RIP Satish Kaushik: Anupam Kher, others pay their last respects to the actor

Veteran Bollywood actor, director, producer, comedian, and screenwriter Satish Kaushik passed away on Thursday.

Actor Satish Kaushik cremated

Family members and friends bid a tearful adieu to actor Satish Kaushik, who passed away following a heart attack, on Thursday.

The last rites of the multi-faceted artiste were held at the Versova crematorium here around 8.30 pm in the presence of his family members and close friends, including actor Anupam Kher and director Ashok Pandit.

Anupam Kher, others pay their last respects to the actor

Satish Kaushik had come to Delhi to celebrate Holi on March 8. He felt uneasy around 12 am after dinner. His manager took him to Gurugram's Fortis Hospital where he was declared brought dead: DCP, South-West Delhi on actor Satish Kaushik's death

Satish Kaushik: Actor, writer, director who made every medium his very own

He was in Mumbai for Holi on Tuesday, in Delhi to continue the festivities on Wednesday. And sometime early Thursday, Satish Kaushik breathed his last – a fitting adieu in technicolour for a consummate artiste of the screen and stage who acted, wrote, directed and produced.

His end was almost as dramatic and poignant as a plot from one of his many films, Kaushik was also the man who made every medium his very own. Theatre, films, OTT and TV, the 66-year-old, who died after a heart attack on his way to a hospital in Gurugram, made his presence felt in all over a four-decade career.

Adapting to changing times, almost as seamlessly as he slipped into his varied roles,Kaushikwas beyond the laughs, the impeccable comic timing from classics such as “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro” and “Mr India”.

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Post-mortem reports state cardiac arrest as cause of death of actor

Actor's post-mortem under way at DDU hospital in Delhi

Post-mortem of Bollywood veteran actor Satish Kaushik is under way at Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital in Delhi, said a police official on Thursday, adding that so far no foul play is seen. A senior police official said that they had received information regarding Kaushik's death from Fortis hospital in Gurugram.

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Satish ji, it was not your turn, writes Javed Akhtar in an emotional post

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He tickled fans with humour & his art will live on through his filmography, writes Anurag Thakur in condolence note

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You will be missed, your legacy will live on in our hearts, writes Riteish Deshmukh in heartfelt note

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