Veteran actor Satish Kaul who played the role of Devraj Indra in BR Chopra’s ‘Mahabharat’ is now struggling to make his ends meet.
The actor, who was once known as Amitabh Bachchan of Punjabi cinema is living in an old age home in Ludhiana. The actor is going through a rough phase in his life and is facing financial trouble.
Satish Kaul forced to live in old age home
According to a report in a leading daily, Satish Kaul separated from his wife years ago. The talented actor was working at Punjabi University since 2014 but an unfortunate accident left him helpless. Satish fell and fractured his hip bone in the year 2015. He was kept on bed red rest for two years and since then, he has been living in Vivekananda Old Age Ashram.
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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had provided Kaul a financial aid of Rs 5 lakh last year after he came to know about his situation.
On the professional front, Satish has worked in over 300 Punjabi and Hindi movies. He has done films like Aunty No. 1, Yarana, Zanjeer, Khel, Ram Lakhan, Karma, Khooni Mahal, and Iljam. Besides Mahabharat, he was also part of TV show, Vikram Betal.
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BR Chopra’s ‘Mahabharat’ is currently enjoying a re-run on DD Bharti. Several popular shows including ‘Ramayan’ and ‘Shaktimaan’ have been re-telecasted amid the Coronavirus lockdown.