Nana irks directors

Nana Patekar who raised eyebrows for doling out advice to Mani Ratnam, who was forced to drop him from his project, has now left Apoorva Lakhia miffed.

According to our source, Lakhia was keen to have Nana on board for his film, based on the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai. “The two even met up. Apoorva told Nana that he visualised him in the role of Hemant Karkare. But rather than focussing on the narration, Nana began giving Apoorva suggestions on direction and even told him that the two should direct the film jointly. He even told Apoorva he should first learn direction before making the movie. A shocked Apoorva dropped the idea of casting Nana,” said our source. However, when contacted, Apoorva insisted, “I never met Nana!”