The late comedian Raju Srivastava's daughter, Antara Srivastava, recently acknowledged those who supported her family during difficult times in a speech. She expressed her gratitude to Ambitabh Bachchan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for supporting her family after her father Raju Shrivastava suffered a heart attack.
Antara stated, "I want to thank our PM, Narendra Modi ji," in a Times of India interview. "He was immediately in touch with my mother ever since dad collapsed and remained in touch till the last day. A lot of things eased out for us, consequently… Arvind Kejriwal wrote us a letter. Laloo Prasad Yadav is a big fan of my dad. And I must tell you that there is one man who enquired about my dad's health every single day when he was hospitalised. And that's Amitabh Bachchan. That's a very big thing. My dad idolised him and he became what he was because of Mr Bachchan. This all gave us a lot of strength."
And she added, "Kapil Sharma paid a tribute to my father in his show and I am very thankful to him for that. Johnny Lever called up four times every day and he was praying a lot for my father. TVF's Shreyansh Pandey and Arunabh Kumar held a screening of my father's last shoot of TVF. Ironically, he was talking about life and death in that. It was a very emotional moment. There were other names too from the industry and the list is too long."
Raju Srivastava died of a heart attack in August 2022. After being admitted to the hospital, the late comic spent some time on and off a ventilator until passing away while receiving care in Delhi. In the presence of his family and close friends, he was cremated.
Raju Srivastava entered the entertainment world and left an everlasting imprint. The comedian appeared in numerous films in a variety of roles before becoming well-known in 2005 with his reality stand-up comedy show, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. In the comic season three of Hostel Daze, which was released after his passing, he made his final screen appearance. He was regarded as one of the most well-liked comedians in India.
