Bollywood actor Nana Patekar dies at 75

MUMBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) Nana Patekar, a veteran Indian actor known for his fiery performances in Bollywood films and theatre, died on Thursday ​aged 75, local media reported. Patekar was found ‌unconscious at his home in the coastal state of Goa early on Thursday morning and doctors were unable to revive him, news agency ANI and other media reported. He died ‌of ​cardiac arrest, but it was ⁠unclear what triggered it, ⁠Shekhar Salkar, chief of the oncology department at the Manipal Hospital, where Patekar was brought, told ANI. Born Vishawanath Patekar, but popularly known as Nana, ​he started his career doing theatre in Marathi, the language spoken in his home state of ⁠Maharashtra, which is also home ⁠to Bollywood. Patekar acted in several of ​India s arthouse movies in the 1970 s and 80 s, including ​Mira Nair s award-winning Salaam Bombay before moving to mainstream ‌Bollywood. He played a variety of roles, sharing screen space with actors such as Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh