Satish Shah Prayer Meet: Rupali Ganguly Folds Hands, Requests Paparazzi Not To Film Bereaved Madhu Shah
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Satish Shah’s sudden death at the age of 74 left the film industry devastated. The veteran actor is survived by his wife, Madhu Shah, who is battling Alzheimer's. A prayer meet was organised on Monday
in Mumbai. Family members and friends reunited to celebrate his life and memories. Satish’s Sarabhai vs Sarabhai co-stars Rupali Ganguly, Sumeet Raghavan, Rajesh Kumar, along with JD Majethia and Aatish Kapadia, were overseeing the arrangements and managing the paparazzi.
Rupali Ganguly requests paps to not film Satish Shah's wife Madhu
In a viral video from the prayer meet, Rupali, who called Satish ‘kaka’, made a special request to the paparazzi. With folded hands, the Anupamaa actress asked the cameramen not to film Shah’s wife, Madhu. Ganguly said, “Aap se ek request… Madhu kaki ka mat lo… Please please. Please neche karlo. Unko jaane do, hum log yahin haan. (We have one request to make. Please don’t capture Madhu kaki. Please lower your cameras. Let her go. We are here only).”ALSO READ: Satish Shah Prayer Meet: Ailing Wife Emotionally Sings His Favourite Song Tere Mere Sapne With Sonu Nigam
Satish Shah prayer meet
JD Majethia, the producer of Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, shared the prayer meet invite on Instagram. It read, “Our beloved Satish Shah. We gather to celebrate life and creative spirit of a man whose life has touched hearts, inspired many minds and brought beauty to the film world. Shraddhanjali Kriya Date: Monday, 27th October 2025, Venue: Jalaram Hall, Juhu (sic).”
During Shah’s funeral on Sunday (October 26), JD, Aatish, Rupali, Sumeet and Rajesh paid an emotional tribute to Satish by singing the title song of Sarabhai vs Sarabhai. Sharing the video, Majethia wrote, “Sarabhai title track was a ritual for all our gathering. Satish bhai was a very good singer too and we felt this was the right tribute from team.” Satish underwent a kidney transplant a couple of months ago. As confirmed by his manager, the actor collapsed around lunchtime on Saturday. He was declared dead after reaching the hospital.