Raju Srivastav

Raju Srivastav (; born Satyaprakash Srivastava on December 25, 1963) often credited as Raju Shrivastav or Raju Srivastava, is an Indian comedian, and more popularly, an observational comedian. He is known most for his acute scrutiny and comical timing about various aspects of Indian life.

Early life

Satyaprakash Srivastava was born on 25 December 1963, in Kanpur, India. His father is a very famous poet, Mr. Rameshchandra Srivastava known as Balai Kaka.Being a good mimic, Raju nursed the dream of becoming a comedian since childhood.In his school time he used to imitate his teachers. He gained initial stardom as an Amitabh Bachchan impressionist. He landed in Mumbai (then Bombay), and after a few years did a small role in the superhit Rajshri movie Maine Pyar Kiya. He did many other small roles in a number of movies. Raju was a participant on Bigg Boss , anchored by Amitabh Bachchan.(endemol)

Career

Srivastav has done stage shows with Kalyanji Anandji, Bappi Lahiri and Nitin Mukesh in India and abroad. Raju’s mimicry was liked and applauded by the masses.

His big break, however, was the comedy talent show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. Although he didn't win the competition and only received a 2nd runner-up title, he followed that stint with some memorable stage performances in the spin-off, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge - Champions, where he was unofficially given the coveted title “The King of Comedy”. After that, he was noticed by many filmmakers and...
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