Nana Patekar's final screen appearances: Shraddha Kapoor's Eetha, Aneet Padda's Shakti Shalini and The Confession of Mary will release posthumously
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
Nana Patekar , one of Hindi cinema's most recognisable actors, died at 75. The veteran star passed away at his home in Goa on October 8 after suffering a cardiac arrest. The star was found unconscious in the early hours of Thursday and was taken to a private hospital, where doctors tried to revive him for around 45 minutes. He was declared dead at around 5:20 am. His death brings to a close a career spanning over four decades, during which he worked across Marathi theatre, parallel cinema and some of Bollywood's biggest commercial films.
Adding to this, Nana Patekar's last three films are Eetha, Shakti Shalini and The Confession of Mary: Here's when they rollout. (AP Photo/) Even after his death, however, his work on screen is not over. Three completed films featuring the star are still awaiting rollout and will be rolled out posthumously.
Meanwhile, The Confession of Mary is perhaps the most notable of his remaining films. The movie has been directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Ananth Mahadevan , with Patekar playing Father Benedict, a priest accused of murdering a woman. The story takes inspiration from the 1966 Mariyakutty murder case in Kerala. Adil Hussain, Ashish Vidyarthi, Gautam Rode and Joy Sengupta also feature in the movie.
Notably, The official synopsis reads, “Marie's ravaged dead body was found in the thickets and all evidences pointed to Father Benedict's involvement in the case. In a stirring conflict of conscience and faith, Benedict refuses to divulge the confession that Marie had made to him. Benedict becomes the first priest to be sentenced to death ... But the Church and the Universe bring together elements that lead to a cathartic climax.”
As per the latest buzz, Subhash Kale, co-producer of Nana-starrer, shared that the star was supposed to come to Mumbai to complete the dubbing of the movie. In conversation with ANI, he shared, “We had spoken just the day before yesterday about the dubbing. There was one line that he had to dub. He told me, ‘I am coming to Bombay.’ He was supposed to come to Bombay tomorrow, and he also had a shoot scheduled in Bombay for a movie. So he told me, ‘I’ll come tomorrow, and we’ll do that one line’.”
In further updates, The project was selected to premiere at the Toronto International Movie Festival 2025. And is awaiting the rollout.
On top of that, The next movie is Laxman Utekar's Eetha is a biographical movie based on the life of Vithabai Narayangaonkar, the celebrated Maharashtrian Lavani and Tamasha artist. Shraddha Kapoor, Randeep Hooda and Anant Joshi headline the movie, with Nana Patekar also playing a part. The teaser was unveiled a few months ago and the movie's rollout was postponed. Now, the soon-to-release musical drama is scheduled to rollout on December 4, 2026.
The third movie is most likely will be last project on big screen which is Maddock Films' soon-to-release movie, Shakti Shalini. This is a horror-comedy from the production house's horror-comedy universe which has had films like Stree, Bhediya, and Munjhya. Aditya Sarpotdar has directed the movie. Aneet Padda , Vishal Jethwa and Vineet Kumar Singh are also part of the cast.
Source: Hindustan Times