Popular for playing ACP Pradyuman on CID, actor Shivaji Satam considered co-actor Dinesh Phadnis his family. His death feels like a personal loss to the 73-year-old. “Dinesh was fun to work with. Losing him is like losing a family member. It’s very sad that he had to go so early,” Satam tells us.

Phadnis, best known for playing Freddy on CID, died on Tuesday due to some health complications. The two have a long association of over 20 years owing to the cult show. Satam reveals they would often talk about reviving the show. “People from all departments want to come back [for the show]. Not for professional purposes, but chalo ki start karte hain, like a family,” he shares.

Satam, who last met Phadnis on late singer Lata Mangeshkar’s birth anniversary (September 28), shares, “His health had failed. I had spoken to him on call recently to figure out how he was doing, and whenever I would talk to Daya (Dayanand Shetty) or Aditya (Srivastava, both co-stars), I would get an update on Phadnis’ health.”