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Satish Kaushik is an Indian film director and actor in Hindi films and theatre. He directed Salman Khan`s hit film Tere Naam (2003). As a film actor his most remembered for his role as `Calendar` in Mr. India [1], and as `Chanu Ahmed` in Sarah Gavron`s English film Brick Lane (2007). He was 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).

Satish Kaushik was born on April 13 in Delhi, where he grew up in Naiwala gali, Karolbagh. He did his graduation from Kirori Mal College, New Delhi (1972-75).

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.

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