Nana Patekar With N Chandra: To give an example of friendship, the first name that comes to people’s lips is Jai-Veeru from the movie Sholay. But do you know, in real life too, there exists such a friend within the same film industry, who even mortgaged his own house to help his friend.
Let us know who is such a kind hearted actor.
Actor mortgaged his house
Many actors in Bollywood progress through their hard work and struggle. But an actor like Nana Patekar progressed only through his talent and goodness. When Nana Patekar was not a big star, director N. Chandra started making the film ‘Ankush’. This film was being made on a small budget of only Rs 12 lakh. N. Chandra signed Nana Patekar for the lead role for just Rs 10,000. Out of this, Rs 3 thousand were given first and the remaining Rs 7 thousand were to be given later.
there was a shortage of money
Then suddenly the film faced shortage of money and the shooting stopped. Approximately Rs 2 lakh was required to complete the film. But director N Chandra did not give up. He continued to raise money, then Nana Patekar came forward and helped him.
Big decision of friendship
Nana Patekar loved the film very much. They did not want the film to hang in the balance. He took a big decision. In this decision, he mortgaged his house and gave Rs 2 lakh for the film. This was a big risk for him at that time. He thought that he would buy a scooter with the Rs 7,000 he would get after the completion of the film.
The film created history
Then ‘Ankush’ was released and became a superhit at the box office. The film earned Rs 95 lakh at the box office. This was a huge success for a small budget film. Whereas director N. Chandra did not forget Nana’s favor and later returned all his money.
Nana got a big return gift
Nana Patekar helped N Chandra not out of greed but out of friendship. That’s why after the film became a hit, he not only got his house released by paying Rs 2 lakh but also gave him a big gift. He gifted a gleaming scooter to Nana for the availability of this film.