Indian actor-director Satish Kaushik passed away. The actor reportedly succumbed heart attack while travelling in a car. He is survived by his wife Shashi and daughter 11-year-old Vanshika Kaushik.
As a film actor, he was noted for his roles as “Calendar” in Mr. India, as Pappu Pager in Deewana Mastana, and as “Chanu Ahmed” in Sarah Gavron’s British film Brick Lane (2007). He won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award twice: in 1990 for Ram Lakhan and in 1997 for Saajan Chale Sasural.