Satish Kaushik, a veteran Bollywood actor-writer-director Gurugram on March 9 at the age of 66. His body will be brought to Mumbai after a postmortem is conducted.
His close associate and best friend Anupam Kher took to Twitter to announce the sad news. Kher’s Tweet stated, “I know ‘death is the ultimate truth of this world’ But I never thought in my dreams that I would write this thing about my best friend #SatishKaushik while alive. Such a sudden full stop on friendship of 45 years!! Life will NEVER be the same without you SATISH! Om Shanti!” Kher also shared a black and white photo where he and Kaushik are seen together.
जानता हूँ “मृत्यु ही इस दुनिया का अंतिम सच है!” पर ये बात मैं जीते जी कभी अपने जिगरी दोस्त #SatishKaushik के बारे… https://t.co/ced5YQ5hoE
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) 1678319204000
Kaushik, who was born in Haryana, attended the NSD and the FTII and began his film career in the early 1980s.
He wrote the dialogues for the 1983 classic “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron,” which has since gained a cult following.
He is best known for his comedic roles as ‘Calendar’ in “Mr India” and ‘Pappu Pager” in “Deewana Mastana,” among others.
In other films, such as “Ram Lakhan” and “Saajan Chale Sasural,” Kaushik delivered standout performances.
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.
Source:OCN