Raju Srivastava

Trivia

• Raju Srivastav is first final Housemate in Bigg Boss (Season 3).
• Raju Srivastav, a talented artiste, with a flair for comedy, had done stage shows with Kalyanji Anandji, Bappi Lahiri and Nitin Mukesh in India and abroad.
• Raju Srivastav was noticed by Johnny Lever when he used to do stage shows before joining the film industry.
• Raju’s mimicry was liked and applauded by the masses and he was an important person in Johnny Lever’s troupe.
• His big break, however, was the comedy talent show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.
• Although he didn't win the competition and only received a 2nd runner-up title, he followed that stint with some memorable stage performances in the spin-off, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge- Champions, where he was unofficially given the coveted title “The King of Comedy”.
• Raju Srivastav was noticed by many filmmakers and got regular assignments in movies with bigger roles.
• Raju has been an avid supporter of good comedy and criticized vulgarity.
• Raju Srivastav is an Indian comedian, and more popularly, an observational comedian.
• Raju Srivastav is known most for his acute scrutiny and comical timing about various Indian aspects of life like weddings, cinema, and even going to the market.

Quotes

• “ Year ago, I started my career as an Amitabh mimic. I have a lot of love and respect for bachchan sahab. He is such a personality that neither I will get bored nor the public will be bored of watching me impersonate him.”
• "Bigg Boss gives me the best opportunity to mimic Big B. Whatever he will do outside the Big boss house,I will repeat it inside."
• "I will imitate Big B in bigg Boss."
• "The speciality of the movie is that it has over 50 stand-up comedians. Apart from acting, the scripting and direction has also been done by the team of comedians."
• "My upcoming institute would particularly focus on this very aspect to produce professional comedians. I want to hone the skills of comedians by training them to carry themselves confidently on stage."
• "My objective behind setting up the institute is to produce professional comedians, who will make others forget their worries and pains in life through laughter."