Raju Shrivastav : Made common events memorable through comedy
Even today, on hearing the name of Raju Srivastava, a smile comes on the lips of the audience. His comedy style and jokes come to mind. Born on 25 December 1963 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Raju created his own identity in the comedy genre after a long struggle. On the occasion of Raju Srivastava‘s birth anniversary, know the special things related to his career.
Raju Srivastava is remembered for his excellent and civilized mimicry of many actors and politicians like Amitabh Bachchan, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav. In his entire career, Raju Srivastava never used vulgarity in comedy. Today, this great comedian is not among us, but the humorous stories told by him are still alive in the memories of the audience. On Raju Srivastava‘s birth anniversary, know about his comedy journey and success story.
The initial phase was full of struggle
Raju Srivastava came to Mumbai from Kanpur with a dream of acting. In the initial phase, he played very small roles in films. He appeared in films like ‘Tezaab’, ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’, ‘Baazigar’, ‘Aadmi Athanni Kharcha Rupaiya’, ‘Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon’, ‘Bombay to Goa’, ‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’, ‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’. In the initial phase, Raju had to struggle a lot to get roles in films. But a big turning point came in his career when he participated in reality shows like Laughter Challenge.
He became famous by mimicking Amitabh Bachchan
On Laughter Challenge, the audience saw Raju Srivastava doing amazing comedy on Amitabh Bachchan, although he used to do comedy on the superstar of the century earlier too. Amitabh Bachchan also praised Raju Srivastava‘s talent and mimicry. Raju Srivastava became quite famous by mimicking Amitabh Bachchan.
