Veteran actor and director breathed his last in the wee hours on March 9 in Delhi. He was 66. The actor's mortal remains will be brought to Mumbai on Thursday afternoon by air ambulance. The funeral will reportedly take place in Versova in the evening.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several film celebrities shared emotional messages and videos to mourn the death of the actor.
Satish Kaushik was widely popular and loved as an actor and he has some of the most popular films to his credit.
Here are some lesser-known facts about Satish Kaushik:
- Satish Kaushik was born in Haryana in 1956. He was an alumnus of National School of Drama and Film and Television Institute of India.
- His son, Shanu Kaushik, died in 1996 when he was just two years old. In 2012, his daughter Vanshika was born through a surrogate mother.
- Satish Kaushik moved to Mumbai in the early 1980s to join the Hindi film industry. His first film as an actor was Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983).
- Satish Kaushik won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Brick Lane in 2008.
- Satish Kaushik rejected Aamir Khan for Mr. India because he came for interview in a car. Aamir once recalled that he was interviewed for an assistant director position by Satish Kaushik.
- Satish Kaushik offered to marry pregnant Neena Gupta and even told her 'don’t worry, if the child is born with dark skin you can pass the child off as his'.
- Satish Kaushik wanted to make film called Ek Director Ki Maut. He was in talks with filmmaker Hansal Mehta about the same.
As an actor, Kaushik won hearts with his vast array of roles in films like 'Mr India', 'Ram Lakhan, 'Deewana Kastana', 'Saajan Chale Sasural', 'Udta Punjab', and others.
As a director, he has films like 'Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja', 'Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain', 'Tere Naam', and others to his credit.
