Basit Ali remembers Nana: ex-cricketer recalls decades of support
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Friday, October 9, 2026
Nana Patekar, 75, died of a cardiac arrest on October 8. Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali paid tribute, recalling a friendship since 1994 and how Patekar supported him after his mother’s death, calling him the same on and off screen. Patekar was cremated with full state honours at his Pune farmhouse.
