Comedian Raju Srivastava passes away at the age of 58
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Raju Srivastav, comedian who was admitted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has died on 21 September at the age of 58.
IMPORTANT FACTS -
- He was admitted to the hospital on August 10 after suffering a heart attack. He also underwent an angioplasty the same day.
Raju Srivastava was a noted comedian known for Hindi films such as Maine Pyar Kiya, Baazigar, the remake of Bombay to Goa and Aamdani Athani Kharcha Rupaiya.
A well-known face in the entertainment industry since the 1980s, Raju Srivastava rose to fame in 2005 after participating in the first season of the reality stand-up comedy show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.
Raju Srivastava, often known as Gajodhar, was born on December 25, 1963, in a middle-class family in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
He also participated in Bigg Boss (Hindi Season 3) where he stayed in the house for more than two months.
He later participated in the comedy show Comedy Ka Maha Muqabla.
He has also appeared in Comedy Nights with Kapil.
He has been the President of Uttar Pradesh Film Development Council.
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