Veteran Actor Achyut Potdar Dies In Mumbai At 90s
Known for memorable roles in films like 3 idiots, dabangg 2, and tv classics such as bharat ki khoj and wagle ki duniya
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2025-08-19 07:20 GMT
Actor Achyut Potdar, best known for his roles in TV shows and films like Bharat Ki Khoj, Pradhan Mantri, 3 Idiots, has died at a hospital here. He was in his 90s. Actor Achyut Potdar was admitted to Jupiter Hospital around 4 pm. He was declared dead on Monday a source said.
Potdar played supporting roles in many iconic films and TV shows Aandolan, Wagle Ki Duniya, Dabangg 2, and Ferrari Ki Sawaari.
His brief appearance of a professor in Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots (2019), and his dialogue Kehna Kya Chahte Ho' became one of the fan favourite moments from the Aamir Khan-starrer movie and has been recreated in pop culture time and again through memes.
Details regarding the cause behind his demise and last rites are yet to be known.