Actor Nana Patekar died in the early hours of October 8 in Goa at the age of 75 from a cardiac arrest. Tanushree Dutta , who had accused the actor years ago of sexual harassment on a film set, made an ‘evil dead’ remark after his death. Even as the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) condemned the actor for making such a comment, Tanushree doubled down on it on her social media.
Tanushree accused Nana of sexual harassment on the set of the 2009 film Horn ‘Ok’ Pleassss. In 2018, during the Me Too movement, the claim became public. In 2019, the case was closed for lack of sufficient evidence.
Because the complaint was filed beyond the legal limitation period, in 2025, the Mumbai Andheri Magistrate Court officially dismissed the criminal proceedings against Nana. In another post, Tanushree alluded to the abuse she alleged Nana had committed. She re-shared a post written by another creator, which read: “Does a person stop being an abuser when they die? Does the harm they caused disappear too? For survivors, it doesn’t. She also reshared a video recounting how she refused to do an unscripted intimate step with Nana, and was only attacked for it. Tanushree also filed police complaints and with the artist association, but no action was taken. I am going to Lucknow for an event. And I want to focus on that. What an odd day for all this to happen. An FIR was registered against Nana, who denied the allegations.
In a video, she said, “Maine suna hai, I have heard the news. On Thursday, after news broke of Nana’s death, Tanushree posted videos of her boarding a flight to Lucknow for an event. I just… today is my workday.
