Indians are very quick to typecast. Once an actor falls into a mould, or gets characterized as a "comedian ", a "villain" , a "bahu" or a "vamp", it is next to impossible to break free from that. Satish Shah, who passed away on Saturday, at the age of 74, falls into that category of "comedians" who were typecast, stereotyped, but ensured that they owned every frame they featured in, and who were flawless in executing the only motto of their craft - get the audience to laugh.

Satish Shah has achieved immortality as Indravardhan Sarabhai from possibly one of India's most well made sitcoms Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai (2004-2006, 2017) but his foundations as an actor of repute came from the show that laid the foundation of Indian sitcoms - Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984). While the late Shaf

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