When Satish Kaushik couldn’t get time to mourn his son’s death

The journey of actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik in Bollywood is nothing short of an inspiration. He started his career as an assistant director to filmmaker Shekhar Kapur in latter’s directorial debut film ‘Masoom’ (1983). Soon after, he went on to make a mark for himself as one of the most popular comedians in Hindi films with his characters like Calendar in film ‘Mr. India’ (1987), Mutthu Swamy in film ‘Saajan Chale Sasural’ (1996) and Pappu Pager in film ‘Deewana Mastana’ (1997), that became iconic over the years.

But, there was a time when he suffered one of the most unforgettable tragedies of his life. It was the early death of his young son Shanu Kaushik in the mid-90s. He was his only child till then and was just two-year-old at that unfortunate time. Recently, our eyes caught upon an old interview of this talented personality where he revealed that couldn’t get time to mourn his son’s death. Yes, it’s hard to believe, but it’s true. (Also Read: How his 4-month-old daughter’s death left Govinda shattered and agonised)

In an old interview with The Economic Times, the actor was asked whether his second child, his daughter Vanshika Kaushik, has changed him in any way. The actor replied to the same by saying, “I have become much more homely now. Pehle main apne mein hi ramta rehta tha. I avoid going to parties now, I have become calmer. I even control my diet and drinking because of her. I had lost my son 20 years back, when I was at the peak of my career. I couldn’t really get time to even feel that loss. I used to be continuously busy with work and this would make me feel guilty. I didn’t even have the time to mourn my son’s death. But ab Vanshika ke aane se sab baraabar ho gaya. All the unsettled emotions are somewhere settled with Vanshika’s arrival.”

For the ones who aren’t aware, in the year 2012, the actor-filmmaker welcomed his second child, a baby girl Vanshika, through surrogacy.

Undoubtedly, losing his young son at that time must have shook him up. But, this incident made Satish Kaushik realise a very important thing about destiny, that nothing is planned and fixed.

Amod Pandit

Quiet, resonant, and creative, he can be seen immersed in his own world, and puts in his heart and soul into the one passion that he has, Bollywood. His line for survival? Feel happy to be a part of it.