Amitabh Bachchan pays tribute to Nana Patekar with throwback videos

Amitabh Bachchan pays tribute to Nana Patekar with throwback videos, including the late actor singing 'Main Zindagi Ka Saath Nibhata Chala'

Amitabh Bachchan has paid an emotional tribute to Nana Patekar, who died on Thursday morning. The megastar posted throwback videos of the late actor on Instagram, recalling his special moments on ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’.

Amitabh Bachchan’s Instagram tribute

One of the clips shows Nana talking about shooting an episode of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ with Big B, taken from an interview with NDTV. Another video shows him singing ‘Main Zindagi Ka Saath Nibhata Chala’ while sitting on the KBC hot seat. Amitabh also shared the same videos on his Instagram stories.

How Nana Patekar died

Nana suffered a severe cardiac arrest at his home in Goa. Reports say he felt uneasy in the early hours and called a friend, after which he was taken to Manipal Hospital.

Doctors reportedly tried to revive him for around 45 minutes.

Journey to Pune

His mortal remains were then taken to Pune. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis paid his respects at the airport. The body was later taken by road to the family farmhouse in Donje village.

Funeral with state honours

Political leaders, film personalities and more than 1,000 admirers attended the last rites. His body was draped in the Tricolour, and a marching band walked with the procession.

Female police officers fired a 21-gun salute. Many fans had reached the venue in the afternoon and waited for hours. Chants of “Nana Patekar amar rahe!” rang out as people said their final goodbye.

Who attended

Those present included Maharashtra Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, Union Ministers Murlidhar Mohol and Ramdas Athawale, and state ministers Chandrakant Patil, Uday Samant and Madhuri Misal. Actors Jackie Shroff, Pravin Tarde and Kiran Yadnyopavit were also there.

Arrangements for the crowd

To handle the big gathering, organisers set up a raised platform for the funeral pyre, a tent for dignitaries, barricades for crowd control and a large screen for the public. Several shops and establishments in and around Khadakwasla stayed shut to allow the procession to pass smoothly.