Satish Kaushik, an actor-director, was at a farmhouse in Delhi’s Bijwasan last night when he became ill and was rushed to a hospital in Gurugram. According to police sources, preliminary examination indicates that he died of a heart attack and breathed his last breath before arriving at the hospital.
According to sources in the Delhi South West police, nothing suspicious has come to light in the investigation into the 66-year-old actor’s death. According to the sources, further investigation will provide more information on the cause and time of death.
Mr. Kaushik arrived in Delhi yesterday to join his friends in celebrating Holi. He had attended the Holi party at Javed Akhtar-Shabana Azmi’s Mumbai home the day before and had posted happy photos on social media.
Police are still trying to figure out where he was during the day. What they do know is that he became ill while at the farmhouse in Bijwasan. He was taken to the nearby Fortis Hospital in Gurugram, but he died there.
Santosh Rai, Mr. Kaushik’s manager, was among those who rushed him to the hospital. He told the Indian news agency ANI, “He went to bed at 10.30 p.m. He called me at 12:10 a.m., complaining of shortness of breath.”
Because the patient had traveled from Delhi, the hospital notified the Delhi Police. The body was then taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital for an autopsy. This morning, a postmortem was performed, and the body was returned to Mr. Kaushik’s family.
Mr. Kaushik’s companions, who took him to the hospital for further investigation, have been contacted by the police.
The death of the actor-director just hours after he celebrated Holi with his friends and colleagues stunned the Indian film industry, and tributes have poured in.
Mr. Kaushik, who was born in Haryana and raised in Karol Bagh, attended the National School of Drama. His most memorable characters include Ashok in the 1983 cult classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, for which he also wrote dialogues. Another memorable character played by Mr. Kaushik is the cook named ‘Calendar’ in the Anil Kapoor-Sridevi film Mr. India.
