Actor And Filmmaker Satish Kaushik Passes Away At 66

Actor and director Satish Kaushik passed away due to heart attack, early morning on Thursday, March 9 in Gurgaon. He was 66 years old.

New Delhi: Actor and director Satish Kaushik passed away due to heart attack, early morning on Thursday, March 9 in Gurgaon. He was 66 years old.

Actor Anupam Kher in a special conversation with ABP News gave information about his friend's death.

The actor's mortal remains are currently at Delhi's Fortis Hospital which will be taken to Mumbai following post-mortem afternoon where his last rites will be performed.

Satish Kaushik was at a friend's home in Delhi when he complained of uneasiness.

"He felt uneasy and he told driver to take him to the hospital and on the way he suffered a heart attack around 1 am," Anupam Kher told news agency PTI.

The veteran actor and filmmaker had a heart attack in the car and was then taken to Fortis Hospital in Gurgaon.

Sharing the sad news on his social media, Anupam Kher wrote, "जानता हूँ “मृत्यु ही इस दुनिया का अंतिम सच है!” पर ये बात मैं जीते जी कभी अपने जिगरी दोस्त #SatishKaushik के बारे में लिखूँगा, ये मैंने सपने में भी नहीं सोचा था।45 साल की दोस्ती पर ऐसे अचानक पूर्णविराम !! Life will NEVER be the same without you SATISH ! ओम् शांति! 💔💔💔 #SatishKaushik #Friend"

 

Satish Kaushik recently attended Javed Akhtar's Holi bash in Mumbai on Tuesday, March 7. Taking to his official Instagram handle, he also shared a series of pictures being all smiles as he struck a pose with Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal, Javed Akhtar and Mahima Choudhary.

Born in Haryana, Kaushik was an alumnus of the NSD and the FTII, and started his film career in the early 1980s.

He penned the dialogues for the 1983 classic 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron', which acquired a cult following over the years.

He is known for his comic roles as 'Calendar' in 'Mr India', 'Pappu Pager' in 'Deewana Mastana' among many others. Kaushik also gave sterling performances in other films like 'Ram Lakhan' and 'Saajan Chale Sasural'.

He directed Sridevi's film, 'Roop Ki Rani, Choron Ka Raja' and later 'Prem', both disasters, but he got his big hit with 'Hum Aapke Dil Me Rehte Hain' and also 'Tere Sang', among many others.

Many Bollywood personalities have paid tributes to the multifaceted artiste after learning about the news of his demise.

With IANS inputs.