‘Everything fell into my lap’: Satish Shah reflected on his career and role in DDLJ in one of his last interviews

The actor added, “I had just finished doing Hum Aapke Hain Koun and it had become a bumper superhit. I told Yash ji while doing this film that I am getting the same feeling while doing this one that I got at that time. He said, ‘Tumhaare muh mein ghee shakkar.‘ When it happened, he kept telling me that I am a seer. He was a very sweet person.”

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Satish Shah recalled how Yash Chopra used to create a warm atmosphere on the set of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and shared, “He used to be on the set and do a lot of leg pulling of one person or the other. It was a very friendly atmosphere. I was at ease also because Shah Rukh had worked with me in earlier films as well.”

He continued, “I was working with Yash ji for the first time, but I was confident enough about what I can and cannot do. Most of them were friendly; they were kids. I was a senior at that time. I have seen Kajol as a bacha. It was fun. Food and other things were never a problem in a Yash Raj production. Everything was organised.”

Satish Shah went on to share that he never had to request any role from anyone. “I am not being bashful, but thankfully, I have never ever gone to ask for a role to anybody. It all came and fell in my lap because of my work. Someone from YRF came and asked if I could do this role. I told him my schedule and he only finalized the money and everything. I didn’t even have to go to the YRF office. It all fell in place like a jigsaw puzzle. I never had to do anything, actually I am lazy that way,” he concluded.