Akhil Mishra, 3 Idiots actor, dies aged 58 after accident at his home

Akhil Mishra, the 3 Idiots actor, has reportedly died after an accident in the kitchen of his residence on Thursday morning. He was 58. A source close to IANS said: “It was an accident. He was found injured on the floor in the kitchen and died in the hospital. And now the body has been taken for autopsy. We are waiting for the reports.” The source said that his wife, Suzanne was shooting in Hyderabad when the incident happened. 

Akhil Mishra, was born 1965. The actor has been part of several TV shows like Bhanwar, Uttaran, Udaan, CID, Shrimaan Shrimati, Bharat Ek Koj, Rajani, and many others. As for his work in feature films, he's been part of Don, Well Don Abba, and Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi among others.

He gained popularity by doing the cameo role of Librarian Dubey in '3 Idiots' and playing the role of Umed Singh Bundela in Uttaran starring Tina Datta and Rashami Desai. 

Akhil was first married to 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'. After Manju’s death in 1997, he got married to German actress Suzanne Bernert in February 2009.

Suzanne is known for working in  ‘Ramdhanu - The Rainbow’, ‘Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd’.

She has also worked in TV show ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’. She portrayed Sonia Gandhi on the television series 7 RCR, and in the Hindi film The Accidental Prime Minister.