Raju Srivastava 'critical and on ventilator' following heart attack

The 58-year-old underwent angioplasty at a hospital on Wednesday after suffering from a heart attack

Published - August 11, 2022 01:57 pm IST

Raju Srivastava

Raju Srivastava | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA

Popular comedian-actor Raju Srivastava is "critical and on ventilator" in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the AIIMS, said hospital sources on Thursday.

Following a heart attack on Wednesday, the 58-year-old was admitted to the hospital where he underwent angioplasty.

Raju’s cousin Ashok Srivastava had on Wednesday evening said that the comic suffered a heart attack while exercising.

"He was doing his routine exercise and while he was on the treadmill, he suddenly fell down. He suffered a heart attack and was immediately taken to the AIIMS hospital," he had told PTI, adding that the actor-comedian's wife Shikha Srivastava had reached Delhi.

Raju, who has been active in the entertainment industry since late 1980s, received recognition after participating in the first season of stand-up comedy show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge in 2005.

He has appeared in Hindi films such as Maine Pyar Kiya, Baazigar, Bombay to Goa (remake) and Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiya. He was one of the contestants on Bigg Boss season three.

Raju Srivastava is the current chairman of the Film Development Council Uttar Pradesh.

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