Is Nana Patekar’s reported death officially confirmed?
It remains an unconfirmed report, not a settled fact.
No—Nana Patekar’s reported death should not be shared as officially confirmed as of 8 October 2026. ABP Live, attributing its report to ANI and Manipal Hospital physician Dr Shekhar Salkar, says he was declared dead at about 5:20 a.m. after a reported cardiac arrest, with a post-mortem planned. That is an attributed news account, not a dated written confirmation from his family, foundation or hospital.
The official NAAM Foundation page still lists Nana Patekar as its Chairman, although that listing may be outdated and is not a live death-status notice. The hospital’s public Digital Media Updates page also contains no matching death bulletin in the retrieved material; its absence neither proves that he is alive nor settles the report. The responsible conclusion is to treat the claim as unconfirmed and recheck an authenticated first-party notice before sharing it as fact. The reported cardiac arrest remains preliminary pending post-mortem findings.