Actor Nana Patekar may have turned 76 this year, but his workout routine could rival that of any young fitness enthusiast. Photographer and producer Atul Kasbekar shared a video on Instagram showing the actor performing tricep dips with ease, leaving fans impressed. Many were left wondering how Nana continues to exercise so effortlessly at his age.
Nana Patekar does tricep dips at 75
Atul shared a brief Instagram Reel featuring Nana dressed in tan shorts and a white vest, with a gamcha draped around his neck. The actor performs tricep dips effortlessly, without showing any sign of strain, and smiles after finishing.Atul wrote that Nana had completed 15 dips: “A-Ho Nana Sahebbb…!!! You just made me reset my fitness goals!!! That’s #NanaPatekar ji. He’s 76. That’s him powering through tricep dips on the bars. He did 15 (I started recording late).” The photographer further remarked, “I’m slow on the draw some days,” to explain why he didn’t capture all 15 dips on video. He concluded by saying, “But…Back to Nana Saheb. What. A. Legend.”
Internet reacts to Nana Patekar video
Amazed fans began speculating about the secret behind Nana’s fitness. When one Instagram user remarked, “He’s that lean and fit even while following a purely vegetarian diet. Time for you to go vegetarian @atulkasbekar,” the photographer responded, “Hate to disappoint you, but he’s not vegetarian. I’ve had lunch at his home.” Another user added, “He cooks and loves to eat fish.” Others chimed in with comments like, “LEGEND (cross emoji) GOD STATUS (tick emoji),” and one person wrote, “That’s incredible, especially at 76.”
Some people also referred to him as Uday, after his popular character Uday Shetty from the Welcome movies. “Control Uday, control,” one person joked, while another remarked, “Uday bhai still looking fit.” Actor-model Muzammil Ibrahim added, “I told him to join Instagram, but he doesn’t. Tell him I said hello.” Many others responded with clapping and fire emojis as well.
Recent work
Nana most recently appeared in the 2025 film Housefull 5 alongside Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, and others, and this year in O'Romeo with Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri. In O’Romeo, he portrayed a police officer in a story adapted from Hussain Zaidi’s book Mafia Queens of Mumbai. He also made a cameo appearance in Anil Kapoor and Radhika Madan’s Prime Video film Subedaar. This year, Nana was additionally seen in the Prime MX Player series Sankalp. Details of his upcoming films have not yet been announced.
