Are Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar fighting
In the past two days, veteran actors Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar have been making headlines for making sharp comments about each other. While Patekar told Kapoor that among all the actors, only his performance was "restrained" in Animal, the latter told the Shagird actor to change his public image. What's happening between the Welcome co-stars and are they fighting? Let's find out.
Why does this story matter?
Not only are Bollywood's Uday bhai and Majnu bhai not fighting, but actually, they are standing in solidarity. The Mr. India actor was in Hyderabad to help promote Patekar's upcoming movie Vanvaas, and this is where they exchanged dialogues. Patekar commented on Kapoor's work in Animal, alongside also verbalizing his discontent about being replaced by Jackie Shroff in the 1989 film Parinda. He directly attributed the replacement to Kapoor. Here's what happened next.
'I was replaced because of Anil'
"You bullied me so much during Parinda," said Patekar. "I was going to play the brother's role in the film. We'd even done rehearsals. Jackie was hired later, because of Anil." However, he agreed that had this not happened, he wouldn't have gotten Anna's role. Kapoor listened to this politely, before answering, "I might be wrong, but I felt that for my brother's role in Parinda, Jackie would be the best choice. I'm being very honest with you."
This is why Patekar didn't work with Kapoor for 19yrs
Patekar wasn't impressed with Kapoor's logic: "Because of your honesty, I lost the role." Apparently, because of this issue, the Tiranga actor didn't work with Kapoor for 19 years after that. Kapoor tried to calm him, saying, "It was nothing against you. I merely made a suggestion to the director, and the final decision was his."
Kapoor urged Patekar to attend more parties
Kapoor also advised Patekar to change his image. He pointed out Patekar's rare presence at Bollywood parties. To this, Patekar asked why he should go to parties, saying he could have drinks at home. Further explaining his behavior, Patekar said he wouldn't think twice before giving "do jhaapde (two whacks)" to someone who says unpleasant things. This led Kapoor to ask where Patekar's anger issues came from. The Vanvaas actor clarified it wasn't about anger but a response to misbehavior.
'You don't have to hit everyone...'
Further advising Patekar, Kapoor said, "Har aadmi ko thodi maarna hota hai yaar, pyaar se bhi samjha sakta hai (You don't have to hit everyone; you can make them realize with love)." To this, Patekar replied the person should first be in a condition to understand. Kapoor then said many directors are scared to work with him because of his anger issues and asked him to change his image.
Patekar's response to Kapoor's suggestion
In response to Kapoor's advice, Patekar candidly said that at 74 years old, making such fundamental changes in his personality is too much to ask. He also humorously suggested that even Kapoor sometimes hits people he is annoyed by. However, the Fighter actor quickly denied this claim with a firm "No, never!" Anyway, looks like all's well and candid between the beloved onscreen don brothers.
