Satish Ray (Imaandar Sharma)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Satish Ray

• Does Satish Ray smoke?: Yes 

• Does Satish Ray drink alcohol?: Yes ^[1]Dostcast

• He was born and brought up in Chapra, Bihar. 

• In 2014, he started a YouTube channel “Back Bencho” in which he used to share funny videos along with his friends; however, the channel could not become a hit.

• In 2015, a story written by Satish got published in a Bhojpuri tabloid titled “Self Respect.” 

• He went on to write the script for the famous “TVF” series “Celebrities in College: Kangana.”

• In 2019, he started another YouTube channel on his name “Satish Ray” where he shares videos made by him. He acts in these videos as “Imaandar Sharma,” which has been liked by a large number of audience.

• He is an avid dog lover. 

• According to Satish, when he first came to Mumbai, he projected himself as a writer, though he wanted to become an actor. ^[2]Dostcast

• In an interview, he talked about his schooling at a village school in Bihar, where there was no basic facility like a washroom. Satish said that he had to walk almost 5-6 km to reach his school, and till 10th standard, he studied under a lantern. He also claimed himself to be the state topper in the 10th exam. ^[3]Dostcast

• According to Satish, he inherited the skill of writing from his father who used to read a variety of Hindi literature. In an interview, Satish revealed that by the time he reached the third standard, he had read Munshi Premchand‘s Godan, and at that time, he desired to become a writer like Premchand. In the same interview, he revealed that he wrote his first story when he was studying in the ninth standard; the story was about two Kashmiri brothers. ^[4]Dostcast

• According to Satish, he was attracted to the cinema during his transition between ninth and tenth standard, and after earning a degree in engineering, he moved to Mumbai, where he stayed at the residence of a distant friend who agreed to accommodate him for only ten days. Later, someone helped him and accommodated him at his place for fifty days. During this time, he searched for jobs at many production houses, where he had to wait for hours to get an appointment; meanwhile, he landed a job at Loco, a gaming app, where his job was to write questions related to the app. ^[5]Dostcast

• While working for Loco gaming app, Satish started living at a PG in Versova; however, soon, this job became toxic for Satish as his manager was very abusive; meanwhile, he received an email from the TVF for an interview, where he had applied for a writer’s post during his fifty-day stay at his friend’s place. ^[6]Dostcast