MUMBAI: Actor Dinesh Phadnis (57), who played the role of Fredericks aka Freddy in the television crime series ‘CID’, passed away on Monday night. The ailing actor died of organ failure in a Malad hospital.
Born November 2, 1966, in Bihar, Phadnis had done a few small roles before he shot to fame in 1998 with ‘CID’, which became one of the longest running shows on Indian television.While he essayed the role of a police inspector, he also wrote some of the episodes. He was noticed for his performance in films like ‘Sarfarosh’ and ‘Super 30’ and also scripted a Marathi film.
The last rites were performed at Daulat Nagar crematorium on Tuesday. Cast members of ‘CID’ including Shivaji Satam, Aditya Srivastava, Tanya Abrol and Ansha Sayed arrived to pay their respects. Co-actors Dayanand Shetty, Shraddha Musle and Narendra Gupta visited his residence in Shantivan, Borivli (E).
Born November 2, 1966, in Bihar, Phadnis had done a few small roles before he shot to fame in 1998 with ‘CID’, which became one of the longest running shows on Indian television.While he essayed the role of a police inspector, he also wrote some of the episodes. He was noticed for his performance in films like ‘Sarfarosh’ and ‘Super 30’ and also scripted a Marathi film.
The last rites were performed at Daulat Nagar crematorium on Tuesday. Cast members of ‘CID’ including Shivaji Satam, Aditya Srivastava, Tanya Abrol and Ansha Sayed arrived to pay their respects. Co-actors Dayanand Shetty, Shraddha Musle and Narendra Gupta visited his residence in Shantivan, Borivli (E).
