India, Oct. 25 -- Actor and comedian Satish Shah, who was renowned for his comic timing and widely regarded as one of the finest comic actors of his generation, has died at the age of 74. His friend and filmmaker Ashoke Pandit confirmed his death on Saturday afternoon in a video message posted on Instagram.

Ashoke Pandit took to Instagram to share a video message and a picture of Satish Shah, writing, "Sad and shocked to inform you that our dear friend and a great actor Satish Shah has expired few hours ago due to kidney failure. He was rushed to Hinduja hospital where he breathed his last. A great loss to our industry. Om Shanti."

Satish Shah's manager later confirmed the news of his death to the news agency PTI.

Born in 1951 into a G...