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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nDimple Kapadia<\/a> and Nana Patekar<\/a> worked together in four films, including Krantiveer<\/span> (1994) and Prahaar<\/span>: The Final Attack<\/span> (1991), both of which became iconic for capturing the angst, frustration and helplessness of common man and the middle class. Prahaar<\/span> was the only feature film Nana directed in his career, with Dimple, Madhuri Dixit and Gautam Joglekar among its cast.Shaken by the news of Nana\u2019s untimely demise, Dimple says she is still struggling to process the loss. \u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable. It\u2019s not sinking in. I wanted to call him the other day, but I delayed it and now I can\u2019t speak to him ever. I wish I had made that call. I won\u2019t be able to get over this.\u201dLooking back at their journey and friendship, she recalls Nana as an actor and co-star who was deeply invested in his colleagues. \u201cHe was a fine actor and a great co-star who was always giving. It was wonderful to work with him because he wasn\u2019t selfish. He cared about how I would look in a scene too, and how my character came across. That\u2019s rare.\u201d<\/p>\n Nana Patekar and Dimple Kapadia, inset in a still from Krantiveer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n On a personal note, she says, \u201cNana was brutally honest. He never minced his words. If he wanted to say something to you, he would say it to your face. That was perhaps why he was often misunderstood. But he always said things for your own good. The intent was your bhalai<\/span>. He wasn\u2019t rude, just unfiltered and well-intentioned. There was an angst all over his face, but he was extremely warm and caring as a person.\u201dDimple remembers several instances of his spontaneous interventions on set. \u201cThere was a courtroom scene in one of our films where I had to be teary-eyed, and he would yell at me from a distance, \u2018Aiyee Dimpy, glycerine nahi use karneka.\u2019\u201d She laughs, recalling how Nana never hesitated to push his co-stars to give their best.She also remembers a scene in another film where Nana\u2019s character was supposed to investigate hers. \u201cI am shown putting my knitting needles aside when he enters. He saw the prop and started knitting himself. For a man to do that was powerful and spontaneous. It made the scene look organic and impactful.\u201d<\/p>\n A still from Nana Patekar’s directorial Prahaar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Dimple is particularly grateful that she got to experience Nana not just as an actor but as a director. \u201cI\u2019m glad I was directed by Nana in Prahaar<\/span>. Was he calm on set as a director? Not at all. He was totally mad,\u201d she says with a smile. \u201cBut there was so much to learn from him as an artiste and as a person.\u201dReflecting on their much-loved pairing in Krantiveer<\/span>, she adds, \u201cWe fed off each other\u2019s energy in Krantiveer<\/span>. This is such a great loss for Hindi cinema, Marathi cinema and theatre. I\u2019m going to miss him and his simplicity.\u201dAuthor: Renuka.Vyavahare@timesofindia.com <\/span><\/div>\n Nana Patekar and Dimple Kapadia Dimple Kapadia and Nana Patekar worked together in four films, including Krantiveer (1994) and Prahaar: The Final Attack (1991), both of which became iconic for capturing the angst, frustration and helplessness of common man and the middle class. 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