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Entertainment Live Updates: Achyut Potdar, ‘3 Idiots’ Iconic Professor Passes Away At 91, Last Rites On August 19

🕒 Updated: August 19, 2025 13:20:51 IST
✍️ Written by: Shaista Fatimi

Entertainment Live Updates: Achyut Potdar, ‘3 Idiots’ Iconic Professor Passes Away At 91, Last Rites On August 19

Achyut Potdar, 3 Idiots Professor, Passes Away at 91
Achyut Potdar, 3 Idiots Professor, Passes Away at 91

Achyut Potdar, a veteran actor of the Indian film industry, passed at the age of 91 in Jupiter Hospital in Thane on August 18, 2025. His demise brought an end to an era period in Bollywood and Marathi cinema. The last rites for the late actor will be performed in Thane on August 19, 2025.

Potdar will always be remembered for his memorable character in 3 Idiots (2009), where he played the role of a grouchy professor, best known for his magnum opus dialogue “Kehna kya chahte ho,” which served us with endless memes.

From versatile collaborations with director Vidhu Vinod Chopra in films like Rangeela and Parinda, he transcends the Bollywood front by performances in various Marathi films and series like Wagle Ki Duniya and Mrs. Tendulkar.

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