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Veteran Bollywood histrion Satish Shah, known for his performances successful films similar “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro”, “Main Hoon Na” and deed TV amusement “Sarabhai vs Sarabhai”, died connected Saturday (October 25, 2025), his manager said. He was 74.
Ramesh Kadatala, who has been Mr. Shah’s idiosyncratic adjunct for implicit 30 years, said the histrion passed distant astatine his residence successful Bandra eastbound successful the afternoon.
“It seems helium passed distant from a bosom attack, nevertheless we are awaiting the last reports from the doc astir the crushed down his death,” Mr. Kadatala told PTI.
Ashoke Pandit, Mr. Shah’s person and manufacture colleague, besides confirmed his demise and said, “It is simply a immense nonaccomplishment for our industry. He was a precise jovial person.”
Born connected June 25, 1951, Mr. Shah was a salient fig successful Indian cinema and television. His vocation spanned respective decades, during which helium earned acclaim for his comedic timing successful movies specified arsenic “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro”, “Maalamaal”, “Hero Hiralal”, “Main Hoon Na” and “Kal Ho Naa Ho”.
A postgraduate of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), helium initially appeared successful insignificant roles successful films specified arsenic “Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan” (1978) and “Gaman” (1979).
He became a household sanction aft helium featured successful filmmaker Kundan Shah’s 1983 cult classical “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro”, playing the relation of the corrupt Municipal Commissioner D’Mello.
The film, a satirical drama connected corruption, starred Mr. Shah alongside renowned actors similar Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, and Pankaj Kapur.
He was besides known for his roles successful tv bid specified arsenic “Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi” and “Filmi Chakkar”.
In the aboriginal 2000s, helium starred arsenic Indravadan Sarabhai successful the fashionable sitcom “Sarabhai vs Sarabhai” alongside Ratna Pathak Shah, Rupali Ganguli, Sumeet Raghavan and Rajesh Kumar.
Mr. Shah besides appeared successful respective mainstream blockbuster films, including Shah Rukh Khan’s “Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa”, “Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge”, “Main Hoon Na”, “Kal Ho Naa Ho”, “Om Shanti Om” and Aamir Khan’s “Fanaa” and “Akele Hum Akele Tum”.
He was joined to decorator Madhu Shah.
