Satish Kaushik shared this picture. (courtesy: satishkaushik2178)

New Delhi:

The information of the sudden demise of actor and director Satish Kaushik has left the leisure trade in shock.

The actor handed away on the age of 66 following a coronary heart assault on Wednesday in Delhi. Talking to ANI, Satish’s niece Anita Sharma expressed her grief and mentioned, “Wish I could do something to breathe back life into him. He was still young, he has an elder sister and a brother. How will they survive? He made a place for himself in the hearts of people in real life. God takes away good people early.”

The mortal stays of late veteran actor shall be dropped at Mumbai right now for his last rites, mentioned sources. “Kaushik’s body will be sent to Mumbai in an air ambulance from Delhi today” they added. His physique had been dropped at Delhi’s Deen Dayal Hospital for autopsy examination.

On March 7, Satish Kaushik attended the Holi bash of Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar in Mumbai. His photographs and movies on the social gathering have been doing the rounds on the web. A day later, he travelled to Delhi on Wednesday to attend a detailed good friend’s Holi social gathering when he reportedly fell sick, sources mentioned.

Actor Anupam Kher, a detailed good friend of Satish, was the primary one to share the information of his demise on social media within the early hours of Thursday morning. “Actor Satish Kaushik passes away,” Kher tweeted together with an image of each actors.

In a tweet in Hindi, Kher wrote, “I know “dying is the final word fact of this world!” But I never thought in my dreams that I would write this thing about my best friend #SatishKaushik while alive. Such a sudden full stop on a friendship of 45 years!! Life will NEVER be the same without you SATISH! Om Shanti!“

Satish Kaushik was a flexible actor, author, director and producer, who made his mark within the Indian movie trade together with his charming performances and distinctive sense of humour.

He gained recognition within the Nineteen Eighties and Nineties for his work in common movies corresponding to Mr India, Saajan Chale Sasural, and Judaai. Over the years, Satish established himself as one of the sought-after character actors in Bollywood, typically enjoying supporting roles that have been integral to the plot. He was additionally identified for his work as a author and director, having directed movies corresponding to Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja and Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain.

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