Satish Ravilal Shah is an Indian actor. He is best known for his comic roles in films like ''
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983), ''
Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' (1984), ''
Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'' (2004), ''
Main Hoon Na'' (2004), ''
Kal Ho Naa Ho
''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (, ), also abbreviated as ''KHNH'', is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romance film, romantic Comedy drama, comedy drama film directed by debutant Nikkhil Advani, Nikhil Advani from a script written by Karan Johar and Niranjan Iy ...
'' (2003), ''
Fanaa'' (2006) and ''
Om Shanti Om
''Om Shanti Om'' (transl. literally to ''Peace Be With You'') is a 2007 Hindi-language romantic fantasy film written and directed by Farah Khan, co-written by Mayur Puri and Mushtaq Shiekh, and produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies E ...
'' (2007).
In 2008, he co-judged ''
Comedy Circus'' with
Archana Puran Singh. In 2015, he was also appointed as a member of the
Film and Television Institute of India
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. ...
society.
Biography
Early life
Satish Shah is a
Kutchi Gujarati from Mandvi. He studied at the Xavier's College and later joined Film and Television Institute of India.
Personal life
Satish Shah is married to designer Madhu Shah since 1972.
During the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
in 2020, Shah was diagnosed with
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
. He was admitted to
Lilavati Hospital in
Mumbai
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on 20 July and discharged on 28 July after making a full recovery.
Career
He is perhaps best known for his roles in the 1984
sitcom
A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ...
''
Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' directed by
Kundan Shah and
Manjul Sinha where he ended up playing 55 different characters in 55 episodes and the character of Prakash in Television serial of Zee TV - Filmy Chakkar in 1995, which he played in 50 episodes. He has also starred in 2004's famous television show ''
Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'' as Indravadhan Sarabhai. In both Filmy Chakkar and Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, his pairing was opposite
Ratna Pathak Shah.
In 1997, he again played lead in Ghar Jamai for 80 episodes along with serial “All The Best” with Swaroop Sampat for 109 episodes for DD2.
He played the role of Municipal Commissioner D'Mello in the 1984 movie ''
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'' directed by
Kundan Shah. Considered to be primarily a comedian, he has portrayed various character roles in his career throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, starting with his first movie ''Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan'' in 1978. Apart from his career in Bollywood, he was also a judge of the ''
Comedy Circus'' laughter contest. He has completed over 250 feature films till date.
Filmography
Films
Television
Awards
References
External links
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Indian male film actors
Indian male television actors
Indian male voice actors
Living people
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
1951 births
Kutchi people
People from Mandvi