‘I loved that’: Nana Patekar’s co-star recalls how the actor made her rehearse 3 Marathi words a million times

Deepti Naval, who has worked with Nana Patekar in a few films, has recently recalled a personal anecdote from one of the film sets. The actress made her film debut in ace director Shyam Benegal's historical drama Junoon (1978). She achieved breakthrough recognition in a leading role in the 1980 movie Ek Baar Phir. But Deepti was also a part of regional language films. In this, the 74-year-old was talking about the 1991 Marathi project Suryodaya.

Deepti Naval on working with Nana Patekar

Deepti Naval recently shared a glimpse of Suryodaya on Instagram, remembering her memories from the film sets. In her caption, the Shakti actress revealed that Nana Patekar made her rehearse a particular Marathi dialogue several times so that she delivered it with absolute perfection.

Deepti Naval wrote that she and Nana Patekar were shooting for Suryodaya in a small village near Nagpur. Her first Marathi dialogue had only 3 words - ‘Gadva kutha thhevaychi’, which translates to ‘where are we going to keep the donkeys?’

All about Marathi film Suryodaya

And Nana made me rehearse these three words a million times,’ shared Deepti, adding that despite his strict stance, she loved his approach to work and commitment to his craft. Calling Suryodaya ‘a gem of a film’, she requested everyone to watch it on YouTube.

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Suryodaya centres around a group of nomadic people in Maharashtra who dream of having permanent homes on a grazing land in a village. But their mission is left astray as the people are misled into believing that the government will build concrete houses for them if they burn their temporary huts. Once they do as follows, the politician flees from the region, leaving them jobless.

Nana Patekar death

Nana Patekar, who is remembered for his contributions to Indian cinema, passed away on October 8. He was 75. Patekar was found unconscious and unresponsive at his home in Dona Paula, Goa. The autopsy confirmed the cause of his death was acute myocardial infarction (heart attack). Patekar’s final rites took place at his family farmhouse in Donje village, near Pune.