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Tanushree Dutta questions Nana Patekar's funeral and claims he may be alive
Actor Nana Patekar was reported to have died at 75 on October 8 after a heart attack.
His funeral was held at his farmhouse in Danje village near Pune.
Actor Tanushree Dutta questioned the timing and arrangements during an Instagram Live, asking why the cremation took place around midnight and why there was no prayer meeting.
She said Bollywood figures and the media did not see his body before the cremation, and questioned whether his family had seen it clearly.
Dutta also claimed that the body cremated was not Patekar's and speculated that he might be alive in Singapore or Malaysia.
She provided no evidence for those claims in the account of her comments.
She suggested a DNA test if Patekar had changed his appearance, but no next steps or response from his family are given.
Actor Tanushree Dutta questioned the circumstances of Nana Patekar’s death and cremation, claiming that no one in Bollywood had seen his body.
She asked why his cremation took place at midnight and why no prayer meet was held before it.
Dutta speculated that the body cremated was not Patekar’s and that he could still be alive in Singapore or Malaysia.
Patekar was reported to have died at age 75 on October 8 after a heart attack.
A prayer meet for Patekar, titled Sangeetle Nana, was held in Mumbai on October 14.
- Who
- Tanushree Dutta questioned the circumstances of Nana Patekar’s death and cremation.
- What
- Dutta claimed no one in Bollywood had seen Patekar’s body and speculated that he may still be alive. News18 reported that he died of a heart attack.
- When
- Dutta made the remarks during an Instagram Live on Monday night; the articles were published on October 13 and 14, 2026.
- Where
- The prayer meet was held in Prabhadevi, Mumbai. Patekar’s last rites were reported to have taken place near Pune.
- Why
- Dutta said she questioned the circumstances because she believed the public and film industry should have had an opportunity to pay their respects.
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Nana Patekar was reported to have died at age 75 after suffering a heart attack.
Tanushree Dutta questioned the circumstances of Patekar’s death and cremation during an Instagram Live.
NDTV published a report on Dutta’s claims.
A prayer meet titled Sangeetle Nana was held at the P. L. Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Akademi in Mumbai.
- Age
- 75
- Reported date of death
- October 8, 2026
- Prayer meet
- Sangeetle Nana, October 14, 2026
- Prayer meet venue
- Mini Theatre, P. L. Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Akademi, Prabhadevi, Mumbai
- Reported cause of death
- Heart attack
- Dutta’s speculation
- Patekar could still be alive in Singapore or Malaysia
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'No One In Bollywood Saw His Body': Tanushree Dutta Asks Why No Prayer Meet Was Held For Nana Patekar
What people are saying
Bollywood and the media did not see Nana Patekar’s body. Why was there such a rush to cremate him at midnight?
Such a great legend, such a great person. A prayer meet should have been organised so people from Bollywood and the media could come, see the body and pay their respects.
In our religion, cremations are generally not performed after sunset. If so, why was the cremation held at midnight? What was the hurry? Why was it done in the dark?