“In the '70s, '80s and '90s, noted actors like Iftekhar used to get mainly police officer roles, Bindu ji would do a negative role, and Nirupama Roy was the on-screen mother. All this had its own charm. There was a fixed casting.”

Indian actor, director, producer, comedian, editor and screenwriter

Satish Kaushik was an Indian actor, director, producer, comedian, editor and screenwriter. He became widely known in Bollywood for Mr. India, where he played Calendar, the cook in the film starring Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and Amrish Puri. He later worked across several parts of filmmaking, both in front of and behind the camera. He is also known for directing films such as Tere Naam, and for a career that ranged from acting to writing and production.