Veteran actor, director, and producer Satish Kaushik passed away on March 8, 2023, at 66. The whole Indian entertainment industry is mourning the loss of such a versatile actor. Kaushik was mostly known for his versatile acting skills. Everyone can remember his contributions to Indian cinema; Here, we will look at lesser-known facts about the late actor.
1. Satish belongs to a Hindu brahmin family, and his father’s and mother’s names are unknown to anyone.
2. His had a son named Shanu Kaushik who was 2 years old in 1990. Then he was blessed with a daughter Vanshika.
3. In 1983, Satish assisted in the direction of Shekhar Kapoor for the film ‘Masoom.’ Then he marked his directorial debut with the film ‘Roop Ki Rani Choro Ka Raja.’
4. He marked his television debut in 2015 through SAB TV's comedy-drama series ‘The Great Indian Family Drama.’
5. He also wrote dialogue in 1983 for Kundan Shah’s comedy classic ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron.’
6. His most notable role was ‘Willy Loman’ as a theatre actor in the Hindi play ‘Salesman Ramlal.’ The play was an adaptation of Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman.’
7. His first hit film, ‘Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain’ in 1999.
8. His directorial film ‘Tere Naam,’ was the biggest hit at the box office, receiving public and critics acclamation.
9. His second as a director was ‘Prem’ (1995), a box office disaster similar to his first film, ‘Roop Ki Rani Choro Ka Raja.’
10. Satish Kaushik and Anupam Kher were batchmates and co-founded a new film company named ‘Karol Bagh Productions.’