For someone who made an entire generation laugh with his quick wit and irreverent charm, Satish Shah’s farewell was never meant to be quiet or sorrowful. It was vibrant — much like him.

When the beloved actor, best known for his role as Indravadan Sarabhai in the cult sitcom Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, passed away on October 25 at the age of 74, his friends and co-stars decided that mourning him with tears would be the one thing he wouldn’t have wanted.

A Farewell That Felt Like Him

Speaking to The Hindu, Ratna Pathak Shah, who played Satish’s on-screen wife Maya Sarabhai, said that his prayer meet reflected his essence — filled with laughter, music, and warmth, “Satish deserved it," she said. “He didn’t deserve weeping or mourning, or people crying about how things were or should have been.

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