Nana Patekar: a final farewell

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Cardiac arrest at 75

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Laid to rest at Donje

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Malhar lights the pyre

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Parinda to Natsamrat

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Naam Foundation

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Born in 1951

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He directed Prahaar

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Padma Shri and 3 National Awards

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"An irreparable loss"

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Remembering Nana

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