Achyut Potdar

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Achyut Potdar
Born (1934-08-22) 22 August 1934 (age 89)
Occupation Actor
Years active1980–2019
Military career
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service/branchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of service1962–1967
Rank Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain

Achyut Potdar (born 22 August 1934) is an Indian actor who has worked in over 125 Bollywood films. [1] [2] In addition to film, Potdar has appeared in 95 serials, 26 plays and 45 ads.

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Early life and education

He was born to a Marathi Brahmin family at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

Achyut Potdar spent his childhood at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and post graduated in 1961 with a major in economics with first position thus earning himself a university medal.

Career

After university, he became a professor at Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, and later joined the Indian Army from which he retired as a captain in 1967. He later worked with Indian Oil as an executive for a period of nearly 25 years and retired at the age of 58 in 1992.

Potdar would participate in theatrical ventures and plays whilst working in Indian Oil and would host their cultural events.

Well known for his character roles in Bollywood, he entered this industry at the age of 44 years, coming from an army background and having spent years in the corporate world.

Potdar pursued acting as a serious hobby, he never went to ask for roles and did only those that came his way. He is almost a fixed character in Vidhu Vinod Chopra films.

His latest films include Dabangg 2 , Ferrari Ki Sawaari and 3 Idiots . Recently he is playing a character in the serial Amita Ka Amit on Sony Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Potdar also portrayed Jayaprakash Narayan on the television series Pradhanmantri and the character of Aaj Tak on Aandolan.

Filmography

1996 Shastra

1996 Bal Bramhachari

1996 Agni Sakshi

1996 Vijeta

1995 Rangeela as Mr. Joshi (Mili's father)

1995 Bollywood Dreams

1995 Gundaraj

1995 Andolan

1995 Surakshaa

1994 Droh Kaal

1994 Yeh Dillagi as Kajol's father

1994 Dilwale

1994 Elaan

1993 Shatranj

1993 Damini – Lightning

1993 Hasti

1993 Geetanjali

1993 Anth

1993 Aashiq Awara

1992 Angaar

1992 Chamatkar

1992 Humlaa

1992 Current

1992 Vansh

1992 Maarg

1992 Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman

1991 Shikari: The Hunter

1991 Prahaar: The Final Attack

1991 Narsimha

1990 Disha

1989 Parinda

1988 Tezaab

1988 Rihaee

1986 Mera Dharam

1985 Nasoor

1985 Aghaat

1984 Giddh

1983 Ardh Satya

1982 Vijeta

1981 Sazaye Maut

1980 Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai

1980 Aakrosh

Television

Films

Awards and nominations

On 16 August 2015, Sanand, a cultural group in Indore, felicitated Achyut Potdar with Lifetime Achievement Award for his glorious career, marking several decades, in Bollywood and remarkable contribution to the field of Art. He received Zee Marathi Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar in 2021 for playing the role of Appa in the television serial Majha Hoshil Na.

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References

  1. "Achyut Poddar and Neeta Shetty in Ravi Ojha's next". The Times of India .
  2. "Achyut Potdar". indicine. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2012.