Aneet Padda remembers ‘Shakti Shalini’ co-star Nana Patekar

Mumbai: Aneet Padda paid homage to her ‘Shakti Shalini’ co-star Nana Patekar, remembering him as an sincere and unapologetic character who lived life on his personal phrases.

‘Shakti Shalini’, the subsequent instalment in Maddock Movies’ horror-comedy universe, will characteristic the ‘Saiyaara’ star alongside Patekar. The movie will likely be among the many final display screen appearances of the veteran actor, who died in Goa on Thursday following a coronary heart assault. He was 75.

In a latest put up on her ‘Instagram Tales’, Padda stated the chance to work with him early in her profession was an expertise she would cherish for the remainder of her life.

“The primary time I met Nana Patekar sir, I barely spoke. I believe I used to be simply taking all of it in. To take a seat throughout from somebody so sincere, so unfiltered, so unapologetically himself was an expertise in itself. He was somebody who lived life on his personal phrases, selected simplicity over the noise of fame and reminded you what it actually meant to be an actor. Listening to him converse, watching him work and easily being round him was a lesson I’ll all the time carry with me,” she wrote.

The actress stated that watching Patekar work and listening to him converse had been a lesson she would all the time carry along with her. “Wanting again, I realise how treasured these moments had been. That one in all his final movies is with me nonetheless leaves me with out phrases. It feels surreal. I’m grateful that our paths crossed, even when just for a short time and I’ll carry it for the remainder of my life. Relaxation in peace, Sir,” Padda stated.

Recognized for his intense display screen presence, distinctive voice and skill to painting advanced characters, Patekar constructed a repute as one in all Hindi cinema’s most versatile performers.

‘Shakti Shalini’ is predicted to be launched in theatres in March 2027.