Smriti Irani Shares Video of Nana Patekar Cooking for Her
Smriti Irani paid an emotional tribute to Nana Patekar, sharing a video of him cooking fish fry for her and recalling his last words: "Come to Pune, when will you visit?"
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8 Oct 2026
Key Highlights
- The tribute: Smriti Irani shared a video of Nana Patekar cooking fish fry for her.
- "Dada": She said that while the world knew him as Nana Patekar, she called him "Dada."
- Last words: "Aa re Pune, kadhi yeshil?" (Come to Pune, when will you visit?). She replied, "Soon."
- The loss: Nana Patekar died in Goa on October 8 at the age of 75.
Former Union Minister and actor Smriti Irani has shared one of the most personal tributes to Nana Patekar, who died in Goa on Thursday at 75. Along with her note, she posted a video of the veteran actor cooking fish fry for her with his own hands.
"Dada. That's what I called him, while the world knew him as Nana Patekar. His calls were as random as they were precious. No formalities, no pleasantries. Just that familiar voice — 'Kahan hai re?'" she wrote on Instagram.
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Smriti said they rarely photographed their moments together. "Perhaps because one could never imagine there would come a day when photographs would be all I am left with."
