Whoever knew Satish Shah always claimed he was exactly like Indravadan Sarabhai — funny, witty, and full of life. And so, when it came time to bid him farewell, his friends decided he didn’t deserve a tearful goodbye, but a cheerful celebration. Recently, Ratna Pathak Shah, who played his on-screen wife in the iconic sitcom Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, recalled how Satish perhaps chose to hide his deeper emotions, saying, “Sometimes it is necessary to cry, but he never wanted to go down that road.”

In a conversation with The Hindu, Ratna fondly spoke about the late actor’s prayer meet, which, much like his personality, was filled with music, laughter, and joy — clips of which have been going viral on social media.

“Satish deserved it,” she said. “He didn’t deserve weeping or mourning, or pe

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