Actor Satish Shah will receive his Padma Shri award posthumously today and his cousin Arvind Mamania will receive the honour from President Draupadi Murmu. Ahead of the ceremony, Mamania told HT that they wish this honour came to Shah when he was alive.
He said, “We have not yet come to terms with the shock (of his death). Seeing his wife every day keeps reminding us of the kind of person he was. Our home was filled with laughter and smiles; now, all of a sudden, the happiness has vanished. It’s a big vacuum. We are looking after her (Madhu Shah); she is precious to us too.”
He continued, “We wished the honour would come earlier, when he was alive, but nonetheless, we cannot change what has happened. My wish is that when I receive the award on his behalf, he watches us from above and blesses us. Once I’m back in Mumbai, we plan to have a small celebration in his honour.”
Veteran actor Satish Shah passed away on October 25, 2025, at the age of 74. Clarifying his cause of death, his Sarabhai vs Sarabhai co-star had earlier said that he passed away due to a heart attack.
He said, “He was at home, having lunch, and then he just… passed away. I wanted to clarify this because some reports are saying it was due to kidney problems. The kidney issue had already been dealt with; it was under control. Unfortunately, it was a sudden cardiac arrest that took him away.”
Satish Shah made his debut in 1970 with the film Bhagwan Parshuram. He went on to do several films and shows in a career spanning over five decades. He is best known for his roles in the 1984 sitcom Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi. He is also known for playing the goofy and sarcastic Indravadhan Sarabhai in the show Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, which also starred Ratna Pathak Shah, Rupali Ganguly, Sumeet Raghavan and Rajesh Kumar. Some of his other memorable roles are in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Fanaa, Om Shanti Om, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, among others.
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