ACTOR · FROM JABALPUR, BRITISH INDIA
Achyut Potdar
1934–202546 credits since 1980
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ABOUT ACHYUT
Achyut Potdar was born on 22 August 1934 in Jabalpur, Central Provinces, British India. He was an actor, known for 3 Idiots (2009), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Ishq (1997). He died on 18 August 2025 in Thane, Maharashtra, India.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born22 August 1934
Died18 August 2025
BirthplaceJabalpur, British India
Known forActing
On Cineora22 of 46 titles
Known for
The titles people know Achyut from.
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 22
- Average IMDb
- 6.7
- Highest rated
- 3 IdiotsIMDb 8.4
- Working since
- 1980
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2010s
2 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
Movieas Shop Owner
The 2000s
12 titles · IMDb 6.0 on average
Movieas Machine Class Professor
Movieas Dr. Shastri
Movieas Pandit
Movieas 2nd Innings Resident
Movieas Gurcharan
Movie
as Mansukh
The 1990s
18 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
Movieas Khan Saheb
as Hindu Leader
as Prosecutor
Movieas Lekh Kapoor
Movie
as Dr. Yambahadur Roka
as Vijay's Guardian (as Achyut Poddar)
The 1980s
14 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average
Movieas Priest
Movieas Lala
as Aamir's Father
Movieas Munna's father
as Officer after transfer of Mr. Verma · 1 episode
as Sukhvihara · 2 episodes
as Chhotelal's brother
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Achyut’s titles.
Amrish PuriDamini, Ardh Satya and 3 more
Naseeruddin ShahChamatkar, Ardh Satya and 3 more
Vidhu Vinod ChopraWriter · 3 Idiots, Lage Raho Munna Bhai and 3 more
Rohini HattangadiDamini, Karzzzz and 2 more
Shah Rukh KhanBhoothnath, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman and 1 more
Aamir Khan3 Idiots, Rangeela and 1 more
Nana PatekarRaju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Parinda and 1 more
Anil KapoorParinda, Tezaab and 1 more
