Raju Srivastava gained initial stardom as an Amitabh Bachchan look-alike, who can imitate him well. His big break, however, was the comedy talent show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. Although he didn't win the competition and received 1st runner-up title instead. He followed that stint with some memorable stage performances in the spin-off, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge – Champions, where he was given the coveted title of "The King of Comedy".