NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Mar 9: Actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik, whose comic timing in classics such as “Mr India” and “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro” is still remembered, died of a heart attack while he was on his way to a Gurugram hospital in the early hours today. He was 66.
Kaushik, who acted, directed, wrote and produced a range of films over four decades and also straddled the multiple worlds of theatre, cinema, OTT and TV, was at a friend’s home in Delhi when he began to feel uneasy, his friend and colleague Anupam Kher said.
“He told his driver to take him to the hospital… He suffered a heart attack around 1 am on the way,” Kher.
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The post-mortem was conducted at Delhi’s Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, hospital authorities said. The last rites of the multi-faceted artiste was held in Mumbai this evening.
Kaushik, whose last tweet on Tuesday was a series of photographs of him playing Holi at a Mumbai party hosted by lyricist Javed Akhtar. On Wednesday, he was at a friend’s farmhouse in Delhi to celebrate the festival of colours, sources in Gurugram said.
He felt dizzy late in the night and was taken to the Fortis Hospital in Gurugram, abutting Delhi, where he was declared “brought dead on arrival”, hospital sources said.
Kaushik, whose directing credits include “Tere Naam” and “Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai”, is survived by his wife and daughter.
The sudden death of the actor, an alumnus of Delhi’s National School of Drama and Pune’s Film and Television Institute of India, shocked the fraternity and those outside it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were among those who condoled his death.
“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,” the Prime Minister said.
Expressing his deep sadness, Shah said Kaushik’s “contribution to Indian cinema, artistic creations and performances will always be remembered”. (PTI)
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