Amitabh Bachchan enquired about Raju’s health ‘every single day, says Antara Srivastav

• Antara Srivastav thanked various individuals for their support when her father suffered a heart attack.
• He had been on life support since August 10, 2022, when he was admitted to the (AIIMS).
• In the presence of relatives and friends, he was cremated.

Antara Srivastav, the late comedian Raju Srivastav‘s daughter, has thanked various individuals for their support when her father suffered a heart attack.

Antara congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a new interview, saying they’stayed in touch until the last day’. Antara further stated that famous actor Amitabh Bachchan inquired about Raju’s health ‘every single day when he was hospitalised’.

Raju died after a heart attack in September 2022, more than 40 days after being admitted to the hospital. He had been on life support since August 10, 2022, when he was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). In the presence of relatives and close friends, he was cremated.

Antara said in an interview, “I want to thank our PM, Narendra Modi ji. 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.”

She also said, “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 has been working in the entertainment sector since the 1980s. He appeared in several Hindi films, including Maine Pyaar Kiya and Baazigar.

In 2005, he rose to prominence after appearing on the first season of the reality stand-up comedy show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. His final performance on screen was in the third season of the comedy series Hostel Daze, which was released after his death.

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