Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Nana Patekar Chose Farmer Families Over A Luxury Car
Ranbir Pushp said Nana Patekar once planned to buy an expensive car.
After seeing news about families affected by farmers’ suicides, Pushp said Patekar changed his mind.
Instead, he arranged Rs 15,000 cheques for those families.
Pushp said Patekar cared deeply about people facing hardship.
He also described Patekar telling a driver not to litter.
The article says Patekar helped form the NAAM Foundation.
It reports that Patekar died at age 75 after a cardiac arrest at his home in Goa.
Screenwriter Ranbir Pushp said Patekar declined to buy a Rs 1.5 crore car after seeing reports of farmer suicides.
Pushp said Patekar arranged Rs 15,000 cheques for families affected by the suicides.
Pushp described Patekar as compassionate and rejected claims that his temper was generally problematic.
Pushp also recounted Patekar confronting a driver for littering and urging him to keep the country clean.
The article reports that Patekar died at 75 after a cardiac arrest at his home in Goa.
- Who
- Actor Nana Patekar, as described by screenwriter Ranbir Pushp.
- What
- Pushp said Patekar chose to distribute Rs 15,000 cheques to families affected by farmer suicides instead of buying a Rs 1.5 crore car.
- When
- Pushp said the decision followed a day when Patekar watched news about farmers’ suicides; the article gives no date for the incident.
- Where
- The article says Patekar died at his home in Goa; it does not specify where the donation decision took place.
- Why
- According to Pushp, Patekar wanted to help families grieving after farmers’ suicides.
- Car price
- Rs 1.5 crore
- Cheque amount
- Rs 15,000 each
- Source of the account
- Screenwriter Ranbir Pushp, speaking on Siddharth Kannan’s podcast
- Foundation mentioned
- NAAM Foundation
- Reported age at death
- 75
- Reported cause and location of death
- Cardiac arrest at his home in Goa