Satish Shah loved snakes, guns, wildlife: Ratna Pathak remembers him
“It was really fun to go to Satish’s place. There was good food. And sometimes, we used to spot a python or a Russell’s Viper. He used to keep snakes. He was a fantastic wildlife lover and expert. He was a fantastic marksman. He had a whole collection of guns. He was not just a funny man. He never was. He had great depth about him,” Ratna said in a recent interview. “He used to sing beautifully. He used to dance so well. He was healthy, but it never seemed as if it was ungainly. He was physically very active. He did beautiful fight scenes. He was really a complete actor in many ways,” she told Pinkvilla.While tributes have celebrated his unforgettable performances, this recollection in particular offers a glimpse into a side of him that audiences rarely saw. Delnna Rrajesh, a life coach and psychotherapist, said that one of the greatest tragedies of modern life is how easily we reduce people to a single identity. “We know someone as an actor, a doctor, a teacher, a businessperson, or a parent, and slowly begin believing that this one role defines the whole person. Yet every human being is an entire universe of experiences, passions, talents, fears, curiosities and dreams that rarely become visible to the outside world,” she said. 74-year-old Satish’s life beautifully reminds us of this truth. “The world celebrated his humour, but those who knew him personally remembered his depth. They spoke about his fascination with wildlife, his appreciation for music, his love for learning and his wide range of interests. That is perhaps one of the healthiest ways to live. We are not meant to become only one thing. We are meant to continue discovering new parts of ourselves throughout life,” said Delnna.
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