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Raju Srivastava
  • Common Name:
    Raju
  • Date of Birth:
    December 25, 1963
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Capricorn
  • Place of Birth:
    Kanpur, India
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    Black
  • Eye Color:
    Brown
  • Nationality:
    Indian
  • Religion:
    Hinduism

Family

Raju Srivastava

    Career

    Raju Srivastava
    • Profession:
      Comedian
    • Claim to Fame:
      The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

    Trivia

    Raju Srivastava
    • Raju Srivastav is first final Housemate in Bigg Boss (Season 3).
      submitted by - Sandeep Sandeep Singh
    • 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.
      submitted by - Rokit Sharma
    • Raju Srivastav was noticed by Johnny Lever when he used to do stage shows before joining the film industry.
      submitted by - Sanjeev Dhiman
    • Raju’s mimicry was liked and applauded by the masses and he was an important person in Johnny Lever’s troupe.
      submitted by - Nicky Status
    • His big break, however, was the comedy talent show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.
      submitted by - Amit Kher

    Quotes

    Raju Srivastava
    • “ 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.” - Unknown
      submitted by - Chotu Dhiman
    • 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. - Unknown
      submitted by - Mandy John
    • I will imitate Big B in bigg Boss. - Unknown
      submitted by - Soha Ali
    • 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. - Unknown
      submitted by - Amit Rank
    • 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. - Unknown
      submitted by - Amit Kher

    Biography

    Raju Srivastava
    Last Updated: Monday, October 05, 2009

    Raju SrivastavRaju was born in Kanpur on 25th december 1963, India, and came to Mumbai to pursue a childhood dream of becoming an actor in Bollywood. He has a flair for comedy and has donned a number of roles in Hindi movies(for example, he can be seen in the Shah Rukh Khan film "Baazigar" as Shilpa Shetty enters her college, soon after her introduction in the movie), television and in stage shows with some of the biggest showmen of the Hindi movie industry. He was also associated with the Indian comic icon Johnny Lever as an important troop member, and made his name as a very talented mimicry artist.

    Raju is among the most popular comics appearing on The Comedy Show ha ha ha and its associated programmes.Firstly he was seen in the film 'Maine Pyaar Kiya' starred by 'Salman Khan'.He gained popularity in recent years through the famous stand up comedy show 'The Great Indian Laughter Challenge' aired every friday on Star One. He was the runner up in the first season of the show.His humour is mostly based on the observations from day to day life. People love him for his innovation and stark observations he makes out of common people and also non-living things. He is also known to mimic actors of older times.

    Filmography

    Raju Srivastava


    Member Comments

    • akash khare
      says:

      for me u r the best comedian of this world, par raju ji main aapko harane ka challange karta hoon. main bhi (UP) ka aap bhi (UP) ke main jhansi ka aap kanpur ke. aap kanpuriya main bundelkhandi. kaho gajodhar bhaiya challange accept ki nahin

      Posted on 6/3/2010 3:00:05 AM
    • ABHISHEK Trivedi
      says:

      Dear Akashm,

      I appreciate your sarcastic comments and aproach to be better than the best. As if I am one of those crores fans of him(Mr. Raju) believe that he is king of the comedy I request you to please come on stage and show your  talent intead of commenting and talking. Remember 'Action speaks louder than words'

      Best regards,

      Abhishek Trivedi

      Posted on 2/14/2011 1:28:15 AM
    • Santosh kumar Singh
      says:

      Aapke Talent ko dekhkar koi bhi fan ho sakta hai. Lekin aapke Struggle aur jitne ki lagan ne mujhe aapka Fan banne ko majboor kar diya hai. Aap ki jivnee to mere liye ek Prerna hai.
      GOD BLESS YOU...

      Posted on 3/21/2011 12:50:57 PM