Nana Patekar dies at 75: 10 iconic dialogues of the Bollywood star

Bollywood veteran Nana Patekar passed away today, October 8. He was 75. According to reports, the National Award-winning star was found unconscious at his residence in Dona Paula, Goa, after suffering a cardiac arrest. Although he was rushed to the hospital, the doctors declared him dead. As per Dr Shekhar Salkar, Chief of Oncology Department, Manipal Hospital, the actor could not be revived even after 45 minutes of continuous CPR, as per news agency ANI. Additionally, a medico-legal case (MLC) has been registered, and a post-mortem will be conducted.

Nana Patekar has delivered several memorable performances over the years. He made his debut with the 1978 Muzaffar Ali-directed Daman and gave noteworthy performances in films like 'Parinda', 'Prahaar', 'Angaar', 'Krantiveer', 'Agni Sakshi', 'Yashwant', 'Ab Tak Chhappan', 'Apaharan', 'Welcome' and 'Natsamrat ’, to name a few. Here are 10 iconic dialogues of the star.

Iconic dialogues of Nana Patekar

Ek machhar, saala ek machhar insaan ko aadmi se hijda bana deta hai (A mosquito... one single bloody mosquito can turn a man into a eunuch) - Krantiveer (1994)


Yeh Musalman ka khoon, yeh Hindu ka khoon... bata is mein Musalman ka kaunsa, Hindu ka kaunsa, bata (This is a Muslim's blood, this is a Hindu's blood... tell me, which one is Muslim's and which one is Hindu's, tell me) - Krantiveer

Aa gaye meri maut ka tamaasha dekhne? (So you've all come to watch the spectacle of my death?) - Krantiveer

Na maareez-e-ishq ka haal poocho, na ghayal-e-ulfat ka jigar dekho... yeh fauj-e-watan ke deewane hain, inki har aah mein shola hota hai (Don't ask about the state of a sick lover, nor look at the heart of the wounded... these are lovers of the nation’s army, every sigh of theirs carries a flame) - Tirangaa (1992)

Ek machhar saala... 100 mein se 80 beimaan, phir bhi mera desh mahaan (80 out of 100 people are dishonest, yet my country is great) - Yashwant (1997)

Dhanda hai par dharam hai mera... aur dharam se bada koi dhanda nahi hota (It's a business, but it's my duty... and no business is bigger than duty) - Parinda (1989)

Bhagwan ka diya hua sab kuch hai... daulat hai, shohrat hai, izzat hai. (By God's grace, I have everything... wealth, fame, and respect.) - Welcome (2007)

Aalu le lo, kanda le lo... subah se na ek aalu bika hai, na bika hai aadha kanda (Buy potatoes, buy onions... since morning not a single potato has been sold, nor half an onion) - Welcome

Aadmi jab helpless hota hai na... toh uski frustration gaali ban ke bahar nikalati hai (When a man feels helpless... his frustration comes out in the form of curses) - Taxi No. 9211 (2006)

To be or not to be... yaanich 'jeeno ki marno' haach ek prashna aahe (To be or not to be... that is the question: whether to live or to die) - Natsamrat (2016)