When Rumi Jaffrey shared late Satish Kaushik wanted to live long enough to see his daughter Vanshika get settled in life

Last year in March 2023, when actor Satish Kaushik left the mortal world for a heavenly abode, he left everyone in a state of shock and disbelief. He was not just one of the finest actors in the industry, but also the most humble and grounded human being. Thus, remembering him, his friends and colleagues said some of the sweetest things. For instance, last year while reminiscing about Satish Kaushik, his friend, and Bollywood’s renowned script writer Rumi Jaffrey mentioned the late actor’s plans - he wanted to live long enough to see his daughter Vanshika settled in life.

"Satish and I were friends for more than 30 years. Yeh ekaayak jaana bahot nainsaafi hai (his sudden departure is not fair). And it wasn't as if he wasn't taking care of his health. He was eating on time and eating right. He was going on morning walks. He wanted to live long enough to see his daughter settled in life. But God had other plans," Rumi shared.

Vanshika was only 10 years old when Satish Kaushik passed away. The actor was 56 years old when his little girl made her way into his life. Talking about the same in an interview with Economics Times in 2015, Satish shared, "To have a kid at this age makes me feel much younger (laughs). But yes, to have a child so late in life is quite challenging.”

“Vanshika, my daughter, is three now and keeps telling me, `Papa, mere peeche bhago. Papa, mujhe pakdo'. Ab main usko kaise bataon ki I can't run after her now! So I act like I am running after her, since I am a good actor. I can't let her down. She's lovely and has just started going to school. She is the best thing to have happened to me," he added.

Vanshika came into Satish Kaushik’s life 16 years after he lost his 2-year-old son SHanu in 1996. Thus, she was his miracle baby, a blessing that brought light in the darkest of hours.