1. Satish Chandra Kaushik was an Indian actor, director, producer, comedian, editor and screenwriter.
13 Facts About Satish Kaushik
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Satish Kaushik found his fame in Bollywood with Mr India starring Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, and Amrish Puri, where he played the iconic character of a cook named Calendar.
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Satish Kaushik graduated from Kirori Mal College, Delhi University in 1972.
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Satish Kaushik was an alumnus of National School of Drama and Film and Television Institute of India.
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Satish Kaushik won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award twice: in 1990 for Ram Lakhan and in 1997 for Saajan Chale Sasural.
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Satish Kaushik wrote dialogues for Kundan Shah's comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron.
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Satish Kaushik's second was Prem, which was supposed to be Tabu's inaugural film.
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Satish Kaushik continued to make films and got his first hit with Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain in 1999.
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Satish Kaushik co-wrote and anchored a TV countdown show, Top Ten, for which he won the Screen Videocon Award.
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In 2005, Satish Kaushik directed Arjun Rampal, Amisha Patel, and Zayed Khan in Vaada.
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Satish Kaushik was working to promote Haryana's film industry, and was committed to making several films there.
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Satish Kaushik was a partner in the Chandigarh film city project with real estate company Parsavnath Developers.
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Satish Kaushik died of a heart attack in Gurugram on 9 March 2023, at the age of 66.