Raju

Srivastav
Raju Srivastava (born Satya Prakash Srivastava on 25
December 1963), often credited as Gajodhar or Raju
Raju Srivastava
Shrivastav, is an Indian comedian.

Contents
Early life
Career
Political career
Personal life
Filmography
Cinema
Raju Srivastav during an event
TV Series
Birth name Satya Prakash
References
Srivastava
External links
Born 25 December 1963
Kanpur, Uttar
Pradesh, India
Early life
Nationality Indian
Raju Srivastava was born on 25 December 1963, in Kanpur,
Genres Observational comedy
India in a middle class Kayastha family. His father was a poet,
Mr. Ramesh Chandra Srivastava known as Balai Kaka. Being a Spouse Shikha Srivastava
good mimic, Raju wanted to become a comedian since Notable Standup Comedy on
childhood. works and The Great Indian
roles Laughter Challenge

Career Website www.rajusrivastav.in (

http://www.rajusrivasta
Srivastav has performed in stage shows in India and abroad.
v.in)
He also launched a series of his audio cassettes and video
CDs. He gained initial notice as an Amitabh Bachchan look-alike.

He started his career by doing small roles in Bollywood films. He had a part in the Rajshri movie Maine
Pyar Kiya and other small roles in various movies such as Baazigar & Bombay to Goa. He worked as
an actor cum comedian with Bollywood movie Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa.

He entered comedy in the talent show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge and finished as second
runner-up, subsequently taking part in the spin-off, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge - Champions,
in which he won the title of "The King of Comedy".

He participated in Big Boss - 3, Indian counterpart of Big Brother. After staying in the house for more
than two months he was voted out on December 4, 2009.
He participated in the comedy show Comedy Ka Maha Muqabla.[1] In 2013, Raju along with his wife
participated in Nach Baliye 6 which is a dance couple show on Star Plus. He also appeared on Comedy
Nights with Kapil.

He also appeared in a show called Mazaak Mazaak Mein a.k.a. 'The Indian Mazaak League'. It was a
stand up comedy show which aired on Life Ok. Popular cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Shoaib Akhtar
were the judges of the show.

Political career
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav 's Samajwadi Party fielded Srivastava from Kanpur in the
2014 Lok Sabha election.[2] But on 11 March 2014, Srivastava returned the ticket, saying he was not
getting enough support from the local units of the party. [3][4] After that he joined Bhartiya Janta Party
on 19 March 2014.[5][6][7]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi nominated him to be part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Since then he
has been promoting cleanliness through his events in different cities. He has made various music
videos for promoting cleanliness. He has also shot various TV commercials and social service
message videos for Swacha Bharat Abhiyaan.

Personal life
He is married to Shikha Srivastava and has two children.

Raju Srivastav received threatening calls from Pakistan warning him not to crack jokes on underworld
don Dawood Ibrahim and Pakistan during his shows.[8]

Filmography

Cinema

Year Name Role Notes

1988 Tezaab Cameo role

1989 Maine Pyaar Kiya Truck Cleaner

Baazigar College Student

1993
Mr. Azaad

1994 Abhay

2001 Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa Baba Chin Chin Choo

2002 Waah! Tera Kya Kehna Banne Khan's assistant

2003 Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon Shambhu, Sanjana's servant

2006 Vidyaarthi: The Power of Students Inspector JK

Big Brother Autorickshaw Driver & Rizwan Ahmed

2007
Bombay to Goa Anthony Gonsalves
 Bhavnaon ko Samjho Daya from Gaya
2010
Barood : (The Fire) - A Love Story'

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha

2017
Firangi special appearance

TV Series

Name Period Genre Channel Notes

The Great Indian

Season1 Comedy STAR One
Laughter Challenge

Season3
Bigg Boss [9]
(2009)

as Dhurandhar
Shaktiman 1998-2005 Doordarshan
Singh

Tea Time Manoranjan 1994 Comedy Doordarshan

Masti TV

Raju Hazir Ho 2008 Comedy Imagine TV

Comedy Ka Maha March-June

Comedy STAR Plus
Muqabala 2011

Sony Entertainment
Comedy Circus 2007-2014 Comedy
Television

Dekh Bhai Dekh 1993-1994 Sitcom DD Metro Cameo role

July-
Laugh India Laugh September Stand-up comedy Life OK
2012

Nautanki- The Come

Dance Reality
Nach Baliye[10] Season6 STAR Plus
Television

Comedy Nights with Comedy Chat

2013-2016 Colors TV
Kapil[11] Show

The Kapil Sharma Show 2016-2017 Stand-up comedy Sony TV

as Raju
Adaalat 2010-2016 Courtroom drama Sony TV
Chaurasia

April-July Comedy Reality

Gangs of Haseepur[12] Zee TV a Host
2014 television

References
1. Raju Srivastav tickles the funny bone at Le Meridien, Bangalore (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertain
ment/events/bangalore/Raju-Srivastav-tickles-the-funny-bone-at-Le-Meridien-Bangalore/articleshow/3015946
1.cms)
2. "Akhilesh Yadav turns to comedy, fields Raju Srivastava from Kanpur in Lok Sabha election" (http://archive.
 2. "Akhilesh Yadav turns to comedy, fields Raju Srivastava from Kanpur in Lok Sabha election" (http://archive.
indianexpress.com/news/akhilesh-yadav-turns-to-comedy-fields-raju-srivastava-from-kanpur-in-lok-sabha-ele
ction/1074076/). Indian Express. 14 February 2013.
3. "Comedian Raju Srivastava returns SP Lok Sabha ticket" (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-stat
es/comedian-raju-srivastava-returns-sp-lok-sabha-ticket/article5773665.ece). The Hindu. 11 March 2014.
4. Comedian Raju Srivastava Returns SP Lok Sabha Ticket (http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Comedi
an-Raju-Srivastava-Returns-SP-Lok-Sabha-Ticket/2014/03/11/article2103158.ece)
5. "Jagdambika Pal, comedian Raju Srivastava join BJP, endorse Narendra Modi" (http://zeenews.india.com/n
ews/nation/jagdambika-pal-comedian-raju-srivastava-join-bjp_918850.html). Zee News. 19 March 2014.
Retrieved 19 March 2014.
6. BJP is future of Indian politics, says Raju Srivastava (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-is-future-of-indian-politic
s-says-raju-srivastava/458907-3.html)
7. Jagdambika Pal, artiste Raju Srivastava join BJP (http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/jagdambika-
pal-artiste-raju-srivastava-join-bjp/)
8. "Comedian Raju Srivastav gets threat from Pak" (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Comedian-Raju-Sri
vastav-gets-threat-from-Pak/articleshow/4051315.cms). indiatimes.com. Mumbai: Times of India. January
31, 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
9. Comedian Raju Srivastav exits Bigg Boss house (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/comedian-raju-srivastav-exits-bi
gg-boss-house/106514-8.html)
10. Funnyman Raju Srivastava and chef Ripudaman Handa in 'Nach Baliye 6' (http://www.dnaindia.com/entertain
ment/report-funnyman-raju-srivastava-and-chef-ripudaman-handa-in-nach-baliye-6-1903420)
11. Finally Raju Srivastav on 'Comedy Nights with Kapil'! (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/
tv/news-interviews/Finally-Raju-Srivastav-on-Comedy-Nights-with-Kapil/articleshow/26947070.cms)
12. Being seriously funny (http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/being-seriously-funny/)

External links
Raju Srivastav (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1555152/) on IMDb

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