A few days after Satish Kaushik's sudden passing on March 9, a prayer service was held at his residence in Andheri, northwest Mumbai.
His friends and colleagues attended the funeral to pay their last respects to the fine actor and offer support to his family.
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Satish Kaushik's last pictures on Instagram saw him laughing and partying with friends.
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'I did a small role in Masoom.' 'Do you remember the scene where an old man brings Jugal Hansraj to Naseer's house?' 'I put on the full make-up of an old man and stood in front of Shekhar.' 'He had no choice but to take me.'
'He didn't have a single mean bone in his body.' 'He never had a negative word about anybody, not even those who harmed him.'
Kaushik attended a Holi party, held at the Delhi farmhouse of businessman Vikas Malu where, at midnight, he complained of chest pain and was taken to a Gurugram hospital.
A list of guests at the party has also been prepared, the officials added.
The Delhi Police on Sunday said it will question the estranged wife of the owner of the farmhouse, where actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik attended a party a day before his death, following her allegation that her husband 'was planning to get rid' of him.
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'Thank you for the cinema, thank you for the laughs.'
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'I got an opportunity to direct him in Baaghi 3.' 'He played a police commissioner's role, and it was so weird directing him.' On the first day of shooting, I asked him, 'What do I call you today?' and he shot back, 'Satish uncle'.'
He felt dizzy late on Wednesday night and was taken to the Fortis Hospital in Gurugram, where he was declared "brought dead on arrival," they said.
Satish Kaushik passed away following a heart attack early Thursday morning, said his close friend and industry colleague Anupam Kher.
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'He wanted to live long enough to see his daughter settled in life. But God had other plans.'
'It's rare to see Ranveer Singh off-camera. He disappears. He doesn't like to be on set. Only when the shot is ready, he is there. He doesn't want any nonsense, no interaction. If anything would go wrong, he would really get pissed. He doesn't like noise and would tell everyone on the mic to be quiet. Ranveer loves to work, so he would keep telling everyone to be dedicated.'
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