Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Sutapa Sikdar Recalls Nana Patekar on Khamoshi Set
Sutapa Sikdar shared memories of working with Nana Patekar on a film called Khamoshi: The Musical.
She said many people on the set were scared of him.
She was nervous too, because it was her first commercial film set.
But Patekar took a liking to her, she recalled.
They talked and had a good time together.
After the film, he invited her to his home during Ganpati.
Sikdar said she is not good at staying in touch with people.
The article also reports that Patekar died aged 75 on Thursday.
Nana Patekar died aged 75 on Thursday, the article reports.
Sutapa Sikdar recalled meeting Patekar on the set of Khamoshi: The Musical.
Sikdar said many people on set were frightened of Patekar.
She said she was also afraid, partly because it was her first commercial film set.
Sikdar recalled that she and Patekar spoke, enjoyed each other’s company, and that he later invited her to his home during Ganpati.
- Who
- Sutapa Sikdar recalled her interactions with Nana Patekar.
- What
- Sikdar described meeting and working with Patekar on Khamoshi: The Musical.
- When
- The film was made in 1996; the article reports Patekar died on Thursday, aged 75.
- Where
- On the set of Khamoshi: The Musical; Patekar later invited Sikdar to his home during Ganpati.
- Why
- Sikdar shared the memories in an interview with SCREEN.
- Film
- Khamoshi: The Musical
- Film year
- 1996
- Interviewee
- Sutapa Sikdar
- Person remembered
- Nana Patekar
- Patekar's reported age at death
- 75
- Sikdar's role on the film
- She wrote dialogues for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directorial debut.