Antara Srivastava (Raju Srivastava’s Daughter)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Antara Srivastava

• Antara Srivastava is an Indian actor and director who is known for being the daughter of comedian Raju Srivastava.

• In 2006, she received the National Bravery Award at President Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam‘s house for helping her mother to escape the thieves who entered their house and forced her mother to surrender the keys to her locker. In an interview, Antara revealed that though the trespassers carried weapons with them, she managed to escape into the room upstairs and informed her father and police that thieves had broken into their home. After that, she called for help from the window of her room. Her efforts saved her mother from the goons. In the interview, she further added,
  

  The whole thing happened within 10 minutes and I think it changed me forever.”

  

• In 2013, she started working as an assistant producer and director at Flying Dreams Entertainment Pvt Ltd. Meanwhile, she also worked as an assistant director at MAK Productions. 

• As an assistant producer and director, she has worked on various projects including Phullu (2017), Paltan (2018), The Job (2018), Pataakha (2018), and Speed Dial (2021).

• In 2022, her father was admitted to AIIMS hospital in Delhi after suffering from a heart attack. In an interview, she talked about her father and said,
  

  My father has been travelling regularly to Delhi and other places across the country for work. He makes it a point to exercise in the gym every day and never misses his workout. He was perfectly fine and has had no heart ailments, so this is very shocking. His condition has neither improved nor worsened. The entire medical team is doing their best. We are praying and hoping he will be fine soon. My mother is with him right now inside the ICU.”

• She is an avid dog lover and often posts pictures of her pet dog on social media.