Ahsaan Qureshi on Raju Srivastava’s dying: Our dream for a sequel of Bombay to Goa stays unfulfilled | Bollywood

Me and Raju bhaiya had a relationship of over 17 years, from 2005 to 2022, ever since The Great Indian Laughter Challenge began. We have seen loads collectively. What I used to admire about his comedian abilities is how he would infuse life into inanimate tasks, like a settee talking to the occupants to let it breathe, a fan, and many others. Plus his comedy was all the time clear, and by no means vulgar. These are the issues which can hold him alive amongst us.

We have been on very cordial phrases, and it was all the time a heat affair every time we used to go to one another’s homes. Our children are pals too. Whenever he would put together a brand new skit, he would carry out it for me and ask if the punches are touchdown.

Raju bhaiya gareebon ki madad karte the muthhi band karke. The second he would get to know that any comic is struggling, or is new and hasn’t paid hire for months, he would instantly assist, as a result of he himself had struggled at one level. He had the blessings of the poor individuals with him, therefore he rose to the highest.

Amitabh Bachchan ji ka Coolie ke set pe accident hua tha, aur poore desh ne unke liye dua ki thi. I noticed the identical occur with Raju, who himself had come to Mumbai as a younger Amitabh, dancing and speaking like him.

We final met this 12 months at Hunar Haat in Mumbai, and I instructed him we must always make a movie like Bombay to Goa, which had all us comedians, like a sequel. He agreed, and we additionally determined that we may shoot in Uttar Pradesh and we’ll get subsidies. Unfortunately, this dream of his stays unfulfilled.