At this time we are present in Pune and we are present at that place where Bollywood superstar Nana Patekar’s last rites will be performed after some time. See, this is the farmhouse of Nana Patekar in Donjewadi, this place named Donje. It is also called Wadi. Here is his luxurious farmhouse. It is a quite big farmhouse. Going ahead there is a fort, Sinhagad.At its foot this farmhouse is located here. This farmhouse is spread over many acres and Nana Patekar used to live here.
Yesterday when Nana Patekar was in Goa, his son Malhar was staying here itself and the sad news of Nana Patekar’s departure was received by Malhar while staying in this farmhouse itself. I want to show you here that see, the preparation for the last rites is outside this farmhouse itself or at Nana Patekar’s place. The preparation for the last rites has started here.Be it police administration, be it local administration, it is seen to be fully engaged in work here. See here work is being done and here itself Nana Patekar’s mortal remains will be kept and he will be cremated here.
Work for now will be finished here in a short while. People are currently reaching here from far-flung areas and it is expected that more and more crowd will gather here to pay tribute to Nana Patekar. It is said that personalities from the political world are also going to reach here. You can see that construction work is also going on here. Nana Patekar used to spend most of his time here in this Donje and living here he used to do his farming work as well. From here he used to go on tours of Maharashtra and be it with farmers of Maharashtra or he used to connect, or be it water work or any work related to farming, he continuously used to talk to farmers here.Where have you come from?We are from Pune itself. From Pune, what will you say, Nana is not among everyone today? He was good. We were good, we had come here for the first time as well, we have come and gone here one or two times before also, we used to come and go many times with Nana,
Nana was good, he thought good of everyone. What will you say, just tell us, do you have some memory, Nana… No no, we also used to come, came here two three times, good, ever attended any of his programs, heard a speech, ever heard, now heard in Pune two three times, heard his speech two-three times in Pune, is a farmer.
People are here telling memories of Nana, how Nana used to live among the people here. A farmer also told a memory that during Ganpati they used to go to his small house in Mumbai. But Nana had a big heart. Nana always welcomed them. Since 2001, Shrikant Mahale, neighbour of Nana Patekar, is present with us. Here to talk. Since 2001 it can be said that you have been his neighbour. There must be friendship as well.
