‘Swear on your mom’: Nana Patekar didn't want to hear Welcome story, here's how Anees Bazmee convinced him to play Uday Shetty. Watch
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Veteran star Nana Patekar passed away at the age of 75 on October 8, leaving behind a legacy of some of the most iconic roles and performances in Indian cinema. While he was known for playing gritty, intense characters, often portraying the quintessential angry man troubled by the country's realities, Nana also had a terrific comic side. He made audiences laugh with his impeccable comic timing in films such as Welcome and Welcome Back. However, not many know how the star came on board Welcome and what convinced him to play the unforgettable Uday Shetty.
Adding to this, Nana Patekar in Welcome with Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif. How Anees Bazmee convinced Nana Patekar for Welcome During an appearance on The Kapil Sharma Show Season 2, filmmaker Anees Bazmee revealed how he convinced Nana Patekar to essay the role of Uday in Welcome. He shared he had always been a fan of Nana and believed that whenever the veteran star took up a comedy role, he would excel and show audiences how comedy was meant to be done. Anees also recalled his hilarious conversation with Nana over the phone. He shared, "I called him and told him I want to meet you. He replied, 'Kai ko? (Why?)' I told him that I want to narrate a movie to you."
Meanwhile, However, when Anees went to Nana's house to narrate the movie, the veteran star told him, "I don't want to listen to the story, you swear on your mom that this movie is right for me and I should do it." Anees, however, insisted that Nana read the script and went on to narrate the story to him for nearly three hours.
Notably, Anees opened up that Nana hugged him after hearing the narration and told him, "Main kacchi mitti hai, tere set pe aayega, jis roop mein dhalna hai dhaal lena (I’m like wet clay. I’ll come to your set, and you can mould me into whatever form you want)." Anees added that while people often say Nana had a temper and was difficult to work with, he found the veteran star to be one of the easiest actors to work with.
As per the latest buzz, Nana Patekar’s performance as Uday Shetty in Welcome (2007) remains one of the most memorable comic turns of his career. Directed by Anees Bazmee, the movie saw Nana step away from the intense, serious roles he was often associated with and embrace comedy. As Uday, Nana played a feared underworld don who desperately wants to get his sister Sanjana married into a respectable family. Uday could intimidate almost anyone, but became helpless and increasingly frustrated when it came to his sister’s love life.
In further updates, Nana’s chemistry with Anil Kapoor, who played his partner-in-crime Majnu Bhai, became the heart of the movie. Their constant arguments and exaggerated reactions won over the internet and made their characters iconic. Uday Shetty's lines such as "Control, Uday, control" and "Kya karun, maar bhi nahi sakta isse, pyaar jo karta hai mujhse" became part of popular culture.
On top of that, The movie, which also featured Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Katrina Kaif and Anil Kapoor in lead roles, emerged as a huge ticket-window success. Nana was also a part of the movie's sequel, Welcome Back, but didn't feature in the recent movie of the franchise, Welcome To The Jungle.
On October 8, Nana was brought to the hospital around 4.30 am and was declared dead by 5.30 am. Despite attempts to revive him, including cardiac massage for 45 minutes to an hour, he could not be saved, the doctor from Manipal Hospital revealed.
Source: Hindustan Times