Archana Puran Singh, Jaaved Jaafery And Bhakhtyar Irani Mourn The Demise Of Raju Srivastava

Raju
Srivastava
(Raju
Srivastav)
passed
away
today
after
battling
for
his
life
for
the
past
41
days.
The
ace
comedian
will
be
dearly
missed
by
his
family,
friends,
fans
and
well-wishers.
Many
celebs
took
to
their
social
media
accounts
to
offer
their
condolences
as
the
family
grieve
the
loss.

Archana
Puran
Singh
penned
a
heartfelt
note
and
reminisced
about
working
with
him
a
week
before
he
fell
ill.
it
must
be
noted
that
the
late
comedian
Raju
Srivastava
worked
briefly
in

India’s
Laughter
Challenge
in
which
Archana
was
the
judge.

The
actress
recollected
her
experience
and
wrote,
“Raju,
a
powerhouse
of
talent,
a
trend
sertter,
a
warm
and
empathetic
colleague.
You
made
me
laugh
with
your
delightful
‘Gajodhar’
and
heartland
humour.
Today
as
I
mourn
the
loss
of
the
lovely
human
being
Raju
was,
I
also
remember
and
celebrate
his
amazing
achievements
and
laurels
and
recall
working
with
him
just
a
week
before
he
fell
ill.”

She
also
shared
the
last
words
they
exchanged
on
the
stage
of
the
Sony
TV
show.
“His
words
to
me,
as
we
stood
on
the
stage
of
India’s
Laughter
Champion,
still
ring
in
my
ears:
‘Archanji
I
am
happy
right
here…
on
the
stage
of
comedy.
This
is
my
home.
I
want
my
every
day
to
pass
here…
I
don’t
feel
like
being
anywhere
else.’”

Raju
Srivastava
Demise:
Ahsaan
Qureshi
&
Shailesh
Lodha
Recall
Their
Last
Memories
With
The
Late
Comedian

Jaaved
Jaaferi,
on
the
other
hand,
told
TOI,
“I
knew
Raju
because
when
he
started
off
his
career,
he
was
doing
small
stage
shows.
At
that
point
I
was
impressed.
He
was
a
simple
guy,
but
his
humour
was
very
earthy,
very
Indian
rooted,
coming
from
a
small
town,
but
catering
to
a
very
wider
Indian
sensibility.
Not
only
on
shows,
but
wherever
he
stood
among
the
people,
he
used
to
make
them
laugh.
His
contribution
as
a
comedian
was
great
and
he
will
be
missed
always
for
that.
He
was
too
young
to
go.”

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

Bhakhtyar
Irani,
who
participated
in
the
third
season
of

Bigg
Boss
alongside
Raju,
said
that
he
got
to
know
the
human
being
behind
the
popular
artiste.
Irani
spent
almost
63
days
with
the
comedian
and
shared
that
says
that
Srivastava
was
extremely
particular
about
his
fitness
and
diet.
Bhakhtyar
was
quoted
by
ETimes
as
saying,
“Every
morning,
he
(Raju)
would
walk
for
an
hour
and
eat
an
egg
with
garlic
added
to
it.
He
would
tell
me
that
it
was
good
for
the
heart
and
that
he
was
having
issues.
He
had
a
box
of
tablets
back
in
2010
also.”