Late actor Nana Patekar’s apology video to film producer falsely linked to Jantar Mantar anti-CEC protest
Late actor Nana Patekar’s apology video to film producer falsely linked to Jantar Mantar anti-CEC protest
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A viral video claims the late actor Nana Patekar apologised to Abhijit Dipke for being unable to join him at the anti-CEC demonstration in New Delhi. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. In the video, Patekar is actually apologising to film producer Abhijeet Gholap for missing the NAFA Marathi Film Festival.A viral video claims the late actor Nana Patekar apologised to Abhijit Dipke for being unable to join him at the anti-CEC demonstration in New Delhi. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. In the video, Patekar is actually apologising to film producer Abhijeet Gholap for missing the NAFA Marathi Film Festival.
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Days after veteran actor Nana Patekar died of a cardiac arrest in Goa on October 8, 2026, a clip of him speaking apologetically into a phone camera began circulating with a Hindi caption. The caption claimed he had been due to join Abhijit Dipke at the Jantar Mantar protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. PTI Fact Check found that the video has nothing to do with the protest. It was shared on Instagram by film producer Abhijeet Gholap in a collaborative post with the North American Film Association. In it, Patekar apologises for being unable to attend the NAFA Marathi Film Festival, which he had promised to attend this year. Gholap’s post, captioned “will always be missed Nana!!”, drew around 6.9 lakh likes. Using a recently deceased public figure’s personal video to suggest political support is misleading, and the original context of such clips should be checked before they are shared.
Days after veteran actor Nana Patekar died of a cardiac arrest in Goa on October 8, 2026, a clip of him speaking apologetically into a phone camera began circulating with a Hindi caption. The caption claimed he had been due to join Abhijit Dipke at the Jantar Mantar protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. PTI Fact Check found that the video has nothing to do with the protest. It was shared on Instagram by film producer Abhijeet Gholap in a collaborative post with the North American Film Association. In it, Patekar apologises for being unable to attend the NAFA Marathi Film Festival, which he had promised to attend this year. Gholap’s post, captioned “will always be missed Nana!!”, drew around 6.9 lakh likes. Using a recently deceased public figure’s personal video to suggest political support is misleading, and the original context of such clips should be checked before they are shared.