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Satish Shah

1951 - 2025

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Satish Ravilal Shah (25 June 1951 – 25 October 2025) was an Indian actor and comedian, best known for his iconic comic roles in films such as Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), Main Hoon Na (2004), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Fanaa (2006), and Om Shanti Om (2007) and television series such as Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984), and Sarabhai vs Sarabhai (2004) for which he won the ITA Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role and the Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role. In 2008, he co-judged Comedy Circus alongside Archana Puran Singh. In 2015, he was appointed a member of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) society. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Satish Shah is the 8,226th most popular actor, the 991st most popular biography from India and the 199th most popular Indian Actor.

Satish Shah was an Indian actor and comedian, best known for his work in Hindi television and films, particularly for his roles in popular sitcoms like "Wagle Ki Duniya" and "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai." He gained acclaim for his versatile performances and comedic timing throughout his career.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Satish Shah ranks 8,226 out of 13,578Before him are Pauline Chan Bo-Lin, Ruth Roland, William McNamara, Kate Dickie, Serena Scott Thomas, and Brían F. O'Byrne. After him are Amelia Warner, Marc Blucas, Crystal Reed, Albert Paulsen, Eduardo Capetillo, and Juan Echanove.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Satish Shah ranks 651Before him are Mercedes Cabrera, Hossein Alizadeh, Julian Lloyd Webber, Marietta Giannakou, Alan Merrill, and Françoise Nyssen. After him are Azimzhan Askarov, Mike Bantom, Alan Minter, Rubén Cano, Jean-Pierre Bel, and Debra Fischer. Among people deceased in 2025, Satish Shah ranks 439Before him are Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya, Ian Watkins, Yoshiharu Horii, Alevtina Olyunina, Jim Bolger, and Jerry Adler. After him are Raúl Grijalva, Virginia Giuffre, Otacílio Gonçalves, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Abubaker Kaki Khamis, and Nicky Katt.

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In India

Among people born in India, Satish Shah ranks 991 out of 1,861Before him are Aparna Sen (1945), Maneka Gandhi (1956), S. J. Suryah (1968), Leo Amery (1873), Amjad Ali Khan (1945), and Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (1920). After him are Mehdi Hassan (1927), Arun Jaitley (1952), Usha Mangeshkar (1935), Geeta Bali (1930), Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910), and Kapil Dev (1959).

Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Satish Shah ranks 199Before him are Aasif Mandvi (1966), Amol Palekar (1944), Boman Irani (1959), Paresh Rawal (1955), Smita Patil (1955), and Prem Nazir (1927). After him are Geeta Bali (1930), Mira Nair (1957), Nimmi (1933), Jayam Ravi (1980), Jamuna (1936), and B. Saroja Devi (1938).