Satish Kaushik passes away at 66; 'shocked' celebs mourn the death of Bollywood actor

Actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik passed away at the age of 66 after suffering a heart attack on the early hours of Thursday, actor Anupam Kher said. He is survived by his wife and daughter.

According to Kher, Kaushik was at a friend's home in Delhi 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," PTI quoted Kher as saying.

In a tweet earlier, Kher said he was shocked to hear about Kaushik's sudden death. "I know that death is the ultimate truth but never in my dreams I thought that I would have to write that about my best friend Satish Kaushik. A sudden full stop to 45 years of friendship. Life will never be the same without you Satish! Om Shanti," Kher tweeted.

Who was Satish Kaushik?
An alumnus of the National School of Drama and the Film and Television Institute of India, Kaushik was best known for his roles in films such as 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron', 'Mr India', 'Deewana Mastana', and 'Udta Punjab'.

Known for his comic timing, Kaushik was also a director. His most popular films as a filmmaker are Salman Khan starrer 'Tere Naam' and 'Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai', starring Kareena Kapoor Khan and Tusshar Kapoor. Actor Kangana Ranaut, who worked with Kaushik in her upcoming film 'Emergency', remembered the actor as a "kind and genuine man". "Woke up to this horrible news, he was my biggest cheerleader, a very successful actor and director #SatishKaushik ji personally was also a very kind and genuine man, I loved directing him in Emergency. He will be missed, Om Shanti," she tweeted.

Last Social Media Post
Kaushik's last post on his official Twitter account was a series of pictures from the annual Holi celebrations organised by noted lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar on March 7 in Mumbai. "Colourful Happy Fun #Holi party at Janki Kutir Juhu by @Javedakhtarjadu @babaazmi @AzmiShabana @tanviazmi.. met the newly wed beautiful couple @alifazal9 @RichaChadha .. wishing Happy Holi to everyone #friendship #festival #Holi2023 #colors," he wrote.

Celebs Mourn the Death of Satish Kaushik
Many celebrities took Twitter to express their shock and offer condolence over the demise of the well-known actor. Check their tweets:

Subhash Ghai: It's just shattering that we lost our one best friend #DEAR SATISH - a man who always laughed even in worst crisis and stood by anyone in his crisis " A great artiste.Greater human being greatest friend I know🙏🏽 left us so sudden so soon.

Kangana Ranaut: Woke up to this horrible news, he was my biggest cheerleader, a very successful actor and director #SatishKaushik ji personally was also a very kind and genuine man, I loved directing him in Emergency. He will be missed, Om Shanti 🙏

Madhur Bhandarkar: I am so shocked to hear the demise of actor-director Satish Kaushik ji, who was always vibrant, energetic and full of life, he will be missed immensely by the film fraternity & millions of admires, My deepest condolences to his family members. #OmShanti.🙏
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Renuka Sahane: I am so shocked to hear that Satish Kaushikji is no more. Just yesterday he had shared some lovely photographs of Holi and today one hears of his sad demise. Life is so unpredictable 💔 May his soul rest in eternal peace 🙏🏽🙏🏽 ॐ शांति 🙏🏽🙏🏽