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Legendary actor Anupam Kher penned an emotional note remembering the late actor, director, producer, and comedian Satish Kaushik on his birth anniversary.
Taking to Instagram, he wrote, “Happy Birthday my friend #SatishKaushik! Mai tumhara din lagbhag roz manata hu..kyunki insaan ki umra hoti hai (I celebrate your day almost every day! Because a person has an age!..) Dosti ki koi umra nahi hoti.. (Friendship has no age). Yes! It’s true that sometimes I remember you with a smile and sometimes with tears. But there isn’t a single day that goes by without thinking of you! Achi aadate to chooth jaati hai.. But you are like that bad habit jo kabhi chutne ka naam nahu legi.. I’ve put on our favourite song in the background! Enjoy!”
He also posted a video with the late actor.
Satish Kaushik passed away on March 9, 2023, at the age of 66 after suffering a heart attack.
Born on April 13, 1956, he made his mark in the film industry with his performances in several films, including Anil Kapoor-starrer Woh 7 Din, and Shekhar Kapur’s Masoom. He went on to appear in several films in the 80s and 90s, including classics like ‘Ram Lakhan’ and ‘Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja’, among others. However, it was his part as the endearing Calendar in the 1987 classic ‘Mr. India’ established Satish Kaushik as a household celebrity.
He penned the screenplay for the cult classic ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’ and directed popular films like ‘Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja’, ‘Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain’ and ‘Tere Naam’.
