Satish Shah Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Satish Ravilal Shah
Profession	Actor
Famous Role	'Indravadan Sarabhai' in the serial Sarabhai vs Sarabhai (2004)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 90 kg in pounds- 200 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Grey
Career
Debut	Film (Actor): Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan (1978) TV (Actor): Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	2005: Indian Television Academy Awards for Sarabhai vs Sarabhai 2006: Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in Comedy Role Sarabhai vs Sarabhai
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 June 1951 (Monday)
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Date of Death	25 October 2025 (Saturday)
Place of Death	Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai
Age (at the time of death)	74 Years
Death Cause	Kidney Failure
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mandvi, Kutch, Gujarat
College/University	St Xavier’s College
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Madhu Shah
Marriage Date	Year, 1972
Family
Wife/Spouse	Madhu Shah
Children	Not Known
Parents	Names Not Known
Siblings	Brother- Natwar Sister- Madhuri
Favourite Things
Favourite Director	Shyam Ramsay
Favourite Actor	Naseeruddin Shah
Favourite Film	Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani
Favourite Comedian	Johnny Lever
Favourite TV Shows	Filmi Chakkar
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	₹5.5 Crore

Some Lesser Known Facts About Satish Shah

• Did Satish Shah smoke?: Yes
  

  Satish Shah Smoking

• Did Satish Shah drink alcohol?: Yes
  

  Satish Shah Drinking Alcohol With His Co-Stars

• He was a Kutchi Gujarati, hailed from Mandvi, and came from a non-actor family background.

• He was considered one of the prominent Bollywood actors (who mostly played comic roles) and had appeared in over 250 movies.

• He was also a well-known face on television, widely recognised for his role as Indravadan Sarabhai in the TV serial ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai.’

• He had also been a part of Marathi films.

• He was highly appreciated for his work in “Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984)” directed by Manjul Sinha and Kundan Shah, in which he played around 60 different characters in a year.

• In 1984, he appeared in the film ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’ as Municipal Commissioner D’Mello, directed by Kundan Shah.

• He was a member of the jury panel for the show, ‘Comedy Circus’ but did not judge any show after that as he felt that “he did not go with the flow of the format of judging.”

• Here’s the interesting love story of Satish Shah: Madhu Shah (now his wife) met him at the Sipta Film Festival for the first time. It was love at first sight for Satish Shah as he went on to propose her instantly. Madhu turned down his proposal as she did not believe in his theory of love at first sight. After some time, it was during the shoot for the film “Saath Saath,” when Satish again proposed Madhu and was again turned down by her. Then finally, when Satish proposed her for the third time, Madhu asked him to talk to her parents first. She said ‘yes’ after Satish was able to convince her parents.

• Satish Shah passed away due to kidney failure at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai on 25 October 2025. He had been battling kidney disease for a long time.

• Earlier that day, his health had suddenly deteriorated at home due to kidney-related complications. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, but despite efforts, he could not be saved.