Bollywood
Raju Srivastav thanks Bachchan for career
Published Thursday, Feb 25 2010, 15:42 GMT | By Will Astbury
Raju Srivastav has claimed that impersonating Amitabh Bachchan helped launched his career.
The comedian said that his Bachchan impression was a cut above the rest.
"When I came to Mumbai, most people used to entertain the audience imitating Dev Anand, Raj Kumar and Shatrughan Sinha. No-one used to do any mimicry of Amitabh Bachchan," he told Big FM.
"After me, Sudesh Bhonsle started doing it, almost at the same time. But he could only speak in that voice but I could speak, dance, cry and laugh, all in Bachchan style. This helped me gain initial recognition here."
The comedian said that his Bachchan impression was a cut above the rest.
"When I came to Mumbai, most people used to entertain the audience imitating Dev Anand, Raj Kumar and Shatrughan Sinha. No-one used to do any mimicry of Amitabh Bachchan," he told Big FM.
"After me, Sudesh Bhonsle started doing it, almost at the same time. But he could only speak in that voice but I could speak, dance, cry and laugh, all in Bachchan style. This helped me gain initial recognition here."
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