He was admitted to AIIMS Delhi on August 10; the comedian had collapsed after experiencing chest pain while working out at the gym.
'Today's generation can learn from him how not to hurt anyone's sentiments at a time when many stand-up comedians deliberately set out to do so.'
Raju Srivastav was cremated on September 22 in the presence of family and close friends in Delhi.
The comedian's funny antics could save him no longer.
Raju Srivastav says, "I have been approached by Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee President Rita Bahuguna to contest from Allahabad-Phulpur and she has also briefed me about the demography of the constituency." "I was shocked when I first heard about the offer. I thought it was another joke, better than the ones I crack. But I was told that it was a serious offer and I should consider it seriously," the 45-year-old stand-up comedian told PTI in Mumbai on Sunday.
A prayer meet was conducted in Mumbai in remembrance of comedian Raju Srivastav, who passed away in Delhi.
'The moment he got to know that any comedian was struggling or had not paid rent for months, he would immediately help because he himself had struggled.'
The boy from Kanpur kept his audiences in theatres, on television and lately on social media platforms engaged with vivid societal sketches, be it about travelling in Mumbai's famous locals or lampooning queues at wedding buffets.
'He made the whole country laugh. It's sad today that he has gone.'
'Whenever I prepare a joke for my performances I always have the family in mind: Would any member of the family feel offended by my joke?' 'If the answer is yes, I immediately drop it.'
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