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Nana Patekar and Paresh Rawal are two of the finest actors in the Indian film industry. In a recent interview, the latter spoke about the former’s no-nonsense attitude and recalled an incident where he made a producer wash utensils after a meal together. Paresh also revealed that he was the first character artist to demand Rs 1 crore.
“There was this producer – I won’t name him. Nana told him to come home one day. He asked, ‘Do you eat mutton?’ The producer ate. After the meal, Nana said – ‘You ate, right? Now go and wash the dishes.’ That is Nana Patekar- baap hai. Wo alag hi hai. Wo mitti alag hai yaar. (He’s a legend. He’s built different, made from a different mold)," said Paresh Rawal while talking to The Lallantop.
Recalling how demanding 1 crore from Nana Patekar, created a stir, he said. “Even lead heroes didn’t ask for that much. But Nana asked for it – and got it."
The veteran actor said that if the artist feels a genuine connection, he will work for even a rupee but if there’s no connection, even a huge amount won’t persuade him. Giving the example of Nana Patekar, Rawal shared, “Nana Patekar is like that! He was the first character actor to demand one crore for a role. Even lead actors didn’t ask for that much back then. But Nana Patekar did- and he got it."
Paresh Rawal and Nana Patekar shared screen space in ‘Krantiveer’, ‘Ghulam-e-Mustafa’, ‘Aanch’, ‘Welcome’, and ‘Welcome Back’
While Paresh has movies like Bhoot Bangla and Hera Pheri 3, among others in the pipeline, Nana Patekar will be next seen in Housefull 5, which also features Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Jackie Shroff, Dino Morea, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Chitrangada Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Soundarya Sharma, and Chunky Panday in key roles.
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