Nana Patekar once refused Raj Kapoor's film offer. Nana Patekar, who passed away at 76, once turned down Raj Kapoor's film offer, saying he couldn't disagree with his family's hero on set. He similarly declined Dev Anand and V Shantaram. Patekar won three National Film Awards and was conferred the Padma Shri in 2013 during his five-decade career.