Dinesh Phadnis (2 November 1966 – 5 December 2023) was an
Indian television
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actor. His most well-known work was playing the character of Inspector Fredericks in one of the
longest running Indian TV shows, ''
CID''.
Apart from working as an Inspector in this television series, he also wrote some of the episodes of ''
CID''. He also appeared in the Bollywood film ''
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Super 30
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''. He also wrote for a
Marathi film
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. He lived in Shantivan,
Borivali East.
Early life
Phadnis was born on 2 November 1966, in
Mumbai
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(then Bombay),
Maharashtra
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, India. He fell in love with acting while still in school. He developed his acting abilities through a variety of stage productions and enthusiastically engaged in theatre productions. After his school, he chose to pursue acting as a full-time job with his innate talent and commitment.
Career
Phadnis started his acting career in the 1990s. He auditioned for the show ''CID'' for the character of Inspector Fredericks/Freddy. The show debuted in 1998, and Phadnis's character became iconic and was well known for his humor. The show remained popular among fans until it concluded in 2018.
Apart from ''CID'', Phadnis was also a part of several movies, such as ''Sarfarosh'' and TV shows such as ''
Adaalat
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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
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''.
Personal life
Phadnis was married to Nayana and had a daughter Tanu. He also had a granddaughter, Druvi.
Illness and Death
Phadnis was hospitalized on 1 December 2023. Initially it was reported as heart attack, but his ''CID'' co-star
Dayanand Shetty
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stated that he had suffered from liver damage. His condition was initially critical, but it did not improve despite being on a ventilator. He died on 5 December 2023, 12:08 am, aged 57.
Phadnis was cremated the next morning. His co-stars from ''CID'' as well as numerous fans paid tribute to him on social media such as Instagram, where he had a huge fan following.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
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1966 births
2023 deaths
Indian male television actors
Indian male comedians
Marathi actors
Male actors from Bihar
Deaths from liver disease