Satish Kaushik: A celebrated director, writer, and alumnus of FTII and NSD

Lachi Gola

Mar 9, 2023

His roots

Satish Kaushik was born on April 13, 1956, in Dhanounda, a village in Haryana

School and college

He completed his schooling from DAV School in Dhanounda and graduated from Kirori Mal College in Delhi

Starting out

Satish Kaushik started his career as a film director with the 1993 film Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

FTII and NSD Alumnus

He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama, and the Film and Television Institute of India

Writer

In 1983, he wrote dialogues for Kundan Shah’s comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron

Raising awareness about teen pregnancies

In 2009, Satish Kaushik appeared in the film Tere Sang, which revolves around the issues of teen pregnancy. He worked alongside Ruslaan Mumtaz and Sheena Shahabadi

TV gigs

He anchored a TV countdown show called Philips Top Ten. Additionally, he played the lead role of Nawaab Jung Bahadur in SAB TV's The Great Indian Family Drama