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Satish Kaushik Death: Police Reconstruct Timeline, Say Actor Arrived Dead At Hospital. Investigation Underway

The South West Police is probing the death of Satish Kaushik. The actor-filmmaker fell ill around 11 pm after playing Holi at Bijwasan's farm house.

New Delhi: Actor and filmmaker Satish Kaushik, known for his performances in 'Mr India', 'Saajan Chale Sasural' and others, passed away on Thursday, March 9, wee hours in Gurugram. He was 66 years old. The actor died after suffering a heart attack, Delhi Police sources told ABP Live. After the post-mortem and other formalities, the actor's mortal remains will be taken to Mumbai where his last rites will be performed.

Delhi's South West Police is probing the matter.
 
As per Delhi Police, the actor-filmmaker fell ill at around 11 pm after playing Holi at Bijwasan's farmhouse. Delhi Police are reconstructing the previous day's event. Kaushik was taken to  Fortis Hospital in Gurugram on complaints of uneasiness by the people with whom he was celebrating Holi throughout the day.

As per the police, Satish Kaushik was brought dead to the hospital and they were alerted by the hospital authorities.

Delhi Police decided to conduct the postmortem to be done by the Medical Board at Deen Dayal Hospital, Harinagar, Delhi.

Any kind of foul play has been ruled out as per the initial investigation, Delhi Police sources told ABP Live.

With an investigation underway, police is in touch with people who accompanied Satish Kaushik to the hospital and were with him at the time of his demise.

A well-known face in Bollywood, Satish Kaushik had a notable career as an actor, filmmaker, comedian and screenwriter. 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'.

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

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