Veteran actor Satish Shah, best remembered for his unforgettable portrayal of Indravadhan Sarabhai in the sitcom ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’ and the corrupt commissioner D’Mello in the cult classic ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’, died on October 25. He was 74. Shah leaves behind a legacy that shaped the world of Indian comedy across television and film for nearly half a century. Born in 1950 to a Kutchi Gujarati family in Mandvi, Satish Shah studied at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, before enrolling at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). This formal training provided a foundation for his versatility and later success as an actor in both television and cinema. Television milestones and iconic roles Shah’s comic brilliance first came to widespread notice in the 1984 sitcom ‘Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi’, where he played 55 different characters in as many episodes. This unique achievement established him as one of Indian television’s most versatile comic talents. He then starred in ‘Filmy Chakkar’ (1995) on Zee TV, where his chemistry with Ratna Pathak Shah was widely appreciated. The pairing became iconic with ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’ (2004), where Shah’s witty and mischievous Indravadhan Sarabhai became a household name. Shah began his film career with … Continue reading Veteran Bollywood actor Satish Shah passes away at 74