Known for his popular character Khopdi in DD hit show in the 80s, Sameer Khakhar passed away in Mumbai. He was a popular stage, film and TV actor for almost four decades. Samir was 71 years old. However, he was away from acting for a long time now. Sameer had made a comeback after settling in the USA in 1996. His last film was Jai Ho and he was also in a TV show named Sanjeevani.