New Delhi: Veteran actor Nana Patekar passed away on Thursday morning after suffering a cardiac arrest, according to doctors at Manipal Hospital.

According to Dr Shekhar Salkar, head of the oncology department of Manipal Hospital, Patekar was brought to the hospital after he fell ill at his residence in the morning. His condition was critical when he was taken to the hospital. The team of doctors tried to revive him for about 45 minutes to an hour, but could not be saved, Dr Salkar said.

According to him, Patekar sent a message to a friend at around 2:30 am saying that he was feeling uncomfortable. Since it was night, the friend did not see the message immediately. He then called Patekar and reached his residence at around 4 am. At that time, Patekar was sweating profusely and gradually fainted.

The emergency team of the hospital reached the residence and gave him CPR. He was then brought to the hospital between 4:20 and 4:30 am. “He was in a completely unresponsive state. Even after he was brought to the hospital, we tried our best, but he was brought dead,” Dr. Salker said.

After Patekar’s death, the medico-legal process was initiated and the body was taken to the Goa Medical College for post-mortem, the doctor said. His family members were not present at the time, but friends and caregivers were with him.

Patekar started his acting career in 1978 with the film ‘Gaman’. He has acted in films like ‘Parinda’, ‘Prahar’, ‘Krantiveer’, ‘Tiranga’, ‘Khamoshi’ and ‘Ab Tak Chhappan’. He was also active in the film industry in recent years. He has acted in ‘Housefull 5’, Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘O’ Romeo and ‘Subedar’.