New Delhi:
Actor-director Satish Kaushik was cremated in Oshiwara, Mumbai on Thursday night, news agency ANI reported. The 66-year-old filmmaker died in New Delhi, allegedly of a heart attack. Bollywood stars Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Ranbir Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Abhishek Bachchan, Ishaan Khatter, Pankaj Tripathi, Shehnaaz Gill and others arrived at Satish Kaushik’s residence in Mumbai to pay their last respects to the actor-filmmaker who died in New Delhi, allegedly of a heart attack. Salman Khan, who arrived late in the evening, was seen making his way through the crowd to the late actor’s residence. Shilpa Shetty arrived earlier and was spotted outside the house. Ranbir Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar accompanied by his wife Shibani Dandekar and Abhishek Bachchan also visited the late actor’s house. Here’s a look at some of the pictures:
Ishaan Khatter, Sikandar Kher, Pankaj Tripathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Chunky Panday, and director David Dhawan were also clicked outside Satish Kaushik’s residence later in the evening. Here’s a look at some pictures:
Veteran actor and Satish Kaushik’s dear friend Anupam Kher was among the first to visit his house. Javed Akhtar, Rakesh Roshan, Boney-Arjun Kapoor, Raj Babbar, Tanvi Azmi, Johnny Lever, Anu Malik were among the others who were spotted at the late actor’s residence earlier in the day. Anupam Kher was spotted interacting with the media. Raj Babbar arrived with Nadira Babbar and their son Aarya Babbar. Anup Soni was also spotted outside his residence. Here are some pictures:
It was an emotional scene at the late actor’s residence as his family and the entire Bollywood fraternity bid him a tearful farewell. Take a look.
The ambulance carrying the late Satish Kaushik reached the actor-filmmaker’s house in Mumbai around evening. Here’s a look at the ambulance which was spotted outside Satish Kaushik’s residence.
Family and friends of the late actor gathered around as the body of the 66-year-old actor was brought home.
Satish Kaushik arrived in Delhi on Wednesday to attend a close friend’s Holi bash. However, later around 1 am, he reportedly suffered a heart attack while on his way to the hospital. Anupam Kher told PTI, “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.”
Satish Kaushik was an actor, director, producer, comedian, and screenwriter. He is known for his roles as Calendar in Mr India, Pappu Pager in Deewana Mastana, and Chanu Ahmed in Sarah Gavron’s British film Brick Lane. Also, he won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award twice – in 1990 for Ram Lakhan and in 1997 for Saajan Chale Sasural.