Comedian Raju Srivastava, 58, Dies Weeks After Cardiac Arrest In Gym

Comedian Raju Srivastava died these days in Delhi, over a month after he suffered a cardiac arrest whilst running out withinside the fitness center. He become 58. Raju Srivastava become declared useless at 10.20 am, stated information company PTI mentioning health center sources. “I were given a name from the own circle of relatives approximately 1/2 of an hour in the past pronouncing he isn’t anyt any more. It is simply unlucky information. He become combating withinside the health center for over forty days,” his brother Dipoo Srivastava instructed the company. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh condoled the comic’s demise and stated he become deeply saddened.

“I am deeply saddened via way of means of the demise of famend comic Raju Srivastava. Apart from being an finished artist, he become additionally a totally energetic person. He become additionally very energetic withinside the social spheres. I amplify my condolences to his bereaved own circle of relatives and fans. Shanti,” he tweeted in Hindi. Srivastava become hospitalised on August 10 after he collapsed withinside the fitness center and become rushed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He underwent angioplasty the equal day and become placed on a ventilator.

Srivastava has been energetic withinside the enjoyment enterprise for the reason that Nineteen Eighties however acquired reputation simplest in 2005 after he participated withinside the stand-up comedy show “The Great Indian Laughter Challenge”. He has regarded in Hindi movies like “Maine Pyar Kiya”, “Baazigar”, “Bombay to Goa” and “Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiya”. He become one of the contestants on “Bigg Boss” season three. Srivastava additionally served because the chairman of the Film Development Council of Uttar Pradesh till his demise.