By Ratna Pathak Shah

October 25, 12.57: I received a WhatsApp message. “I’m often mistaken for an adult because of my age,” said the blurb on the photo. It was from Satish Shah, my colleague and dear friend, and I replied at 14.14 saying, “That’s just right for you!” When J D Majethia (producer of Sarabhai vs Sarabhai) messaged at 15.49 — “Satishbhai is no more!” — it felt like someone was pulling a fast one in terrible taste. As it sank in, it became even more unbelievable. Satish gone! A man determined to live life more fully, laugh at it and take every blow on the chin and come out smiling, gone!

Devastated friends frantically messaged each other: How? When? Who was with him? Where is he now? No one knew how to react. Later, I found out that others had got similar messages at around t

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