Nana Patekar funeral: Actor’s son arrives in Goa; last rites with full state honours at Pune farmhouse

Nana Patekar will be cremated with full state honours at his Donje farmhouse near Pune. His mortal remains are expected to reach Pune around 5 pm.

New Delhi: Veteran actor Nana Patekar will be cremated with full state honours at his farmhouse in Donje, on the outskirts of Pune, on Thursday (October 8), following his death in Goa earlier in the day. He was 75.

Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar announced that the state government would accord Nana Patekar full state honours, citing his contributions to Marathi theatre and Marathi and Hindi cinema.

Nana Patekar died in Goa on Thursday morning. His son, Malhar Patekar, arrived at the hospital after his death and met doctors and family members. The actor’s mortal remains are expected to arrive in Pune later on Thursday, after the required formalities and post-mortem examination are completed.

Nana Patekar’s last rites in Pune

Ganesh Thorat, CEO of Patekar’s Naam Foundation, said the mortal remains were expected to arrive in Pune at around 5 pm and would subsequently be kept for people to pay their last respects. “The........

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