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Veteran Actor Nana Patekar Dies at 75
Veteran Indian actor Nana Patekar has died at the age of 75. He passed away on Thursday morning at his residence in Goa after a severe cardiac arrest. Reports indicate he died at 5:20 AM, and resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. Goa police have registered a medico-legal case for unnatural death. Tributes have poured in from across the film industry, with actors like Shah Rukh Khan and Farooq Abdullah remembering Patekar. Some reports also recalled past incidents, including a 2005 train delay caused by Patekar and his association with the Territorial Army.
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- Left (4): Scroll.in, The Hindu, The News Minute, The Telegraph (India)
- Centre (18 votes, 19 outlets): Amar Ujala, DNA (Daily News & Analysis), Deccan Chronicle, Deccan Herald, EastMojo, Greater Kashmir, Hindustan (Hindi), Jansatta · The Indian Express (Indian Express Group — 1 vote), Mathrubhumi English, Nai Dunia, Navbharat Times, Outlook India, Patrika, Telangana Today, The Free Press Journal, The Lallantop, The Quint, The Tribune
- Right (6): Dainik Jagran, News18 Hindi, TFIPOST, The Commune, The Pioneer, Times Now
- International (2): Gulf News, The Globe and Mail