'You said...you'll be back': 'Sarabhai' actor Rajesh remembers Satish Shah
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Rajesh Kumar, who played the role of Rosesh Sarabhai in the iconic TV show Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai, has shared a heartfelt tribute to his co-star Satish Shah (74). The veteran actor passed away on Saturday due to kidney failure. In an emotional Instagram post, Kumar shared a mirror selfie taken by Shah and wrote: "We spoke over this look of yours couple of days back...dad you are a liar, you said you will be back in smtime..."
Emotional tribute
'I miss you...I am sorry I delayed our meeting'
Kumar continued, "I miss you.. I am sorry I delayed our meeting.. only if.. you know you have changed the RIP into RIH forever." He concluded with a message of love: "Will try to smile like you always." The post was captioned: "Will try not to cry.. thanks for being YOU with ME ..LOVE YOU AND ALWAYS LOVE YOU."
Earlier tribute
Earlier, Kumar had shared a heartfelt tribute
Earlier on Saturday, Kumar had paid another emotional tribute to Shah on Instagram. He wrote, "This is the worst hour for me. I still cannot process that Satish ji is no more. All I can say is that it feels I have lost my father." "A man full of life and humor. Challenging everything. Made his name, left his mark as an actor." "This is a big, big loss to the industry and us (Sarabhai's family)."
Co-star's tribute
Sumeet Raghavan also paid tribute
Sumeet Raghavan, who played Sahil Sarabhai, also paid tribute to Shah. He shared a video where he spoke about their 20-year-long bond and said, "In 2004, we started a show...and after 70 episodes, we stopped shooting because that didn't work. And after 21 years, that show became the heartbeat of all people." "People think of their family members as Sahil, Roshesh, or Monisha. But no one has said 'ye hamare ghar ke Indravadan hai.' There's only one Indravadan...Satish Shah."
Hospital's statement
Shah was found unresponsive, couldn't be revived: Hospital
On Saturday evening, Hinduja Hospital released a statement about Shah's passing. It read, "Earlier today, the hospital received an emergency call regarding Mr Shah's health. An ambulance with a medical team was immediately sent to his residence, where he was found to be unresponsive." "CPR was started in the ambulance and continued on arrival at P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre. Despite the best efforts of our medical team, Mr Shah could not be revived."