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Sameer Khakhar Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 14, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth9 August 1952

Age71 (at time of death)

BirthplaceMumbai

ProfessionActor

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

FamilyYounger brother: Ganesh Khakhar

Sameer Khakhar Biography

Sameer Khakhar was an Indian actor best known for his memorable television role in Nukkad and a long career in Hindi films, television and web series. He,‑

Early life and background

Sameer Khakhar was born on 9 August 1952 in Mumbai. He was raised in a Hindu family and spent his life working primarily in the Hindi entertainment industry. Physically, he stood about 1.58 m (5'2") tall and was described as having black eyes and salt-and-pepper hair. He was known to enjoy travelling and writing, and he followed a non-vegetarian diet.

Career

Khakhar began his on-screen career in the 1980s after an earlier period in theatre. His television breakthrough came in 1986 when he portrayed Khopdi in the Doordarshan series Nukkad, a role that remained closely associated with him. The following year he made his film debut in Jawab Hum Denge (1987). He also appeared in the acclaimed silent Kannada film Pushpaka Vimana (also known as Pushpak), sharing the screen with prominent actors and earning appreciation for his contribution to that dialogue-free project.

Across the 1980s and 1990s Khakhar was a familiar face in Hindi cinema, with appearances in films such as Shahenshah (1988), Parinda (1989), Awwal Number (1990), Baarish (1991), Dilwale (1994), Eena Meena Deeka (1994), Raja Babu (1994) where he played the character Amavas, and Agni Morcha (1997). He continued to work steadily, later appearing in Jai Ho (2014) and other films through the 2010s.

On television he featured in series beyond Nukkad, including Manoranjan (1987), Circus (1989), Naya Nukkad (1993), and Adaalat (2013). In 2009 he took on the role of Saurabh Bhai in the soap opera Bandini on Imagine TV. After a hiatus from acting during which he lived in the United States and worked outside the industry, he returned to India and resumed performing, including roles in Gujarati theatre productions.

In later years Khakhar continued to diversify his work. He appeared in the romantic comedy Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi (2017) and played the role of Pandurang Sharma in the 2018 YouTube short film Purana Pyaar. His last credited film role was as Sarpanch in Pataakha (2018). On television he was seen in Sanjivani (2019–2020) as Guddu Mathur, and he entered the streaming space with Zee5’s dark comedy series Sunflower (2021), portraying Mr Tondon. He also appeared in a television advertisement for the Cricbuzz mobile app in May 2017.

Public profile

Over the course of his career Khakhar worked with many well-known actors from the Hindi film industry and became respected as a character actor capable of comic and dramatic parts. He maintained a relatively private personal life: he was married, and details about his spouse and children are not publicly recorded. He had a younger brother named Ganesh Khakhar. His religious background is Hinduism and his zodiac sign was Leo.

Later life and death

After more than three decades in the public eye, Sameer Khakhar died on 15 March 2023 at MM Hospital in Borivali, Mumbai. He was 71 years old. The reported cause of death was multiple organ failure.

Latest updates

In the years immediately before his death Khakhar remained active on screen, with his last film appearance in 2018, television work into 2020, and a web series credit in 2021. He continued to be remembered for his early television success in Nukkad and for a steady presence in films, TV and theatre over a long career.

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Recent Work

Sunflower

Zee5 web series in which he played Mr Tondon

2021
Sanjivani

StarPlus television series in which he played Guddu Mathur

2019-2020
Pataakha

Film in which he played Sarpanch

2018
Purana Pyaar

YouTube short film in which he played Pandurang Sharma

2018
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Career Highlights

  1. Iconic television role as Khopdi in Nukkad (1986)
  2. Film debut in Jawab Hum Denge (1987)
  3. Part of the silent Kannada film Pushpaka Vimana which received critical appreciation
  4. Long career across Hindi films, television and web series
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