Popular comedian-actor Raju Srivastava is "critical and on a v🧸entilator" in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the AIIMS, said hospital sou🐭rces on Thursday.
Following a heart attack on Wednesday, the 58-year-old stand-up comic was admitted to the hospital where he und🧜erwent angioplasty.
&𝐆quot;He is critical aꦯnd on ventilator in the ICU," the source told PTI.
Srivastava's cousin Ashok Srivastava had on Wednesday evening sai🐻d the comic suffered a heart attack ওwhile 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-comedi⛎an's wife Shikha Srivastava had reached Delhi.
Srivastava, who has b🅷ꦆeen 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 P♏yar Kiya", "Baazigar", "Bombay to Goa&q⛎uot; (remake) and "Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiya". He was one of the contestants on "Bigg Boss" season three.
Srivasta🅘va is the current chairman of the Film Develo꧅pment Council Uttar Pradesh.
[With Inputs From PTI]
