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My Take
Satish Shah belongs to that rare category of performers whose mere appearance on screen promised the scene would be funny. From Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro to Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, he mastered comic timing across four decades of Indian film and television, and timing is the hardest craft in acting. I admire how he aged into beloved-uncle status without ever getting lazy; his late-career sitcom work is some of his sharpest. His passing in 2025 closed a chapter of Hindi comedy, but the laughs he banked are compound interest — every rewatch pays out again. That, to me, is the truest kind of immortality an entertainer can earn.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Satish Shah
- Name (Japanese)
- サティッシュ・シャー
- Reading
- さてぃっしゅ・しゃー
- Born
- June 25, 1951 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Mumbai, Bombay State, India
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / consultant / software developer
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/sats45
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satish%20Shah
Frequently asked questions
When was Satish Shah born?
Born June 25, 1951 (age 75).
Where is Satish Shah from?
Satish Shah is from Mumbai, Bombay State, India.
What does Satish Shah do?
Satish Shah works as actor, television actor, consultant, software developer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.