David Dhawan In 'Shock' After FTII Batchmate Satish Shah's Demise; Reveals Painful Details About Kidney Treatment

Veteran actor Satish Shah has passed away at the age of 74 due to kidney failure. As celebrities extend condolences to his family and express that his passing is a major loss to the industry, Indian filmmaker

David Dhawan has spoken at length about his FTII batchmate, calling the news a 'shock'.

David Dhawan recalls late veteran actor Satish Shah

Talking talking to HT City, David Dhawan shared, "You don’t even know how close we were. We passed out from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) together. Forget the number of films we did, we knew each other for 50 years! I did my editing, he did acting. This news is a shock." He further called Shah 'full of life' as he said, "I have such great memories with him. He used to get his dialysis done from Leelavati hospital in Mumbai. If I would be shooting in Mehboob Studios, I used to ask him ‘aayega?’, he used to come and meet everyone on set! He was perfectly okay, the problem started after the kidney transplant. He was in Kolkata too for some time.” ALSO READ: Satish Shah Death: Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai Actor Passes Away At 74, Suffered Kidney Failure

"Usko yaad karke hanste the hum sab FTII wale. His friend circle was very big. We did meet in the recent times, par phone pe bahot gappe maarte the. He would keep sending me some random message or cartoons, I would ask ‘kya kar raha hai Satish!’ He had stopped working also some time back, he said ‘bahot kaam kar liya ab araam karna hai’ I said ‘meri film main shuru karunga, terko lena hai usme’ He had replied ‘haan teri wali kar lunga’. Bahot rhythm thi Satish mein. He would obviously sing very well. Bahot qualities thi usme. Kamaal ka tha. Kya bolun... Satish (Translation: We all at FTII used to laugh remembering him. His friend circle was very big. We did meet in recent times, but on the phone, we used to chat a lot. He would keep sending me random messages or cartoons, and I would ask, “What are you doing, Satish!” He had also stopped working some time ago, saying, “I’ve done a lot of work, now I want to rest.” I said, “I’ll start my film, you have to be in it.” He replied, “Yes, I’ll do yours.” Satish had a lot of rhythm. He could obviously sing very well. He had so many qualities. He was amazing. What can I say… Satish)," Dhawan further added. Ramesh Kadatala, who has been Shah's personal assistant for over 30 years, said the actor passed away at his residence in Bandra east in the afternoon. PTI quoted his manager as saying, "Actor Satish Shah, best known for 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro' and 'Sarabhai vs Sarabhai', has died."May his soul Rest In Peace