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Bollywood actor Nana Patekar poses during the trailer launch of his Indian Hindi-language emotional drama film “Vanvaas” in Mumbai on Dec. 2, 2024.
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Nana Patekar, left, poses with filmmaker and writer Mehul Kumar during the trailer launch of his Indian Hindi-language emotional drama film “Vanvaas” in Mumbai on Dec. 2, 2024.
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Bollywood actor, director and producer Amol Palekar, right, speaks with actor Nana Patekar, left, during the launch of his memoir “Viewfinder,” in Mumbai on Nov. 23, 2024.
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Nana Patekar, right, poses with Sunny Deol during the trailer launch of his Indian Hindi-language emotional drama film “Vanvaas” in Mumbai on Dec. 2, 2024.
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Nana Patekar, left, speaks with director and cinematographer Govind Nihalani during the launch of actor, director and producer Amol Palekar’s memoir “Viewfinder,” in Mumbai on Nov. 23, 2024.
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Nana Patekar offers prayers to an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival at his residence in Pune on Sept. 27, 2023.
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Bollywood actors Pallavi Joshi and Nana Patekar, right, attend the trailer launch of their Hindi-language thriller film “The Vaccine War” in Mumbai on Sept. 12, 2023.
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Indian Border Security Force officers along with Bollywood actor Nana Patekar, center, arrive during the closing ceremony of “Seema Prahari Marathon” at the Indian Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35 km from Amritsar, on March 27, 2022.
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Nana Patekar attends a trailer launch of a Marathi film “Me Vasanteao” in Mumbai on March 14, 2022.
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