| He is a Kutchi Gujarati from Mandvi, born into a family with no acting background. |
| Known for his comedic roles, he is a prominent Bollywood actor with a filmography of over 250 movies. |
| He gained recognition for portraying Indravadan Sarabhai in the popular TV series "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai." |
| Aside from Bollywood, he has also appeared in Marathi films. |
| In 1984, he impressed audiences by playing around 60 different characters in "Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi," directed by Manjul Sinha and Kundan Shah. |
| In the same year, he portrayed Municipal Commissioner D'Mello in the film "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro" directed by Kundan Shah. |
| Though a former jury member of "Comedy Circus," he refrained from judging further due to feeling out of sync with the judging format. |
| Satish Shah met his wife, Madhu Shah, at the Sipta Film Festival where he instantly proposed to her, only to be declined as Madhu did not believe in love at first sight. |
| After being turned down twice more, Madhu finally agreed to marry Satish once he convinced her parents. |
