Arvind Vaidya Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Birth Name/Full Name	Arvind Gopal Vaidya
Names Earned	Babuji (or Bapuji)
Profession(s)	• Actor • Director
Famous For	His appearances in the television series 'Khichdi' (2002-2004), 'Sarabhai vs Sarabhai' (2004-2006), and 'Anupamaa' (2020)
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Grey
Career
Debut	Play (as a Director): Paritran (1967)
Awards, Honours	2021: An award for the television series 'Sarabhai vs Sarabhai' at the 20th Indian Television Academy (ITA) Awards 2022: Best Actor - Supporting award for the television series 'Anupamaa' at the 21st Indian Television Academy (ITA) Awards 2026: Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour
Personal Life
Date of Birth	3 May 1941 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2026)	85 Years
Birthplace	Masur, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Marathi
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Jayashri Vaidya
Children	Son- 1 Daughter- 1 • Vandana Pathak (actor)
Grandchildren	Grandson- Yash Pathak Granddaughter- Radhika Pathak

Some Lesser Known Facts About Arvind Vaidya

• Arvind Vaidya grew up in Mumbai.

• He predominantly works as an actor and director in Gujarati theatre and Hindi television.

• Arvind began his career in Gujarati theatre even though he did not know the language. His mentor, Jashwant Thaker, helped him master Gujarati and develop his acting skills.

• Over the course of his long career, he has directed over 200 theatrical productions and appeared in more than 100 television shows.

• In 2010, he appeared as a police chief in the Hindi-language film ‘Right Yaaa Wrong,’ which starred Sunny Deol, Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Isha Koppikar in the lead roles.
  

  Arvind Vaidya in a still from the film ‘Right Yaaa Wrong’ (2010)

• His performances as Chandrakant Seth in StarPlus’s sitcom ‘Khichdi’ (2002-2004) and as Madhusudan Bhai in Star One’s ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’ (2004-2006) gained him widespread recognition.
  

  Arvind Vaidya (as Madhusudan Bhai) and Satish Shah (as Indravadan Sarabhai) in the television series ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’ (2004-2006)

• He played Chandrakant Seth in ‘Instant Khichdi’ (2005), ‘Khichdi: The Movie’ (2010), and ‘Khichdi’ (2018), reprising the role in multiple installments of the Khichdi franchise.
  

  Arvind Vaidya as ‘Chandrakant Seth’ in a still from the film ‘Khichdi: The Movie’ (2010)

• In 2015,  he directed the film ‘Maal Kiska Kamal Kiska.’
  

  A poster of the film ‘Maal Kiska Kamal Kiska’ (2015)

• In 2017, he played Madhusudan Bhai in ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai: Take 2,’ which streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.

• His performance as ‘Hasmukh Shah’ (Bapuji) in the television series ‘Anupamaa’ (2020) was highly appreciated by viewers; it aired on StarPlus and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.
  

  Arvind Vaidya in a still from the television series ‘Anupamaa’

• Apart from acting, he has mentored and trained aspiring performers through his acting institute, Natya Sampada.