Paying homage to Satish Kaushik, megastar Amitabh Bachchan remembered the late actor-director as “a delightful company” and “a most accomplished artist”.
Actor and Director Satish Kaushik died after a heart attack while he was on his way to a Gurugram hospital in the early hours of Thursday. He was 66. Big B, who worked with Satish Kaushik in the hit 1998 action-comedy film ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’, said working with the actor was an ‘inspiring’ experience.
“And we have lost another .. A delightful company, a most accomplished artist and in the prime of his career .. Satish Kaushik .. Working with you was so inspiring .. and such a learning .. My prayers ..” the 80-year-old actor wrote on his personal blog on Friday night.
In “Bade Miyan Chote Miyan”, directed by David Dhawan, Satish Kaushik played Sharafat Ali, a small-time smuggler who gets thrashed by Inspector Arjun Singh, the look-alike of a petty thief Bade Miyan, both played by Amitabh Bachchan.
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Satish Kaushik, an actor and filmmaker, posted a series of joyous and colourful photographs from a Holi party hosted by veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar and wife Shabana Azmi at their Mumbai residence only a day before his death.
On Thursday evening, Kaushik`s mortal remains were flown to Mumbai, where he was cremated at the Versova crematorium in the presence of his family members and close friends, including Bachchan`s son, actor Abhishek Bachchan.
Kaushik, who acted, directed, wrote and produced a range of films over four decades, is survived by his wife Shashi and daughter Vanshika.
Amitabh Bachchan is currently at home recovering from an on-set injury he sustained while filming an action sequence of Nag Ashwin`s “Project K” in Hyderabad. Project K is a fantasy drama in which Prabhas appears alongside Deepika Padukone for the first time. Amitabh Bachchan plays a pivotal role in the C. Ashwini Dutt-produced film. Project K is scheduled to be released in 2024.
(with inputs from PTI)
