Welcome’s Majnu bhai, Anil Kapoor, shared a touching tribute to his on-screen brother and real-life buddy Nana Patekar on Thursday night. Nana died in Goa on Thursday morning after a cardiac arrest, and was cremated with full state honours in Pune later within the day.
Anil Kapoor mourns Nana Patekar’s demise
On Thursday night, Anil Kapoor took to Instagram to share an emotional tribute for his buddy and co-star. Within the heartfelt Instagram publish, Anil Kapoor affectionately referred to as Patekar “nanya”, referring to him because the world’s greatest artist. Equating Nana’s demise to the lack of one other actor buddy, Satish Kaushik, Anil wrote, “Mera dost mujhe chhodkar chala gaya… pehle Satish aur ab mera Nanya. NANYA, tu achanak bohot jaldi chala gaya… Duniya ka sabse bada kalakaar, humein chhodkar hamesha-hamesha ke liye chala gaya (My buddy has left me. First Satish and now Nanya. Nanya, you left so all of the sudden and so quickly. The world’s greatest artiste has left us endlessly).”
Bidding an emotional farewell to his buddy, Kapoor shared that he would miss Nana in his life, on movie units, and on the massive display. “Bohot miss karunga tujhe, life mein, set par, cellphone par aur bade parde par,” the actor concluded. Alongside along with his publish, Anil Kapoor additionally shared an image of himself with the late actor.
Anil Kapoor and Nana’s bond
Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor have been longtime associates. The 2 actors first labored collectively in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s 1989 movie Parinda, which earned Nana his first Nationwide Award. The 2 actors collaborated in lots of movies after that, together with because the beloved Uday and Majnu duo in Anees Bazmee’s 2007 hit Welcome, earlier than reprising their roles within the sequel, Welcome Again. Their chemistry and comedy timing within the comedies earned them reward and love.
Nana Patekar’s demise
Nana Patekar handed away after struggling a extreme cardiac arrest in Goa. He was taken to Manipal Hospital, the place docs tried to revive him for round 45 minutes, however he couldn’t be saved. Dr Shekhar Salkar, Chief of the Oncology Division at Manipal Hospital, confirmed the information to ANI.
Because the information got here out, tributes have been pouring in throughout social media platforms, with actors, members of the movie fraternity, politicians, and followers remembering Patekar’s legacy.
The late actor’s final rites have been carried out at his farmhouse, affectionately often called Nanachi Wadi, in Donje village close to Khadakwasla, Pune, late on Thursday night time within the presence of senior political leaders and hundreds of followers.