A bit of tragic news has come out of the television industry. Raju Srivastava, a comedian and actor who spent more than a month in the hospital after experiencing a heart arrest, passed suddenly on September 21.

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Raju Srivastava appeared in Hindi movies like Maine Pyar Kiya, Baazigar, Bombay to Goa, and Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiya on the professional front.

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Few people are aware that Raju Srivastava also served as the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Film Development Council, where he relentlessly fought to establish a film city. We never forgot how he struggle with best livelihood.

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