Overview
- Satish Shah, 74, died on October 25 in Mumbai, with co-star Rajesh Kumar stating the cause was a sudden cardiac arrest rather than kidney failure.
- Ratna Pathak Shah said he texted her at 12:57 PM with a humorous line and she replied at 2:14 PM, before a 3:49 PM alert from producer J.D. Majethia announced his death.
- Rajesh Kumar recounted that Shah fainted during lunch at home and was taken to a hospital, where attempts to revive him failed.
- Friends said they received similarly cheerful messages from him earlier that day and described widespread shock at the news.
- The Sarabhai vs Sarabhai cast sang the show’s title song at his funeral, and Deven Bhojani later posted a note explaining the tribute.