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Satish Kaushik's Death: Delhi Police Recovers 'Medicines' From The Farmhouse Where He Attended Holi Party

Veteran Bollywood actor and director Satish Kaushik passed away on Thursday at the age of 66. The actor was in Delhi when he felt uneasy and was taken to a hospital.

New Delhi: Veteran Bollywood actor and director Satish Kaushik passed away on Thursday at the age of 66. The actor was in Delhi when he felt uneasy and was taken to a hospital.  

According to IANS, Delhi Police probing the death of the actor have recovered some "medicines" from the farmhouse where he attended a party, an official said on Saturday. 
 
"We are waiting for an autopsy report to ascertain the cause of his death. Some medicines were recovered from the farmhouse in Bijwasan where Kaushik attended a party. A list of guests has also been made," IANS quoted a senior police official. 

According to reports, a party was organised at the farmhouse of an industrialist. The police is going through the guest list.  

Post-mortem of the veteran actor was conducted at Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital here. 
A senior police official said that they had received information regarding Kaushik's death from Fortis hospital in Gurugram. 

Earlier, actor Anupam Kher had told news agency PTI that Satish was at a friend's home in Delhi, when he complained of uneasiness. "He felt uneasy, and he told the driver to take him to the hospital, and on the way, he suffered a heart attack around 1 am," Anupam was quoted as saying by PTI.

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. 

(With inputs from PTI and IANS)

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