Satish Shah’s last WhatsApp to Ratna Pathak Shah hours before death: ‘I’m often mistaken for an adult because of my age’ | Hindi Movie News
Ratna Pathak Shah paid a touching homage to her good friend and Sarabhai vs Sarabhai co-actor, Satish Shah, who recently passed away. She shared a moving memory of their final conversation, an amusing WhatsApp message from Satish that now feels like his last humorous farewell.Satish Shah’s final WhatsApp to Ratna Pathak ShahPathak Shah wrote in a piece for the Indian Express that on October 25, at 12:57 PM, she received a message from Satish Shah that said, “I’m often mistaken for an adult because of my age.” Amused by his wit, she replied at 2:14 PM, “That’s just right for you!” However, barely two hours later, at 3:49 PM, she was stunned when producer JD Majethia sent her the heartbreaking news: “Satishbhai is no more!”Reflections on the shock and lossShe further wrote, “At first, it felt like someone was pulling a fast one in terrible taste. As it sank in, it became even more unbelievable. Satish gone! A man determined to live life more fully, laugh at it and take every blow on the chin and come out smiling, gone!”Friends struggle to process the newsShe shared how their friends were overwhelmed with shock and uncertainty, exchanging frantic messages as they struggled to come to terms with the news. Many of them had also received similar cheerful messages from Satish earlier that day, making the reality even harder to accept.Iconic on-screen and off-screen bondSatish Shah and Ratna were famous for their performances as Indravadan and Maya Sarabhai in the much-loved sitcom ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’, sharing not just the screen but decades of friendship in real life. With Satish’s passing, an era of iconic comedy, filled with warmth and effortless charm, came to an end.Details on Satish Shah’s passingSatish Shah passed away on October 25 in Mumbai at the age of 74. Although initial reports suggested kidney failure as the cause, his co-star Rajesh Kumar clarified that Satish actually suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. He collapsed while having lunch at home, was rushed to the hospital, but unfortunately, efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.
