Nana Patekar’s final rites will be held with full state honours at Donje near Pune today at 4 PM. The Maharashtra government has announced the state funeral, with the cremation scheduled to take place near the actor’s farmhouse in Donje, a place with which he had a close connection.

The veteran actor died early this morning at his Goa residence after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. He was 75. Following sudden discomfort, Patekar was found unconscious and taken to Manipal Hospital.

Medical staff tried to revive him with CPR for nearly 45 minutes, but he could not be saved. He was declared dead at approximately 5:20 AM.

Patekar was widely known for his work in Hindi and Marathi cinema and had a film career spanning several decades. His contributions to cinema earned him three National Film Awards.