Veteran actor Achyut Potdar dies at a hospital
Potdar played supporting roles in many iconic films and TV shows "Aandolan", "Wagle Ki Duniya", "Dabangg 2", and "Ferrari Ki Sawaari"
Author : PTI
Update:2025-08-19 13:12 IST
Achyut Potdar (Photo:Instagram/@star_pravah)
MUMBAI: 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.