| Dinesh Phadnis was an accomplished Indian actor and writer. |
| His work predominantly included Hindi films and TV series. |
| He was born in Bihar and raised in Mumbai. |
| In 1993, he starred in the Marathi film 'Bharla Ha Malavat Raktan.' |
| That same year, he portrayed a police inspector in the TV series 'Fasale.' |
| Dinesh became well-known for his role as Inspector Fredericks in the long-running TV show 'CID.' |
| He played the character for nearly twenty years, from 1998 to 2018. |
| He also collaborated as a co-writer for some 'CID' episodes with Sriram Raghavan. |
| His Bollywood debut was in the movie 'Sarfarosh' in 1999. |
| In the year 2000, he appeared in the song 'Mela Dilon Ka' from the film 'Mela.' |
| He starred alongside Suniel Shetty in the Bollywood movie 'Officer' released in 2001. |
| In 2019, he acted in the film 'Super 30' featuring Hrithik Roshan. |
| Besides acting, he wrote scripts for Marathi and Hindi films. |
| In 2006, he was part of several episodes of the horror series 'Aahat.' |
| Once, he portrayed the iconic Indian leader Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. |
| In 2012, he made a guest appearance on the TV show 'Adaalat.' |
| He guest-starred on the sitcom 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' in 2014. |
| Dinesh played Constable Shambhu Tawde in the TV series 'CIF' in 2019. |
| He had a hobby of writing poems and short stories. |
| To stay fit, he adhered to a regular exercise routine. |
| Dinesh Phadnis was hospitalized on 4 December 2023, at Tunga Hospital in Mumbai due to liver damage, needing ventilator support. |
| On 5 December 2023, he passed away from multiple organ failure. |
