1 / 11Actor-writer-director Satish Kaushik passed away today at the age of 66. His close associate and best friend Anupam Kher took to Twitter to announce the sad news.2 / 11The ace actor was born on April 13, 1956. His breakout role was that of the character Calendar in Shekhar Kapur's Mr India. 3 / 11An alumnus of the National School of Drama and the Film and Television Institute of India, he had also made an impact with early releases like Jaane Bhi Do Yaro, Mandi and Woh 7 Din.4 / 11.Kaushik made a transition to direction with Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja. Tere Naam and Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain are some of his popular films as director. 5 / 11Kaushik's last post on his official Twitter account was a series of pictures from the annual Holi celebrations organised by noted lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar on March 7 in Mumbai.6 / 11. Since news broke of his demise, several Bollywood actors took to social media to express their shock. 7 / 11Former co-stars and friends of the late actor took to their handles to offer their condolences to the Kaushik family and while also sharing their fondest memory of the star.8 / 11Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty also visited Kaushik's residence to pay their last respects. 9 / 11As a theatre actor, his most noted role was that of 'Willy Loman' in the Hindi-language play, Salesman Ramlal, an adaptation of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.10 / 11He co-wrote and anchored a TV countdown show, Philips Top Ten, for which he won the Screen Videocon Award.11 / 11In 2007 Kaushik, together with Anupam Kher, who had been his classmate at NSD, launched a new film company called Karol Bagh Productions.