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Veteran
actor
Satish
Shah
might
be
missing
from
the
screen,
but
he
is
still
remembered
for
his
strong
comedic
performances
and
skilled
dialogue
delivery.
The
actor
has
received
widespread
attention
on
social
media
for
his
response
to
a
racist
comment
directed
at
him
at
Heathrow
Airport
in
the
United
Kingdom.
According
to
Shah,
he
was
preparing
to
board
a
flight
when
he
overheard
airport
staff
questioning
how
he
and
his
family
could
afford
to
fly
on
first-class
plane
tickets.
In
response,
Shah
says
he
calmly
responded
to
the
comment.Informing
his
fans
about
the
racism
experience,
Satish
revealed
in
his
tweet,
“I
replied
with
a
proud
smile
‘because
we
are
Indians’
after
I
overheard
the
Heathrow
staff
wonderingly
asking
his
mate
‘how
can
they
afford
1st
class?'” His
tweet
has
received
over
11,000
likes
and
comments.
In
response
to
the
tweet,
Heathrow
Airport
issued
an
apology
and
requested
that
Shah
message
them
privately
to
discuss.
“Good
morning,
we’re
sorry
to
hear
about
this
encounter.
May
you
DM
us?”
the
airport
said
in
the
comment.
However,
Shah’s
polite
yet
sassy
reply
is
winning
over
the
internet
and
is
being
admired
by
many
people.
Some
even
shared
their
own
experiences
with
racism
in
the
UK
in
the
comments
section
of
Shah’s
tweet.
One
person
even
called
for
Heathrow
Airport
to
fire
any
racist
employees,
while
many
urged
the
UK
government
to
take
a
serious
action
for
the
same.
I
replied
with
a
proud
smile
“because
we
are
Indians”
after
I
overheard
the
Heathrow
staff
wonderingly
asking
his
mate”how
can
they
afford
1st
class?”—
satish
shah🇮🇳
(@sats45)
January
2,
2023
One
user
said,
“We
needed
Ms
Sarabhai
to
be
there.
She’d
have
given
a
savage
reply.
This
was
still
okay,
like
typical
Mr
Sarabhai.
Missing
those
series.” Another
comment
read,
“Next
time
please
add
one
more
line
that
whatever
they
are
affording
today
is
also
because
of
Indian
money,
their
ancestors
looted.”
A
user’s
comment
read:
“You
could
have
also
told
them,
come
and
see
our
Delhi
and
Hyderabad
airports
and
decide
where
Heathrow
stands.
I
recently
transited
via
Heathrow.
It
is
like
our
old
Mumbai
airport.”
Another
user
wrote,
“@HeathrowAirport
We
are
Indians,
it’s
enough
for
them
to
explain
everything.
If
the
British
had
not
ruled
us
for
200
years,
then
perhaps
England
would
have
been
a
colony
of
ours
today.”
Dabbling
in
both
movies
and
television,
Satish
Shah
has
appeared
in
several
popular
shows
and
Bollywood
films.
He
is
well-known
for
his
character
Indravadhan
Sarabhai
in
the
comedy
soap
Sarabhai
vs
Sarabhai.
He
has
starred
in
some
cult
classic
films
such
as
Jaane
Bhi
Do
Yaaron,
Hum
Aapke
Hain
Koun..!,
Hum
Saath
Saath
Hain,
Kaho
Naa
Pyaar
Hai,
and
Main
Hoon
Na.
His
last
movie
appearance
was
in
Humshakals.
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