Veteran actress Saira Banu mourned Nana Patekar, who died on October 8 at age 75 after a cardiac arrest in Goa. She called his passing a heartbreaking loss for Indian cinema and recalled that Dilip Kumar once dried a drenched Patekar with a towel, saying it was a greater award than any trophy.
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- Nana Patekar died on October 8 at age 75 after a cardiac arrest in Goa.
- Saira Banu is described as a veteran actress.
- She described Patekar's death as a heartbreaking loss for Indian cinema.
- She recalled Dilip Kumar drying a drenched Patekar with a towel.
- Dilip Kumar said the towel was a greater award than any trophy.
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