Satish Shah Dies At 74 Due To Kidney Failure; Actor Had Undergone Transplant To Care for Wife Battling Alzheimer’s

Veteran actor Satish Shah passed away at 74 due to kidney failure. The actor had earlier undergone a kidney transplant to take care of his wife who is battling Alzheimer’s disease.

Indian television and film actor Satish Shah passed away on October 25, 2025, at the age of 74. The ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’ actor passed due to kidney failure. Reportedly, he got his kidney transplanted earlier this year, and he was put on dialysis.

Satish Shah to Care For Wife Battling Alzheimer’s

Actor Sachin Pilgaonkar, Satish Shah’s close friend, expressed the depth of his loss. He opened up about the couple’s recent health struggles. “Unfortunately, even Madhu isn’t well. She has Alzheimer’s. This year, Satish got his kidney transplanted.” The actor stated that Satish needed to take care of his wife who is struggling with Alzheimer and thus he wanted to keep in good health and strength.

What Is Alzheimer’s Disease?

Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disease, which is a progressive one and wastes away as time goes by. It typically begins with less severe memory loss, as the person loses conversations since he or she had just been talking with someone or even misses some common objects in his or her daily routine.

With disease progression, an individual can experience some difficulty in recognising familiar faces and decision-making or other basic functions such as dressing or eating. It is not an ordinary experience through ageing, yet age is the most considerable risk factor.

Alzheimer’s Disease: Early Signs and Symptoms

Early symptoms may include:

Problem with remembering recent events or conversations.
Difficulty in the expression.
Misplacing items more often
Lack of time or of being lost.
Mood or personality changes

These symptoms are further worsened as the disease advances. Patients might not be able to identify the people that they love, they might lose the skills on how to carry out some of their daily tasks, or they may require full-time nurses.

Alzheimer’s Disease: Treatment

Alzheimer’s can not be cured; however, some medications may be used to postpone the development of the disease and manage symptoms. The physical and emotional burden of caring of an Alzheimer’s patient may prove to be a challenge. It involves tolerance, empathy and unending medical attendance.

Alzheimer’s Disease: Why Awareness Matters?

Alzheimer’s disease not only impacts the patient, but it also has profound effects on both families and the people taking care of the patient. Being a carer to an individual with Alzheimer’s may be a hectic task physiologically, emotionally, and economically. That is why World Alzheimer’s Day serves to remind us of the significant role of systems of support, diagnosis, and awareness of the issue.

The symptoms can be dealt with through treatments, lifestyle changes, and proper care that is known to be effective with the help of early detection. There is no cure so far; however, research is proceeding, and scientists are struggling to discover a new treatment so that they can slow down the disease or even prevent it.