RIP Raju Srivastava: Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar & more Bollywood celebs mourn comedian's demise

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday observed a two-minute silence to pay respects to comedian Raju Srivastava, who passed away earlier in the national capital.

The funeral of comedian Raju Srivastava, who breathed his last on Wednesday after being in the ICU for 41 days, will be held on Thursday and the last rites will take place at Nigam Bodh Ghat, his family confirmed.

Raju Srivastava's postmortem was done at  AIIMS on Wednesday. Dr Sudhir Gupta, Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, said, "Raju Srivastav's post-mortem has been done with a new technique called Virtual Autopsy. It does not require any dissection. The whole process took 15 to 20 minutes, after which the body was handed over to his family." 

Mridul Srivastav, Raju Srivastav's nephew said to ANI, "He was our family's pillar...All big leaders, including PM Modi called, CM Yogi is in touch daily. Postmortem being conducted as he was unconscious when brought in (at AIIMS Delhi) and no one was there by his side, MLC was made at that time."

Hrithik Roshan wrote in a tweet, "Forever in our hearts. Rest in peace Raju Srivastava Sir. My condolences to the family (sic)."

Mortal remains of Raju Srivastava will be taken from AIIMS to Darsarathpuri in Delhi at around 1 PM. Since the actor-comedian was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state, doctors are performing a post-mortem. After the procedures are completed, his mortal remains will be shifted to his residence in Delhi.

Bollywood celebs, Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor and Malaika Arora among others took to their Instagram Stories to remember late Raju Srivastava.

Bollywood celebs in mourning

Varun Dhawan took to his Instagram Story to pay tribute to Raju Srivastava. He shared a picture of him writing, "Om Shanti Raju Sir."

Varun Dhawan posts for Raju Srivastava

Anup Jalota mourns the loss of Raju Srivastava. He shared an old photo with him and said he's shocked to hear the news.

Akshay Kumar has sent out a prayer for Raju Srivastava. The Bollywood actor shared a tweet on Wednesday mourning the demise of the comedian.

Mortal remains of Raju Srivastava will be taken from AIIMS to Darsarathpuri in Delhi at around 1 PM. It is reported that the last rites of the actor-comedian will be held at Dwarka in Delhi. 

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Raju Srivastava's friend Sunil Pal in an emotional video said he can't fathom the news of Raju's demise. He calls it a bad day for comedy and empathised with family.

Anupam Kher remembered his friend Raju Srivastava with a heavy heart. He posted a video recalling the time spent with him and said he'll dearly miss the comedian. 

Comedienne Bharti Singh remembered late Raju Srivastava and said, "Just a few days back, I spoke to his wife and told her that he will be fine. He had made everyone laugh, so God will do justice to him. She asked me to pray for him and I said I pray for him every day. But today, just five minutes ago, I came to know about his demise and it came as a shock to me during the shoot."

She told IANS "I am at the shoot and have to make everyone laugh, but I don't know how to do it. I am in pain but even then I can't say this to anyone that I want to cry."

Actor Yashpal Sharma recalled meeting Raju Srivastava during award shows and parties. Mourning the sad demise he shared a video message for his fans and followers.

Singer Kailash Kher has shared a video message remembering the time he spent with the late comedian. 

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar is saddened to learn about Raju Srivastava's death. He called him and tweeted, "Saddened to hear the tragic news of Raju Srivastav's untimely demise. He made us all laugh with his amazing comic timing for so many years we have lost a gem. My deepest condolences to his family members & admirers. #OmShanti (sic)."

Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn shared a tweet to condole the death of Raju Srivastava. He posted a black and white photo of him and wrote, "In your lifetime you gifted us laughs & more laughs, on & off the screen. Your untimely demise makes me very sad. RIP Raju. Om Shanti. May the Almighty give your family strength in this hour of bereavement."

Shekhar Suman was constantly updating Raju Srivastava's fans about his health. The news of his demise has left the actor devastated. "Wat I was dreading for the past one month has happened.Raju Srivastava has left all of us for his heavenly abode.Devastated to hear the news.May God grant him eternal peace.#OmShanti," he tweeted.

Actress-politician Jaya Prada paid tribute to Raju Srivastava with a tweet in Hindi. She said, "Famous comedian Raju Srivastav ji is no more with us.
The person who always made everyone laugh became silent today and made everyone sad. Humble Tribute to Him #RIP  #comedian
#rajusrivastava (sic)."

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Comedian Vipul Goyal mourned the sad demise by sharing a photo with Raju Srivastava on Twitter. Calling him a legend", he tweeted, "RIP LEGEND #rajusrivastava. Will always cherish this evening. Thanks for the entertainment and inspiring a generation of comedians (sic)."

Rajpal Yadav paid tribute to Raju Srivastava with a heartfelt message. The actor wrote, "I have no words to describe this loss. You have left us all too soon. You will be missed my brother. I just can’t believe this."

Popular stand-up comedian Raju Srivastava passes away at 58. He suffered a sudden heart attack on August 10 following which he was rushed to AIIMS Delhi.

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