Veteran actor Sameer Khakhar passes away at 71

Veteran actor Sameer Khakhar passes away at 71

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Category : Obituaries Published on: March 17 2023

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  • Veteran actor Sameer Khakhar, best known for essaying the role of Khopdi in the hit '80s TV show 'Nukkad', passed away at the age of 71.
  • The late actor was also a part of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's 1989 TV series 'Circus'. 
  • He played the role of Chintamani in the TV show.
  • The late actor’s most memorable role was Khopadi in the TV serial Nukkad. Some of his notable work includes the TV show ‘Shrimaan Shrimati’, and films such as ‘Parinda’, Salman Khan-starrer ‘Jai Ho’, Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra’s ‘Hasee Toh Phasee’, Sudhir Mishra-directed Serious Men’, and Vikas Bahl’s web-series ‘Sunflower’.
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