Why were Nana Patekar's last rites held at midnight. Nana Patekar's last rites were performed with full state honours on Thursday night, after sunset. "We expected that we'd arrive earlier but it took us...time. He passed away early in the morning so a lot of time had already passed and...it wasn't advisable to keep the mortal remains for long...Hence, we had to do...cremation after sunset," his son Malhar explained.