Satya Prakash Srivastava means that your beloved comedian Raju Srivastava has bid farewell to this world today. Raju Srivastava, who has been fighting the battle between life and death in a Delhi hospital for the past 42 days, has finally lost this battle of life and bid farewell to this world forever. Raju Srivastava was admitted to hospital on August 10 after complaining of chest pain while walking on the treadmill at the gym. Where the doctors told him that he had suffered a heart attack. Raju’s angioplasty was rushed out on the same day 10. From the same day, Raju Srivastava was being treated at AIIMS, Delhi. Raju Srivastava had been on a ventilator since the angioplasty. Speaking of Raju’s family, in the year 1993, Raju married his wife Shikha. They have two children, a daughter Antara and a son Ayushmann.
Raju Srivastava was born on December 25, 1963 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Raju’s father, Rameshchandra Srivastava, was a well known poet and was famous as Balai Kaka. His father had a special status in Kanpur. In the early days, Raju liked to imitate celebrities, through whom he used to entertain people. Gradually, Raju Srivastava began to entertain people not only at home and at school, but also at Barthje parties, etc. However, his mother often scolded him for this hobby because she wanted Raju to do a good job after studying and writing. But fate had something else in mind.
It is no secret to anyone that Raju Srivastava was a great admirer of megastar Amitabh Bachchan. He was often seen imitating her in her performance. He has acted many times, especially regarding Kaun Banega Crorepati. Raju’s luck changed when he saw the film Sholay. It is said that seeing the character of Amitabh Bachchan in the movie, he was so impressed that he made many comic plays about it. Big B’s characters will be played by him in Raju’s most popular comic play.
Raju Srivastava used to make people laugh at parties just for his own pleasure and for the entertainment of the people. Until that moment he did not know that it can also be done as a career. Raju was once making people laugh at a party when a person gave him a 50 rupee note. Initially, Raju couldn’t figure out if they gave him the money to take the bus or just him. Raju then asked the person who had given him 50 rupees. Why did you give them? In this, the person said that he has entertained us for so long and that he keeps this 50 rupees as his hard work.
In 1982, after making a name for himself for Kanpur in some big cities in Uttar Pradesh, Raju moved to Mumbai. But creating a separate place for himself in Mumbai was not so easy. In the early days, he performed stage shows with some local orchestras. During this, he used to imitate Amitabh Bachchan and was called Chhota Amitabh. During this time he also had a break in some movies which included big movies like Maine Pyar Kiya and Tezaab. However, these roles of his did not help him gain more recognition in the industry.
Raju was struggling with small roles in stage shows, movies and television series. But his life changed when he participated in the Star show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. Even though Raju remained the runner-up in this show, but the mimicry of Gajodhar Bhaiya or Amitabh Bachchan Raju made a special place in the hearts of the audience. After that, he never looked back.