Dinesh Phadnis, who played Fredricks aka Freddy in the popular crime show CID, passed away due to liver damage, and the news was confirmed by his co-star from the serial Dayanand Shetty. 

He told The Indian Express- “Dinesh breathed his last at 12.08 am.”

There were reports the actor suffered a heart attack but Shetty refuted the claims. He said in a statement, “It is a different treatment, and I wouldn’t like to comment on it.”

CID, over the years, became almost synonymous to ACP Pradyuman. Shivaji Satam, who plays the astute officer on screen, expressed shock over the channel’s sudden decision to pull the triggeron the long-running show, reportedMumbai Mirror back in 2018. 

Sharing that CID had become a part of their lives, Satam said, “It is like someone has cut off an organ from our body.”

At the time the news broke, Satam was shooting for a Marathi film on the outskirts of Pune. On his scheduled return to Mumbai after a week, Satam planned to discuss the decision with his CID team and inquire as to what would be the best course of action for the future.

Sony Entertainment Television, which aired the show that went on for two decades, released a statement that CID was being taken off air. A sequel was apparently being worked on which would have other contextual cases.

Satam added that the makers had already banked three to four CID episodes that completed shooting about 15 days ago. Following the channel’s abrupt decision, Satam said he was unsure whether the episodes will even be aired. 

“Everyone is equally stunned by the news. I don’t know if the channel will want us back. We weren’t even officially informed that it’s going off air,” Satam said to Mumbai Mirror.

Source: Firstpost

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