Satish Kaushik
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Satish Kaushik is an Indian film director and actor in Hindi
films and theatre.
As a film actor his most remembered for his role as 'Calendar' in Mr. India, and as 'Chanu Ahmed' in Sarah Gavron's English film Brick Lane
(2007). He also won Filmfare Best Comedian Award
twice in 1990 for film Ram Lakhan
and 1997 for Saajan Chale Sasural
.
As theatre actor his most known role is that of 'Willy Loman' in Hindi play 'Salesman Ramlal, an adaptation of Arthur Miller
’s Death of a Salesman.
As a dialogue writer he wrote dialogues for Kundan Shah
's comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983).
His film Teree Sang
starring Ruslaan Mumtaz
and Sheena Shahabadi
is based on teen pregnancy.
His latest film Milenge Milenge
, starring Shahid Kapoor
and Kareena Kapoor
once again which has been delayed a few times.
, New Delhi (1972).
He graduated from National School of Drama
(NSD), New Delhi in 1978 and later studied at Film and Television Institute of India
Pune.
Satish Kaushik is now on the board of Asian Academy Of Film & Television
. He has now become a famous producer, director, and an actor. He acts in many films as a comedian. He is mostly known for his role as Calender in Mr. India.
(1983), this was also his first film as an actor.
His first film as director Sridevi starrer Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
(1993) and his second, Prem (1995), which was supposed to be Tabu
's launch film, both were box-office disasters, yet he continued his film making and finally got his first hit with Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain
in 1999.
He was also well known for his role as 'Calendar' in the hit film Mr. India alongside Anil Kapoor
and Sridevi.
He co-wrote and anchored a TV countdown show, 'Philips Top Ten' for which he won the Screen Videocon Award.
In 2007, Anupam Kher
, who was his batchmate at NSD
, started a new film production company, along with Satish Kaushik, 'Karol Bagh Productions', and their first film, Teree Sang
, is being directed by Satish Kaushik.
His next work is based on the life of Tansen
, one of the Navaratnas in Akbar the Great
's court. It is produced by Rajshri Productions
. The role of Tansen will be played by Abhishek Bachchan
and the soundtrack will be composed by Ravindra Jain
. The scriptworks for the film are getting finished.
Nowadays he is very serious to promote Haryana's film industry, for that he is making five films.
Business
The Bollywood actor-director Satish Kaushik, a partner in the Chandigarh Film City project with Real estate company Parsavnath developers got 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) Film City in Sarangpur Village, Chandigarh at throw away prices,the real state company was forced to give this multi million project after foul play was exposed by media.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
films and theatre.
As a film actor his most remembered for his role as 'Calendar' in Mr. India, and as 'Chanu Ahmed' in Sarah Gavron's English film Brick Lane
Brick Lane (film)
Brick Lane is an award-winning 2007 British drama film directed by Sarah Gavron and adapted from the novel of the same name by Monica Ali. The screenplay was adapted from the novel by Laura Jones and Abi Morgan, and Tannishtha Chatterjee played the lead role...
(2007). He also won Filmfare Best Comedian Award
Filmfare Best Comedian Award
The Filmfare Best Comedian Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role....
twice in 1990 for film Ram Lakhan
Ram Lakhan
Ram Lakhan is a Bollywood movie released in 1989. It was produced and directed by Subhash Ghai and had an ensemble cast, including Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Dimple Kapadia and Raakhee Gulzar.- Plot :...
and 1997 for Saajan Chale Sasural
Saajan Chale Sasural
Saajan Chale Sasural is a 1996 Bollywood comedy starring Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Kader Khan and Satish Kaushik. The film was directed by David Dhawan. It is based on the Mohan Babu starrer 1992 Telugu film Allari Mogudu...
.
As theatre actor his most known role is that of 'Willy Loman' in Hindi play 'Salesman Ramlal, an adaptation of Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include plays such as All My Sons , Death of a Salesman , The Crucible , and A View from the Bridge .Miller was often in the public eye,...
’s Death of a Salesman.
As a dialogue writer he wrote dialogues for Kundan Shah
Kundan Shah
Kundan Shah is an Indian film director and writer.He is most known for his comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro and his 1985-1986, TV series Nukkad with Saeed Akhtar Mirza.-Biography:...
's comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983).
His film Teree Sang
Teree Sang
Teree Sang is a Hindi film directed by Satish Kaushik starring Ruslaan Mumtaz and debutant Sheena Shahabadi. Teree Sang discusses the issue of teen pregnancy.-Synopsis:...
starring Ruslaan Mumtaz
Ruslaan Mumtaz
Ruslaan Mumtaz is an Indian actor who works in the Mumbai based Hindi film industry, colloquially known as Bollywood. He is the son of actress Anjana Mumtaz.-Career:...
and Sheena Shahabadi
Sheena Shahabadi
Sheena Shahabadi is a Hindi film actress who starred in the film Teree Sang. She is the daughter of actress Sadhana Singh, who acted in the movie Nadiya Ke Paar. She was married to Vaibhav Mohite, whose father works in the Mumbai police department. They are now divorced.-Filmography:-References:...
is based on teen pregnancy.
His latest film Milenge Milenge
Milenge Milenge
Milenge Milenge is a Bollywood film that was released on 9 July 2010. Inspired by the 2001 romantic comedy Serendipity, the movie is directed by Satish Kaushik and stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in their fifth film together after Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met . Other members from the cast...
, starring Shahid Kapoor
Shahid Kapoor
Shahid Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is also a trained dancer.Starting off his career by working in music videos and advertisements, Kapoor made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal . Four years later, he made his acting debut in Ishq...
and Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor , often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary...
once again which has been delayed a few times.
Early life and education
Satish Kaushik was born on April 13, 1956 in a village Dhanounda, district Mohindergarh, Haryana, He grew up in Delhi,Naiwala gali, Karolbagh. He did his graduation from Kirori Mal CollegeKirori Mal College
Kirori Mal College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, located in New Delhi, India that was established in 1954. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses in science, arts, liberal arts and commerce and is known for being one of the most politically active colleges in University...
, New Delhi (1972).
He graduated from National School of Drama
National School of Drama
National School of Drama is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India, established . It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and became an independent school in 1975...
(NSD), New Delhi in 1978 and later studied at Film and Television Institute of India
Film and Television Institute of India
Film and Television Institute of India , is an autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. It is fully aided by Central Government of India. It is situated in the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune, India...
Pune.
Satish Kaushik is now on the board of Asian Academy Of Film & Television
Asian Academy of Film & Television
The Asian Academy of Film & Television is a film school located in India's Noida Film City in India's Capital region, NCR. It is affiliated with the International Film & Television Research Center and the Marwah Films & Video Studios....
. He has now become a famous producer, director, and an actor. He acts in many films as a comedian. He is mostly known for his role as Calender in Mr. India.
Career
Satish Kaushik started his career as an assistant director to Shekhar Kapoor in film MasoomMasoom
Masoom is a 1983 Indian film and Shekhar Kapur's first directorial venture. The critically acclaimed film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Tanuja, Supriya Pathak and Saeed Jaffrey, as well as child actors Jugal Hansraj, Aradhana and Urmila Matondkar. The screenplay and dialogues were...
(1983), this was also his first film as an actor.
His first film as director Sridevi starrer Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
Roop ki Rani Choron Ka Raja was a 1993 Bollywood film starring Anil Kapoor, Sri Devi, Jackie Shroff and Anupam Kher.Johnny lever was used as comic relief in the film where he mimics other actors in a hilarious manner.It was high budget film of that time.Film was directed by Satish Kaushik and...
(1993) and his second, Prem (1995), which was supposed to be Tabu
Tabu (actress)
Tabu is an Indian film actress. She has mainly acted in Hindi films, though she has also starred in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali language films, as well as one American film...
's launch film, both were box-office disasters, yet he continued his film making and finally got his first hit with Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain is a 1999 Bollywood film about a multi-millionaire industrialist and a difficult marriage. It is directed by Satish Kaushik and stars Anil Kapoor, Kajol, Anupam Kher and Shakti Kapoor. Kajol was nominated for a Filmfare Best Actress Award...
in 1999.
He was also well known for his role as 'Calendar' in the hit film Mr. India alongside Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal ....
and Sridevi.
He co-wrote and anchored a TV countdown show, 'Philips Top Ten' for which he won the Screen Videocon Award.
In 2007, Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...
, who was his batchmate at NSD
National School of Drama
National School of Drama is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India, established . It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and became an independent school in 1975...
, started a new film production company, along with Satish Kaushik, 'Karol Bagh Productions', and their first film, Teree Sang
Teree Sang
Teree Sang is a Hindi film directed by Satish Kaushik starring Ruslaan Mumtaz and debutant Sheena Shahabadi. Teree Sang discusses the issue of teen pregnancy.-Synopsis:...
, is being directed by Satish Kaushik.
His next work is based on the life of Tansen
Tansen
Mia Tansen is considered among the greatest composer-musicians in Hindustani classical music. He was an extraordinarily gifted vocalist, known for a large number of compositions, and also an instrumentalist who popularized and improved the rabab .He was among the Navaratnas at the court of the...
, one of the Navaratnas in Akbar the Great
Akbar the Great
Akbar , also known as Shahanshah Akbar-e-Azam or Akbar the Great , was the third Mughal Emperor. He was of Timurid descent; the son of Emperor Humayun, and the grandson of the Mughal Emperor Zaheeruddin Muhammad Babur, the ruler who founded the Mughal dynasty in India...
's court. It is produced by Rajshri Productions
Rajshri Productions
Rajshri Productions Pvt. Ltd. is a Hindi film production company. Rajshri partially works as a film distributor also. On 15 August 1947, Tarachand Barjatya established Rajshri Pictures Ltd., the film distribution division of Rajshri....
. The role of Tansen will be played by Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....
and the soundtrack will be composed by Ravindra Jain
Ravindra Jain
Ravindra Jain is an Indian music composer and lyricist. He won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award in 1985.-Early life:...
. The scriptworks for the film are getting finished.
Nowadays he is very serious to promote Haryana's film industry, for that he is making five films.
Business
The Bollywood actor-director Satish Kaushik, a partner in the Chandigarh Film City project with Real estate company Parsavnath developers got 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) Film City in Sarangpur Village, Chandigarh at throw away prices,the real state company was forced to give this multi million project after foul play was exposed by media.
Director
- Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka RajaRoop Ki Rani Choron Ka RajaRoop ki Rani Choron Ka Raja was a 1993 Bollywood film starring Anil Kapoor, Sri Devi, Jackie Shroff and Anupam Kher.Johnny lever was used as comic relief in the film where he mimics other actors in a hilarious manner.It was high budget film of that time.Film was directed by Satish Kaushik and...
(1993) - Prem (1995)
- Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte HainHum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte HainHum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain is a 1999 Bollywood film about a multi-millionaire industrialist and a difficult marriage. It is directed by Satish Kaushik and stars Anil Kapoor, Kajol, Anupam Kher and Shakti Kapoor. Kajol was nominated for a Filmfare Best Actress Award...
(1999) - Hamara Dil Aapke Paas HaiHamara Dil Aapke Paas HaiHamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Satish Kaushik, released on 24 August 2000. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai and Sonali Bendre in lead roles.-Plot:...
(2000) - Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai (2001)
- Badhaai Ho BadhaaiBadhaai Ho BadhaaiBadhaai Ho Badhaai is a Bollywood comedy, and Anil Kapoor's first production. It was a remake of well known Tamil movie Poove Unakkaga and the second half of the film was inspired by the English Nutty Professor.-Plot:...
(2002) - Tere NaamTere NaamTere Naam is an Indian Hindi film. The film was directed by Satish Kaushik and released on 15 August 2003. The film stars Salman Khan and Bhoomika Chawla in leading roles. It is a remake of the 1999 Tamil film Sethu....
(2003) - VaadaVaadaVaada may refer to:*Vaada , a 2005 Bollywood movie*Vaada, the Zionist Aid and Rescue Committee active in Hungary during the Holocaust*Vaadaa, 2010 Tamil film...
(2005) - Shaadi Se PehleShaadi Se PehleShaadi Se Pehle is a 2006 Bollywood film directed by Satish Kaushik and produced by Subhash Ghai...
(2006) - KarzzzzKarzzzz (film)Karzzzz is a 2008 Bollywood film directed by Satish Kaushik. The film stars Himesh Reshammiya and Urmila Matondkar. It is a remake of Karz , and also inspired by The Reincarnation of Peter Proud.- Plot :...
(2008) - Tere Sang (2009)
- Milenge MilengeMilenge MilengeMilenge Milenge is a Bollywood film that was released on 9 July 2010. Inspired by the 2001 romantic comedy Serendipity, the movie is directed by Satish Kaushik and stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in their fifth film together after Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met . Other members from the cast...
(2010)