5 films Nana Patekar rejected, including one Hollywood blockbuster

Here's are the titles, Nana Patekar reportedly rejected

After leading the first two instalments with Anil Kapoor, both veterans walked out from Welcome 3 due to creative differences

Welcome To The Jungle (2024)

Nana Patekar rejected Ridley Scott-directed, Leonardo DiCaprio blockbuster as he didn't want to play a terrorist

Body of Lies (2008)

Before Suniel Shetty, Nana was approached to play antogonist in Farah Khan's debut directorial. The latter rejected the film, but he gave inputs that Farah included

Main Hoon Na (2004)

Director Subhash Ghai wanted to make Khal Nayak an art film with Nana Patekar. However, the actor rejected the film, and he reworked on the script, making it more commercial entertainer

Khal Nayak (1993)

Director Ramesh Sippy was making an ensemble action drama, but the actor rejected the role, and was replaced by Paresh Rawal. However, the project got shelved midway

Zameen (1987)

On the work front, Nana was last seen headlining Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's The Vaccine War

In The Vaccine War, Nana played the role of Dr Balaram Bhargava

Despite critical acclaim, The Vaccine War flopped at the box office, grossing only 14 crores worldwide