Nana Patekar’s Last Conversation: ‘I’ll Come Tomorrow for Dubbing,’ Recalls The Confession Co-Producer

October 8, 2026

New Delhi: The sudden death of Nana Patekar has left the Indian film industry mourning the loss of one of its most distinctive performers. His passing has also left behind unfinished work, including his upcoming crime thriller The Confession, also known as The Confession of Mary.

Subhash Kale, co-producer of the film, recalled his last conversation with Patekar and said the actor had been expected to return to Mumbai to complete the dubbing for the film.

Kale said he was “completely shaken” when he learned about Patekar’s death on Thursday morning.

“It is a very big loss, and it is unbelievable… unbelievable. I found out at around 7:30 this morning, as soon as I woke up, and I was completely shaken when I heard the news,” Kale said.

He added that he immediately contacted Malhar to confirm the news. Kale described Patekar’s death as a sudden and immense loss for the film industry.

Nana Patekar Had One Dubbing Line Left

Kale said he had spoken to Patekar just two days before his death about the dubbing work for The Confession. According to him, only one line remained for the actor to record.

Patekar had told him that he would return to Mumbai the following day and complete the pending line.

“I’ll come tomorrow, and we’ll do that one line,” Patekar had told Kale, according to the co-producer.

Kale also said Patekar had a shoot scheduled in Mumbai for another film after his return.

The unfinished dubbing work has now become one of the final reminders of the actor’s professional commitments before his sudden death.

‘The First Call Would Be to Me’

Recalling his close bond with Patekar, Kale said the actor would call him whenever he came to Mumbai.

According to Kale, they would often meet at the studio, where they spent time talking, joking and singing songs together.

“Whenever he came to Mumbai, the first call would be to me: ‘I am coming to the studio.’ We would sit together, have a lot of fun, joke around, sing songs… He was just incredible,” Kale recalled.

Kale said he was unable to speak much about the loss and was travelling to Goa following the actor’s death.

Nana Patekar Dies at 75 in Goa

Nana Patekar died on Thursday at the age of 75 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his residence in Dona Paula, Goa. He was found unconscious and was taken to Manipal Hospital, where doctors attempted to revive him for around 45 minutes.

Dr Shekhar Salkar of Manipal Hospital said Patekar had messaged a friend around 2:30 a.m. saying that he was not feeling well. The friend later reached his residence at around 4 a.m.

Patekar began his acting career with the 1978 film Gaman and went on to deliver acclaimed performances in films including Parinda, Prahar, Angaar, Krantiveer, Tiranga, Khamoshi and Ab Tak Chhappan.

In recent years, he continued to work in films and was seen in Housefull 5. He also appeared in Vishal Bhardwaj’s O’Romeo, starring Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri.