Actor Satish Kaushik passed away on the wee hours of March 9. The actor worked in the film industry for decades and entertained us as an actor, writer, and director. The pure creative genius was also an absolute family man. He had welcomed his daughter Vanshika with his wife Shashi in 2012. The actor used to often share cute pictures with his daughter on his Instagram feed. (All Photos/ Satish Kaushik's official Instagram handle)
Updated On: 2023-04-13 09:15 AM IST
Compiled by : Athulya Nambiar
In 2012, Satish, at the age of 56, welcomed his daughter Vanshika after 18 years of marriage. Vanshika was born through a surrogate mother. For the unversed, in 1996, the veteran actor lost his two-year-old son Sanu Kaushik
Satish Kaushik passed away on March 9 at around 2 am. The actor was at his Delhi farmhouse to celebrate Holi. He is survived by his wife Shashi and daughter Vanshika
Satish Kaushik adored his little daughter and would often post pictures and videos featuring her on his social media handle and beam with pride over every achievement of his daughter
Last year, Satish Kaushik shared a picture and heartfelt note on her daughter's birthday. He wrote, "Vanshika my dearest daughter wishing u a Happy Birthday . U are 10 now and in these ten years u hv given us happiness calmness and joy . Life was so empty before u arrived but ur arrival this day made us jestful meaningful and more energetic. May god bless u always. Lv."
In an interview, Satish Kaushik said that he could not even mourn the loss of his son. He said that he was at the peak of his career and his work commitments kept him so busy that he did not get the space to process the death of his son. However, when he welcomed his daughter, he was a changed man as she stopped attending parties, became calmer and spent more time with his daughter
Hours after his demise, Vanshika took to Instagram, to share an image of the father-daughter duo. In the picture, Vanshika is seen hugging the late actor as the two are seen smiling at the camera.
