Veteran actor Nana Patekar dies of cardiac arrest. Veteran actor Nana Patekar passed away after suffering a severe cardiac arrest. He was taken to Manipal Hospital, where doctors attempted to revive him for 45 minutes. Singer Jubin Nautiyal called it a 'great loss' to the film industry. Patekar, 75, was known for films like 'Krantiveer' and 'Ab Tak Chhappan'.