Satish Shah is a Hindi and Marathi TV actor. He rose to fame with his role in the 1980’s sitcom show Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi directed by
Kundan Shah
and
Manjul Sinha
. He appeared in many Bollywood films through the 1980s, 90’s and 2000’s followed by his appearance in the famous television show Sarabhai vs Sarabhai.
Satish Shah was born on 25th June, 1951 in Bombay, Maharashtra. His first mainstream movie was “Arvind Desai ki Ajeeb Dastaan” followed by “Toofani Takkar” released in 1978. Some of his famous roles include Dilawar in
Umrao Jaan
(1981), Vidyasagar in Aag aur Shola (1989), Anand Rastogi in
Gharwali Baharwali
(1989),
Ajit Singh
in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), his most praised performance being as Commissioner D’Mello in Jaane Bhi Do yaaron (1983). Apart from Bollywood he also acted in many television shows such as Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, Sarabhai vs Sarabhai,
All The Best
,
Nehle Pe Dehla
and Filmi Chakkar.
Although Satish Shah appeared in a variety of roles throughout his career he is primarily considered as a comedian. His most recent films include
Ramaiya Vastavaiya
, Club 60 and the 2014 comedy Humshakals.