Patekar dies aged 75 at Goa home on Kumar's centenary
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Nana Patekar, the iconic Bollywood actor, died at 75 from cardiac arrest at his home in Goa.
What makes this even more poignant: his passing happened on the 100th birthday of Raaj Kumar, who starred with him in the 1993 film Tirangaa.
Patekar was found unresponsive early morning and declared dead at around 5:20am.
Patekar and Kumar's 'Tirangaa' legacy
Back in 1993, Patekar and Raaj Kumar teamed up as Inspector Shivajirao Wagle and Brigadier Suryadev Singh in Tirangaa, a film all about patriotism that still gets talked about today.
This unexpected overlap of dates is a reminder of their lasting impact on Hindi cinema and how their legacies are still connected decades later.