Raju Srivastava passes away at the age of 58
Updated On: 21 September, 2022 01:52 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
Srivastava was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he suffered a heart attack on August 10. The 58-year-old stand-up comic had undergone an angioplasty the same day.
Raju Srivastava
Popular comedian-actor Raju Srivastava passes away at the age of 58. The comedian who suffered a heart attack on August 10 was in the hospital ever since. He breathed his last earlier today, confirmed his family.
Srivastava was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he suffered a heart attack on August 10. The 58-year-old stand-up comic had undergone an angioplasty the same day.
A familiar face in the entertainment industry since the 1980s, Srivastava catapulted to fame after participating in the first season of the reality stand-up comedy show "The Great Indian Laughter Challenge" in 2005.
Srivastava has featured in Hindi films such as "Maine Pyar Kiya", "Baazigar", the remake of "Bombay to Goa" and "Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiya". He is also the chairman of the Film Development Council Uttar Pradesh.
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