Ahsaan Qureshi & Shailesh Lodha Recall Their Last Memories With The Late Comedian

Raju
Srivastava
(Raju
Srivastav)
passed
away
today
(September
21)
at
the
age
of
58
in
New
Delhi.
The
ace
comedian
was
hospitalised
for
the
past
41
days
following
a
cardiac
arrest
he
endured
on
August
10.
Raju
had
collapsed
while
running
on
the
treadmill
and
was
rushed
to
AIIMS
Delhi
and
was
given
CPR
followed
by
angioplasty.
Raju
was
later
placed
on
a
ventilator
and
his
friends
and
family
were
regularly
sharing
his
health
update.

Many
celebs
and
fans
from
all
over
the
nation
have
now
thronged
social
media
to
offer
their
condolences.
Raju’s
friend
and
comedian
Ahsaan
Qureshi
also
mourned
the
loss
of
his
friend
whilst
recalling
his
most
cherished
memory
with
the
late
comedian.

Ahsaan
told
Pinkvilla,
“While
purchasing
my
house,
I
just
mentioned
to
him
(Raju)
that
I
need
Rupees
5
lakh
for
registration.
Immediately
Raju
extended
his
help
and
gave
me
Rs.
5
lakh
and
said
I’m
your
brother,
if
you
need
anything
in
Mumbai,
let
me
know.
Though
I
returned
his
money
but
this
kind
nature
of
him
during
my
struggling
days
will
always
be
my
precious
memory
of
Raju”.

He
went
on
to
add,
“Recently,
two
months
ago,
there
was
an
event
in
BKC
where
40
artists
were
honoured,
and
I
and
Raju
Srivastava
were
honoured
by
Minister
Mukhtar
Abbas
Naqvi.
That
was
the
last
time
when
I
spoke
to
Raju.” It
must
be
noted
that
both
Raju
and
Ahsaan
had
participated
in
the
first
season
of
the
stand-up
comedy
show

The
Great
Indian
Laughter
Challenge
in
2005.

Meanwhile,

Shailesh
Lodha
also
opened
up
about
his
last
memory
with
Raju
Srivastava
and
said,
“There
are
a
lot
of
good
memories.
A
few
days
ago,
before
the
incident,
me
and
Raju
ji
were
together
at
a
party
at
our
common
friend
Aanand
Pandit
ji’s
house.
We
had
great
fun
that
night
and
the
last
memory
of
Raju
ji
is
very
special.
I
had
to
rush
from
the
party
and
he
was
on
the
mic,
and
he
was
speaking
something,
and
he
caught
me
leaving
from
the
party,
and
he
said,
‘Shailesh,
I
know
you
are
leaving,
I
can
see
you
leaving
quietly,
don’t
do
this’.
I
remember
this
was
his
last
sentence
for
me,
and
he
told
me
not
to
leave
but
instead,
he
left
all
of
us
now”.

Rohan
Joshi
Gets
Ripped
To
Bits
By
Netizens
For
Writing
‘Good
Riddance’
After
Raju
Srivastava’s
Death

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Sunil
Pal
On
Raju
Srivastava:
When
He
Laughed,
It
Seemed
The
World
Is
Alright

Raju
Srivastava
is
survived
by
his
wife
and
kids.
The
comedian
was
actively
working
in
the
film
industry
since
the
late
1980s
and
has
been
a
part
of
many
films
such
as

Maine
Pyar
Kiya,
Baazigar,
Bombay
to
Goa
and

Aamdani
Atthani
Kharcha
Rupaiya
to
name
a
few.
Raju
also
served
as
the
Chairman
of
the
Film
Development
Council
of
Uttar
Pradesh
and
tirelessly
worked
toward
building
a
Film
City
in
the
state.