BREAKING: Veteran actor, director Satish Kaushik passes away at 66

Veteran actor and one of the most influential directors in Bollywood Satish Kaushik has passed away Reportedly Kaushik passed away after suffering a heart attack He was 66The unfortunate news of Satish Kaushiks passing away was shared on Twitter by Bollywood actor and one of Kaushiks closest friends Anupam KherTaking to the microblogging site in the wee hours on Thursday Anupam tweeted ldquoI know that death is the ultimate truth of this world But I had not thought even in my wildest dreams that I would write this thing about my best friend someday Such a sudden full stop to a friendship of 45 years Life will NEVER be the same without you SATISHrdquo ldquo rdquo SatishKaushik 45 Life will NEVER be the same without you SATISH pictwittercomWC5Yutwvqcmdash Anupam Kher AnupamPKher March 8 2023After Anupam Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut too took to Twitter and offered her condolences Reacting to the horrible news Ranaut wroteWoke 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 ShantiWoke 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 pictwittercomvwCp2PA64umdash Kangana Ranaut KanganaTeam March 9 2023Bollywood director Madhur Bhandarkar who is best known for movies like Chandani Bar Page 3 and Fashion took to Twitter and extended his deepest condolences to the family of the late director He wrote I am so shocked to hear the demise of actordirector Satish Kaushik ji who was always vibrant energetic and full of life he will be missed immensely by the film fraternity amp millions of admires My deepest condolences to his family members OmShantiI am so shocked to hear the demise of actordirector Satish Kaushik ji who was always vibrant energetic and full of life he will be missed immensely by the film fraternity amp millions of admires My deepest condolences to his family members OmShanti satishkaushik2 pictwittercomQ9Sd0M1f28mdash Madhur Bhandarkar imbhandarkar March 9 2023Hailing from Mahendragarh Haryana Satish Kaushik was born on April 13 1956 Kaushik was an alumnus of the NSD and the FTII and started his film career in the early 1980sHe penned the dialogues for the 1983 classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron which acquired a cult following over the yearsAlso Read Satish Kaushik reveals how Javed Akhtar would praise Anees Bazmees scriptsHe is known for his comic roles as Calendar in Anil Kapoorstarrer Mr India and Pappu Pager in Deewana Mastana among many othersKaushik also gave sterling performances in other films like Subash Ghais Ram Lakhan and David Dhawans Saajan Chale SasuralAfter delivering movies like Tere Naam Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain Tere Sang among others Satish cemented his place as one of the finest directors in Bollywood