Satish Shah Talks About Feeling Like PUNCHING A Fan; Says 'He Asked Me To Tell A Joke When...' (Details Inside)

The cult comedy series ‘Sarabhai Vs. Sarabhai’ and films like ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro,’ ‘Main Hoon Na,’ and ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’ made Satish Shah renowned. In a recent interview, he discussed how Indian fans frequently cannot distinguish the difference between a fictional character and a real person. He also recounted a story about being requested to crack a joke while his wife was on the verge of ‘dying.’

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Madhu Shah and Satish have been wed since 1982. When the incident occurred, he was outside, deeply concerned, and she was extremely badly ill and on the operating table.

"India mein ye problem hai (this is a problem in India). They can't differentiate between a person and an actor or a guy who is performing and a guy who is a normal person. They expect you to be funny even in the moments…in the environment where one has to be serious…when the circumstances make you serious. But one has to live with it," he told.

He shared incident, "My wife was seriously ill, she was almost dying on the operation table. And I was very tense because we’d been married only for three months. I was sitting outside, very worried, and a guy comes to me and says, ‘Kya yaar, aap aise serious baithe ho, ache nahi lagte ho, koi joke-woke maaro (what is this, you are sitting in such a serious mood, tell a joke.' Joke to maarne ki baat alag hai, main usey ek knockout punch maar sakta tha (forget the joke, I could hit him). But somehow, better sense prevailed, and I just walked off. But it’s part of the baggage we carry.”

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Satish Shah portrayed a majority of comical characters who became household names. He portrayed Commissioner D'Mello in the film 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron,' Pappi in the television series 'Hero No 1,' Prof. Rasai in the film 'Main Hoon Na,' and Indravadan Sarabhai in the film 'Sarabhai Vs. Sarabhai.' 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun!,' 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge,' and 'Hum Saath Saath Hain' are a few of the films he has acted in.

Satish will now make a comeback in films with 'Dunki,' directed by Rajkumar Hirani, following a protracted absence. The movie will be released in December and stars Taapsee Pannu and Shah Rukh Khan.