WHAT?

Actor-director Satish Kaushik passed away, tweeted actor Anupam Kher in the wee hours of Thursday.

“I know that death is the ultimate truth of this world! But I had not thought even in my wildest dreams that I would write this thing about my best friend someday. Such a sudden full stop to a friendship of 45 years!! Life will NEVER be the same without you SATISH!” tweeted Anupam Kher expressing his condolences.

WHO?

Born on April 13, 1965, in Haryana, Satish Kaushik was an Indian actor, comedian, screenwriter, director and producer.

He was known for his roles as Calendar in the 1987 superhero film, Mr India, as Pappu Pager in Deewana Mastana (1997), and as Chanu Ahmed in the British film Brick Lane (2007), directed by Sarah Gavron.

The actor also won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award in 1990 for Ram Lakhan and in 1997 for Saajan Chale Sasural. The actor had recently received critical acclaim for his character Ratan Lamba, owner of a condom factory, in the film Chhatriwali.

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Actress Kangana Ranaut also expressed her condolences over the demise of the actor.