Akhil Mishra

For another Bollywood film actor, see Akhilendra Mishra.

Akhil Mishra (22 July 1956 – 20 September 2023) was an Indian film and television actor who has worked in films such as Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Gandhi, My Father and television serials such as Pradhanmantri.^[1] He was working in the serial Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se.^[2] He became famous by doing the cameo role of Librarian Dubey in 3 Idiots and playing the role of Umed Singh Bundela in Uttaran. He also acted in Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain.^[3][4]

Akhil Mishra
Born	(1956-07-22)22 July 1956 Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died	20 September 2023(2023-09-20) (aged 67) at home in Mira Road Thane District
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1983–2023
Spouse(s)	Manju Mishra (m. 1983–1997) Suzanne Bernert ​ ​ (m. 2009⁠–⁠2023)​

Personal life

Akhil with his wife Suzanne Bernert

Akhil Mishra was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on 22 July 1956.^[5] He married Manju Mishra in 1983 who had acted with him in his first feature film Dhat Tere...Ki in 1983 and a serial Grihalakshmi Ka Jinn. Manju died in 1997.^{[citation needed]} Mishra was doing Dhat Tere...Ki as writer, producer and actor.

Mishra later married German actress Suzanne Bernert on 3 February 2009.^[6][7] They married again in a traditional way on 30 September 2011. He had worked with Suzanne in movie Kram and serial Mera Dil Dewaana (Doordarshan) and on stage. In 2019 they shot a Short Film called "Majnu ki Juliet", which Mishra wrote, acted in and directed it.

Mishra's mother's name was Arundhati Mishra; she died October 2012.

Death

Akhil Mishra died from a fall in his kitchen, on 20 September 2023, at the age of 67.^[8] The actor had been unwell for some time due to blood pressure-related issues.^[9][10]

Filmography

• Majnu ki Juliet as Riksha Walla, written and directed by Akhil Mishra. Released on YouTube Six Sigma Films (Source IMDB.com.)^[11]
• 3 Idiots as Librarian Dubey
• Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
• Pratha movie Principal Sarang, movie by Raja Bundela release in 2002
• Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain
• Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai^[12]
• Radio (2009 film)
• Blue Oranges as Mr. Goel
• Don
• Kram as Vinayak Mathur
• Well Done Abba as Arun Mishra - Tahsildar
• Gandhi, My Father
• Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin as the Neighbour
• Shikhar (film)
• Calcutta Mail
• Kareeb
• Dhat Tere...Ki (1983) as Pitamber/Pattu
• Kamla Ki Maut (1989)
• Hamari Shaadi (1990)

Television

• Bhanwar as Ahmed episodic Lead (2015)
• Yam Hain Hum as Minister
• Pradhanmantri as Lal Bahadur Shastri^[13]
• The Adventures of Hatim^[14]
• Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se

• Uttaran as Umed Singh-Bundela (2009-2013) ^[15][16]
• Udaan Cameo of Teacher
• R._K._Laxman_Ki_Duniya Cameo as guest who rhymes everything he says (Feb. 2012)
• Mera Dil Dewaana Psychotic Chachha
• Pardes Mein Mila Koi Apna as Nirupama's father
• Hatim_ as Butler in 2004 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5201864/
• Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag as the mysterious King's henchman

• Kadam:Breast Cancer as Eternal Father
• Reporter Intelligence Officer
• C.I.D. as Business Man
• Sea Hawks (TV series) as Navy Officer and Father Figure to Commandant Preet
• Shrimaan Shrimati as Fantush (Ad Film Director)
• Grihalakshmi Ka Jinn as IAS Officer
• Bharat Ek Khoj (1988)
• Rajani (TV series)