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Satish Kaushik’s manager reveals actor’s last words, said he wanted to live for his daughter

After the sudden demise of Satish Kaushik, his manager Santosh Rai opened up about his last moments, where he was concerned about his wife Shashi and daughter Vanshika.

satish kaushikSatish Kaushik passed away at 66 in Gurugram. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
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Satish Kaushik’s death has left a wave of shock among his friends in the industry, and his fans as well. The actor-filmmaker, 66, died of an alleged heart attack in NCR on Wednesday night. His manager, Santosh Rai, in an interview, opened up about Kaushik’s last moment. He shared how the actor wanted to live long for his daughter Vanshika.

In a chat with ETimes, Santosh said that Satish Kaushik was watching his film Kagaaz 2 as he wanted to work on the edit at night. Suddenly, he called for him and asked to be taken to the hospital as he was having difficulty in breathing. He along with the driver and security drove him to the hospital but his condition worsened on the way. “He put his head on my shoulder and said ‘Santosh, main marna nahin chahta, mujhe bacha lo'” (I don’t want to die, please save me), he shared.

The manager informed that even though they reached the hospital in a few minutes, the actor had lost consciousness while on the way. Santosh shared the actor had told him he wanted to live for his daughter Vanshika and that they should take care of her and his wife. “He said ‘Mujhe Vanshika ke liye jeena hai. Shashi aur Vanshika ka khayyal rakhna’.”

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Santosh Rai, who has been with Satish Kaushik for 34 years, also spoke about the actor’s wife. He stated that when he initially told her that Kaushik was serious, she did not want to believe it. Later, he informed his family members and also Anupam Kher, who was a close friend of Satish Kaushik. “Anupam ji and Boney Kapoor ji rushed to Satish ji’s residence and they were there in just a few minutes. They stayed on till the next day,” he said.

Rai said that after Shashi Kaushik (actor’s wife) was told about the actor’s death, she called him up and was ‘confused and shattered’ and asked him many questions. He also informed that while the deceased actor had no heart ailments, he had ‘asthma, high blood pressure and diabetes’.

Satish Kaushik’s last rites were completed on March 9

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