Popular actor Satish Shah recently shared an incident from the UK`s Heathrow airport where he overheard the staff making a racist remark about him being able to afford a first-class ticket.
Taking to Twitter, the `Sarabhai vs Sarabhai` actor revealed that he overheard a few officials at the airport having a hard time believing how could he afford tickets for first class. However, Satish didn`t hold back and gave a befitting reply to them.
“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?” he wrote 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?”
— satish shah🇮🇳 (@sats45) January 2, 2023
The veteran actor`s tweet went viral on social media with several netizens loving the actor`s response. One person wrote, “Superb reply! It`s so good to see Indians giving back to them in their own language. We are way past being a `third world country` by now! We are a superpower…”
Another wrote, “Well said sir! Proud of you, and definitely it`s high time to show to the world that we are the 5th largest economy and hence, we deserve the best in every fields.”
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“He was surprised probably because they looted us for 200 years n took away 45 trillion dollar wealth from India. N still Indians can afford first class? It`s very strange for them…” wrote a third person.
Satish Shah is best known for his role in the popular TV soap comedy `Sarabhai vs Sarabhai`. He also appeared as a judge on the TV show `Comedy Circus` and has featured in several Bollywood films like `Ra.One`.
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