Dinesh Phadnis Wiki, Wife, Age, Family, Biography, CID, Height

Name Dinesh Phadnis

Also Known as / Real Name CID Freddy / Freddie / Inspector Fredricks from CID

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB 2nd November 1966. As of 2025, he is around 59 years old.

Marital Status / Wife / Spouse Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.

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Dinesh Phadnis comes from Mumbai where he was born and brought up happily. He was born in the year 1966 on 2nd November. The role for which he gained fame is of the Sub-inspector Fredricks, who is responsible for assisting the main CID team.

Dinesh says that his team is very loving and supportive during the shoot. Dinesh has a passion for writing and has written a few episodes of CID. He also loves reading. He stays with his family in Borivali East and feels happy to work and enjoy the precious life.

Sarfarosh – The director of Bollywood movie Sarfarosh had taken this actor for the role of inspector. The role was very much liked by his fans. If you are a fan of Dinesh than you should watch the movie Sarfarosh.

His acting in that movie will certainly amaze you. He is a talented actor with a sense of humor. You can also see his sense of humor in CID, where he keeps on saying funny things. Running for more than 20 years, this T.V. Serial gained a lot of popularity and awards. CID is also listed in Limca Book of Records for the episode called “The Inheritance,” where they have to shoot in 111 minutes continuously without any sort of cut.

Dinesh has also written for a Marathi film.

CID Role :

CID is produced by Fireworks productions and Dinesh used to play a serious sub-inspector role initially. Considering the tough ambiance at the show, the director made his character a little lighter by giving him some humorous dialogues. He further adds that he immensely enjoys his lighter comedy character of sub-inspector at a show.

Other Facts :

On asking him about getting his role, he says that it is a matter of coincidence and luck. He met B.P Singh, the director of the show and was offered Fredrick’s role.

His other team members Dayanand, Shivaji Satam and Aditya have been very helpful to him and they have always supported him in his hard times.

Dinesh has other interests in poetry and writing. Wish him all the best for his future and career.