The online attention that Tanushree Dutta’s response to Nana Patekar’s death is getting is going viral. In the video, it appears that she included the term “evil dead” when commenting; however, there could be more to the story.

In the video, Tanushree opined that she was preparing to travel to Lucknow for a work event, and that it is an Odd day for all this to happen.

She opined that she had intended to concentrate on the event and produce some content, but she was now worried that the media would instead talk about it!

She then says “Now I am worried that in the evening, all that the media would be interested is in Evil Dead. I will give my reaction once I figure out what kind of reaction I should have. Definitely condolences to the family.”

Did the actress take the name of Nana Patekar while saying Evil Dead?

The video of Tanushree Dutta that is circulating on social media has not been released on her official social media accounts, which raises curiosity as to where this video originated from.

In the video, the actress did not take the name of the actor. She, however, indicated that someone has died and that she gives condolences to the family.

While the Internet is criticizing Tanushree Dutta for her choice of words in which she said “Evil Dead” for Nana Patekar, it is important to confirm whether the actress had actually said that.

Until Tanushree releases the statement through reliable source or from her official social media accounts, its important that netizens don’t judge to conclusions!

Tanushree Dutta and Nana Patekar’s troubled history

Dutta’s comments have attracted attention due to her long and controversial relationship with Patekar. When filming the song for the movie Horn ‘Ok’ Pleassss in 2008, Dutta claimed that Patekar had behaved inappropriately towards her. Patekar denied these allegations.

The topic came back into the open in 2018 when Dutta referred to the incident during the #MeToo movement in India; her accusations were among the first major cases to draw attention to the question of sexual harassment in Bollywood.

In 2019, the Mumbai Police prepared a report closing the case on the grounds that there was not enough evidence to back the allegations; however, this report was not an acquittal by a court and Dutta still contested the findings.

Patekar passed away on October 8, 2026, at the age of 75 due to a cardiac arrest that occurred at his home in Goa; his death has led to a number of tributes coming from within the film industry, while Dutta’s carefully worded response has once again caused their earlier controversy to be discussed in the public sphere.