When Nana Patekar recalled 5 rupees from Ashok Saraf to massage his feet: ‘He will deliberately lose in the card game …’.

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A famous Marathi actor Ashok Saraf supported his friend Nana Patekar during his early, financially challenging days. They performed together in the theater, where Ashoka, already established, provided assistance to Nana through small gestures such as paying her for massage and deliberately losing card games. While showing his generosity and unwavering support, Ashok offered an empty check to Nana at the time of immediate need.

Marathi cinema has produced many talented actors, and Ashok Saraf is the most famous. Known as ‘Mahanayak’, ‘Ashok Samrat’ and ‘Mama’, he started his journey in theater before printing on the big screen. With a successful Marathi film career, she also appeared in many Hindi films like Pyaar Kiya Se Darna Kya, Coal, Gupta, Yes Boss and Singham. Interestingly, he shares a long -standing friendship with fellow actor Nana Patekar, dating back during his early career days.Initial career and supportAshok Saraf started his career before Nana Patekar. Both were active in theater and performed together in many shows. At that time Nana was struggling to establish herself and facing financial difficulties, while Ashok was already a famous actor. It was Ashoka who supported Nana during those early challenging years.A special friendship memoryIn an incident, Nana Patekar shared a poignant memory about his friendship with Ashok Saraf. He revealed that whenever Ashok was traveling for a drama, Nana would massage his feet and head with oil – and Ashok was Rs. 5 for this.While performing in Hamidabachi Kothi during his time, Ashok Saraf gave Rs. 250, while Nana Patekar was Rs. 50. In his spare time, he often played card games, where Ashok deliberately lost to give Nana some extra money. Nana knew about it, but she accepted it because of her financial struggles.A generous gesture in difficult timesWhen Nana was immediately needed for money, Ashok saw him at home and gave him an empty check, saying that he had Rs. In his account, 15,000 and Nana could withdraw whatever he wanted. Nana gave Rs. 3,000, and till date, Ashok never asked him to repay it.