“Amitabh Bachchan enquired about my dad’s health every single day when he was hospitalised”, says Raju Srivastava’s daughter Antara Srivastava : Bollywood News

Antara Srivastava, daughter of late comedian Raju Srivastava, recently addressed people who were there with her family during the tough times and has whole heartedly thanked them. She showed her gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and actor Ambitabh Bachchan as they stood by her family when her father Raju Shrivastava had suffered heart attack.

“Amitabh Bachchan enquired about my dad’s health every single day when he was hospitalised”, says Raju Srivastava’s daughter Antara Srivastava

In an interview with Times of India, Antara said, "I want to thank our PM, Narendra Modi ji. He was immediately in touch with my mother ever since dad collapsed and remained in touch till the last day. A lot of things eased out for us, consequently… Arvind Kejriwal wrote us a letter. Laloo Prasad Yadav is a big fan of my dad. And I must tell you that there is one man who enquired about my dad's health every single day when he was hospitalised. And that's Amitabh Bachchan. That's a very big thing. My dad idolised him and he became what he was because of Mr Bachchan. This all gave us a lot of strength."

She also said, "Kapil Sharma paid a tribute to my father in his show and I am very thankful to him for that. Johnny Lever called up four times every day and he was praying a lot for my father. TVF's Shreyansh Pandey and Arunabh Kumar held a screening of my father's last shoot of TVF. Ironically, he was talking about life and death in that. It was a very emotional moment. There were other names too from the industry and the list is too long."

Raju Srivastava suffered a cardiac arrest in August 2022. After being admitted to the hospital, the late comedian was on and off the ventilator for a while and eventually died during his treatment in Delhi. He was cremated in the presence of family and close friends.

Raju Srivastava entered and made his mark in the entertainment industry that was irreplaceable. The comedian performed several roles in multiple films and shot to fame with a reality stand-up comedy show, titled The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, 2005. His last appearance on screen was in the comedy series Hostel Daze season 3, which was released after his death. He was considered to be one of the most popular Indian comedians.

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