Satish was born on the 8th of September, 1946 in Srinagar.He was married to Nimmi Singh, but the couple divorced after few years ofmarriage.
He has acted in many Hindi films like ‘Dawat’, ‘Pyar tohhona he tha’, ‘Aunty No.1’, ‘Zanjeer’ and ‘Ram Lakhan’. He was appeared in fewTV serials like ‘The Realization of Prince Anandsen’, ‘The Love Story of FourPrinces’, ‘Love is Eternal’ and ‘Whom will the Princess Marry?’
He was known as ‘Amitabh Bachchan’ of the Punjabi filmindustry. He has acted in more than 100 films including ‘Dera Aashiqan Da’,‘Mutiyaar’, ‘Sheran De Putt Sher’, ‘Saunh Mainu Punjab Di’, and ‘Fer MamlaGadbad Gadbad.’
In 2011, he was awarded a PTC lifetime achievement award forhis contribution to Punjabi cinema.
He started an acting school in Ludhiana to teach studentsinterested in acting, but he has to shut down the school because of thefinancial crisis.
In an interview, he shared that he is facing some financialissues. He said, “I never even dreamt that I would be fascinating in this way.Today, about six months ago, I fell in the bathroom after which I receivedmultiple injuries besides hip injury and had to be hospitalized. I have beenforced to stay in the hospital as my house has been sold. Nobody is going totake care of me. Because years ago I was divorced and my wife and son liveabroad.”
He asked the industryfor some financial help for his treatment. In a weak voice, he said, “I don’thave a home and I will be picked up and thrown out of the hospital at any time.I am unable to even bear my basic expenses as I did not save much during myworking years. One day a minister came to meet me and promised and promised methat he will help me financially, but nothing happened. People come and promisefor money help, but none of them comes back.”