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Satish Kaushik Death, Funeral LIVE Updates: Veteran actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik passed away on Wednesday in Delhi. He was 66. The initial postmortem report suggests cardiac arrest as the cause of his death. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to pay a moving tribute to the late actor.
Several Bollywood celebrities including Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Abhishek Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut, Riteish Deshmukh, Sonu Sood and Rakul Preet Singh also mourned the demise of the iconic comic star. In a tweet in Hindi, Anupam Kher wrote, “I know ‘death is the Read More
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Key EventsAnupam Kher shared a close bond with the late actor Satish Kaushik. A video of the duo surfaced online where The Kashmir Files actor was seen massaging Kaushik’s head. It left the netizens quite emotional.
Shekhar Kapur penned a tribute for Satish Kaushik after his demise. Taking to Twitter, he wrote in Hindi, “Satish. ,, The story remained incomplete.. #SatishKaushik 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽”
सतीश.,, कहानी अधूरी रह गई .. #SatishKaushik 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) March 9, 2023
Karan Kundrra shared via Twitter: “Om Shanti! Satish Kaushik ji You will not only be remembered for your cinema but also for being a pillar of support for so many people.. an amazing human being!”
Om Shanti 🙏🏼 #SatishKaushik ji You will not only be remembered for your cinema but also for being a pillar of support for so many people.. an amazing human being! pic.twitter.com/O4jfvStlLH
— Karan Kundrra (@kkundrra) March 9, 2023
Sushmita Sen took to Twitter to mourn the demise of Satish Kaushik. She wrote, “Brilliance, goodness and that famous laughter!! Rest in Peace Sir.”
Brilliance, goodness & that famous laughter!! Rest in Peace Sir.🙏Satish Kaushik #duggadugga pic.twitter.com/1VzxF9Mj0d
— sushmita sen (@thesushmitasen) March 9, 2023
Sanjay Kapoor wrote, “Extremely saddened and shocked. My debut film Prem was directed by Satish ji and what a talented director and actor he was, have such fond memories of him, and I can’t digest he is no more. RIP Satish ji, love and strength to his wife Shaahi and his daughter. You will always remain close to my heart.” (sic)
Actor and filmmaker Satish Kaushik’s manager Santosh Rai revealed “Satish ji went off to sleep at around 9:40 pm last night and called me to say that he was feeling restless around 10:00 pm. I was with him throughout, I didn’t imagine we’d lose him like this.”
Satish Kaushik’s best friend Anupam Kher told news agency PTI that Satish was at a friend’s home in Delhi on Wednesday 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 told PTI.
Anupam Kher spoke to media reporters stationed outside Satish Kaushik’s Mumbai residence. “I don’t know how many years I will take to process that he is no more,” Kher told reporters.
The initial postmortem report of Satish Kaushik suggests that no injury mark was found over the body. Reports stated cardiac arrest as the cause of death of the actor, according to news agency ANI.
Satish Kaushik was also fond of luxury cars. His collection included luxurious vehicles like Audi Q7, Audi 2/3 and MG Hector.
Alia Bhatt offers her condolences to Satish Kaushik’s family as she mourned the late actor’s demise.
Satish Kaushik’s mortal remains was brought out of Delhi’s Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital as his postmortem got over.
Delhi | Post-mortem of actor Satish Kaushik is over. The initial report suggests no injury mark was found over the body. Reports stated cardiac arrest as the cause of death of the actor: Sources pic.twitter.com/h61GMBagN4
— ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2023
Salman Khan took to Twitter to share a heartfelt tribute to Satish Kaushik, who directed the Bollywood superstar in his blockbuster movie ‘Tere Naam’.
Always loved cared n respected him n shall alway remember him for the man that he was . May his soul rest in peace n strength to family n loved ones. .. #RIP Satish Ji
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) March 9, 2023
Actress Delnaaz Irani, a family friend of Satish Kaushik, says his wife Shashi was all in tears and not in a state to talk after the actor’s death. Read the full story, here.
Satish Kaushik’s best friend Anupam Kher has arrived at the late actor’s house in Mumbai to pay offer his last respects.
Pankaj Tripathi pens a moving tribute to Satish Kaushik. In a tweet, Tripathi wrote, “Your unwavering trust and affection will always be with me.”
बेहद दुखी हूँ ,पिछले दिनों मिलने की बात कर रहे थे हम दोनों , अब मिलना नहीं होगा सतीश कौशिक सर । आपके सपने का सहभागी रहा हूँ । अब स्मृतियों में रहेंगे ।आपका अटूट भरोसा और स्नेह सदैव मेरे साथ रहेगा ।ईश्वर परिवार को शक्ति दें । प्रणाम सर pic.twitter.com/S6dGcwwWKX
— पंकज त्रिपाठी (@TripathiiPankaj) March 9, 2023
Randeep Hooda shared via Twitter, “You have been a part of our life since our childhood.. Thanks for all the entertainment Satish ji .. om shanti 🙏#SatishKaushik.”
You have been a part of our life since our childhood.. Thanks for all the entertainment Satish ji .. om shanti 🙏#SatishKaushik pic.twitter.com/n3OznQ0FEu
— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) March 9, 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to pay a moving tribute to Satish Kaushik. Modi called Kaushik “a creative genius.”
Pained by the untimely demise of noted film personality Shri Satish Kaushik Ji. He was a creative genius who won hearts thanks to his wonderful acting and direction. His works will continue to entertain audiences. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 9, 2023
Actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar was photographed arriving at Satish Kaushik’s house in Mumbai.
Kaushik suffered the heart attack on the way to the hospital in New Delhi, Kher told CNN-News18. His body will be brought to Mumbai on Thursday. The late actor-director even attended veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar’s Holi party on Tuesday. He had also shared a bunch of photos from his Holi celebrations with Ali Fazal, Richa Chadha, and Javed Akhtar on his official Twitter account on March 7.
Satish Kaushik, who was born on April 13, 1956, was an actor, director, producer, comedian and screenwriter. Kaushik was known for starring in movies such as “Mr India”, “Deewana Mastana,” “Ram Lakhan” and “Saajan Chale Sasural” and directing Salman Khan-starrer “Tere Naam”. He was last seen in Rakul Preet Singh starrer “Chhatriwali”. He was set to essay the role of freedom fighter and former deputy prime minister Jagjivan Ram in Kangana Ranaut starrer Emergency.
Kaushik was an alumnus National School of Drama and Film and Television Institute of India. He was married to Shashi Kaushik in 1985. His son, Shanu Kaushik died in 1996 when he was just two years old. In 2012, his daughter Vanshika was born through surrogacy.
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