Satish Kaushik wanted to live long enough for his daughter Vanshika, says Rumi Jaffrey: ‘Yeh ekaayak jaana bahot nainsaafi hai’

The news of Satish Kaushik's demise left the film industry in shock. The late actor is survived by his wife Shashi and daughter Vanshika.

By: Entertainment Desk

Bengaluru | Updated: March 10, 2023 10:45 AM IST

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Filmmaker and Satish Kaushik's close friend Rumi Jaffrey shared that he was in fine health and in high spirits.

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Actor and director Satish Kaushik’s sudden demise on Wednesday came as a shock to the industry. His close friend, filmmaker and screenwriter Rumi Jaffrey, shared in an interview that Kaushik wanted to live long enough to see his daughter settled in life. Satish Kaushik is survived by his wife Shashi and daughter Vanshika.

Rumi said in an interview with TOI that he was informed about Satish’s death early on Thursday morning, and he rushed to the actor’s home to be with his family. Jaffrey said, “My wife is very attached to Vanshika. She just clung to the child and sat quietly. We are all in a state of disbelief.”

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Talking about the late actor, the filmmaker added that he was in high spirits. Jaffrey said that they had dinner together at Anupam Kher’s birthday a few days ago, where they spoke about his future plans. He added that there was never a dull moment with Kaushik around.

Recalling his first meeting with Kaushik, which happened on the sets of Mr India, Jaffrey shared that he was in two minds about starting his career in the Hindi film industry. He wanted to see a film being made, and landed up on the sets of Mr India, in which Kaushik played the fan-favourite character Calendar. Watching Kaushik work, Jaffrey decided to take the plunge himself.

“Satish and I were friends for more than 30 years. Yeh ekaayak jaana bahot nainsaafi hai (his sudden departure is not fair). And it wasn’t as if he wasn’t taking care of his health. He was eating on time and eating right. He was going on morning walks. He wanted to live long enough to see his daughter settled in life. But God had other plans,” Jaffrey said in the interview.

He further added, “I feel he was travelling too much,” and revealed that he had cautioned Kaushik against going to Delhi to honour a friendly commitment.

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