Veteran actor Achyut Potdar died at a hospital in Mumbai on Monday. He was 90.
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Potdar, known for films like โBharat Ek Khojโ, โPradhan Mantriโ, โ3 Idiotsโ, was admitted to Jupiter Hospital around 4 pm on Monday and was declared dead at 10.30 pm. He was suffering from heart ailment.
“He was admitted to the hospital in a critical state with breathing and heart issues on Monday around 4 pm. He was kept in the ICU. He passed away at 10:30 pm due to heart related issues as he had high BP and weak cardiovascular health,” Dr Ravindra Ghawat, Director, Criminal Care Department, Jupiter Hospital, said.
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Potdar played supporting roles in many films and TV shows such as “Tezaab”, “Parineeta”, โAandolanโ, โWagle Ki Duniyaโ, โDabangg 2โ, and โFerrari Ki Sawaariโ.
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His brief appearance of a professor in Rajkumar Hiraniโs โ3 Idiotsโ (2019), and his dialogue โKehna Kya Chahte Hoโ 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.
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