha
- Cause and date of death
- A severe heart attack on October 8; year not specified
- Funeral location
- Patekar’s farm in Donje, near Pune
- Farmers at procession
- Tarde said a few thousand farmers attended
- Named attendees
- Jackie Shroff and Suresh Wadkar attended; other attendees included Anees Bazmee, Mehul Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Makarand Anaspure, Prasad Oak and Rahul Deshpande
