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Anupam, Shabana, Anil Kapoor and

others celebrate Satish Kaushik’s life

OUR BUREAU
New Delhi.
Mumbai Anupam Kher’s way of celebrat-
ing Satish Kaushik’s birth anniversary
eteran actor Anupam Kher filled everyone with tears. The third
hosted a musical night to re-
Vmember his late friend Satish friend of trio actor Anil Kapoor cried
Kaushik on his birthday anniversary his heart out on his way to the stage
when asked to share memories of his
on Thursday. The actor revealed why bond with the late actor.
he decided to celebrate than mourn Anil Kapoor who also worked
the demise. “Rather than mourning on numerous movies with Satish was
about someone’s death, we should asked multiple times to come on stage
celebrate their life. About 11 years by the host and share his memories
ago, my father passed away and my but was unable to find strength and
parents were married for 59 years, hold his tears.
then I planned to celebrate my father’ The ‘Mr. India’ actor also
life, so that my mother can spend rest shared a video message with nos-
of her life happily. That way this rit- talgic photographs with the ac-
ual started. Satish and I have been tor and explained their journey
friends for almost 48 years and will of friendship through references
continue to be,” he said. Bollywood actor Anupam Kheer, actor-director Late Satish Chandra Kaushik’s wife Shashi from the movies they did together.
The idea of celebrating the birth Kaushik and his daughter Vanshika Kaushik attend a prayer meeting of Satish Kaushik,
The idea of celebrating the birth
anniversary of Satish under the lap of anniversary of the ‘Deewana Masta-
music and nostalgic stories has turned in Mumbai on Monday (ANI) na’ actor under the lap of music and
to be so beautiful but still heavy on wistful stories has turned out to be so
heart. The event which was attended the wonderful life lived by Satish Kau- spent 48 years together. pure but still heavy on the heart. The
by numerous celebrities and friends of shik. Kheer at the event mentioned The host for the night welcomed event which was attended by numer-
the actor started with orchestral music about his first impression of fellow the presence of celebrities like Javed ous celebrities and friends of the actor
of some songs including ‘Tere Naam’ friend and later meeting him in Mum- Akhtar, Shabana Azami, Anil Kapoor, started with the orchestral music of
title track. bai. The ‘Kashmir files’ actor also Rani Mukherjee and Johnny Lever. some songs including the ‘Tere Naam’
The celebration consisted of a explained the type of bond he had Satish Kaushik died on March 8
musical night with stories to celebrate with the actor and how well they both following a sudden cardiac arrest in title track.

Eminent speakers to attend Spring Fest in New Delhi

OUR BUREAU and Dr. Alka Pande-art curator and historian,
Dipankar Mukherjee-founder and publisher
New Delhi
at Readomania, and Shantanu Roy-editor-in-
ouse of Harmony, a literary endeavor by chief at Om Books amongst an array of other
authors Dr. Harshali Singh and Mona well-known writers and performers.
HVerma, is all set to celebrate its first edi-
tion, Spring Fest 2023, in the national capital Powered by Kunzum, an emerging book-
on April 16. The literary conclave will be held
at Kunzum Bookstore in Greater Kailash II with store giant in Delhi, the Spring Fest 2023
eminent writers, poets, social change makers, is earnestly supported by its founder Ajay
journalists and filmmakers coming together to
discuss women- centric issues that are pertinent Jain and his team led by Subir Dey.
for an aware ecosystem.
Prominent guest speakers at the literary The founders of House of Harmony, Dr.
festival will include award-winning filmmaker Harshali Singh and Mona Verma, are writers
& branding specialist Rahul Mittra, Major Gen. and artists themselves with a vast body of work
G.D. Bakshi (Retd.), Vinita Dawar Nangia, and contributions to various anthologies. They
Executive Editor, Columnist-Times Of India, founded House of Harmony with the purpose
Author, Director-Times Literature Festivals & and vision to lend a voice to new writers and
Write India, Social activists Mahamandaleshwar lawyer and founder of KLF, Sumant Batra, Shishir artists who can come and showcase their work
Lakshmi Narayan Tripathi and Anurag Chau- Sinha- Associate Editor with the Hindu Business apart from comfortable fireside chats on perti-
han, founder Humans for Humanity, eminent Line, Sandeep Unnithan -editor at News9 plus nent issues.

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