Raj Babbar

Nadira Babbar

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(m. 1975)​

Smita Patil

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(m. 1983;died 1986)​

Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar in 2012
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 14 March 2015 –25 November 2020
Children	Arya Babbar (son) Juhi Babbar (daughter) Prateik Babbar (son)
Relatives	See Babbar family
Alma mater	National School of Drama Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Profession	Actor politician
Years active	1975–present
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Raj Babbar (born 23 June 1952) is an Indian Hindi and Punjabi film actor and politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He is a three-time member of the Lok Sabha and a two-time member of the Rajya Sabha. He was the state President of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee. ^[1]

Early life and education

Babbar was born in Tundla, Uttar Pradesh, into a Punjabi Hindu a Sunar ^[2] family on 23 June 1952. His family had settled in Tundla after the partition of India. ^[3] Their ancestral roots lie in Jalalpur Jattan, a city now located in the Gujrat District of Punjab in modern-day Pakistan. ^[4]

He did his initial schooling from Mufid-E-Aam Inter college, Agra. He is an alumnus of the 1975 class of the National School of Drama (NSD) and graduate from Agra College. ^{[5] [6]}

Acting career

Films

Hindi

He trained in the method school of acting at the NSD, which also involved street theatre. After training in New Delhi, he moved to Bombay and started his film career with Reena Roy, one of the most well-known actresses of the 1970s. He gained notoriety for his horrific portrayal of a rapist in B. R. Chopra's Insaf Ka Tarazu , in which he assaulted the heroine Bharti Saxena, played by Zeenat Aman and her sister Neeta, played by Padmini Kolhapure and in the end, is shot and killed by Bharti. He then became a consistent feature of the B. R. Chopra banner and appeared in Nikaah with Deepak Parashar and Salma Agha and in Aaj Ki Aawaz with Smita Patil.

Punjabi

He also achieved success in Punjabi cinema as he gave remarkable performances in Chann Pardesi (1980), Marhi Da Deeva (1989), and Long Da Lishkara (1983) – three arthouse films with serious themes treated realistically, and this was an innovation for the Punjabi film field. He also appeared in the Punjabi hit films Aasra Pyar Da (1983), Mahaul Theek Hai (1999), Shaheed Uddham Singh (1999), Yaaran Naal Baharan (2005), Ek Jind Ek Jaan (2006), Apni Boli Apna Des (2009) and Tera Mera Ki Rishta (2009). He appeared in several films as a villain in movies like Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980), Saazish (1988), Aankhen (1993), Dalaal (1993), The Gambler (1995), Andaz (1994), Yaarana (1995), Barsaat (1995), Ziddi (1997), Gundagardi (1997), Daag: The Fire (1999), Indian (2001) and many more, some films became successful, but some were commercial flops.

Television series

He has also appeared on television. He appeared in the introductory episodes of the famous Indian TV series Mahabharat , as King Bharat, Bahadur Shah Zafar (1986) as Akbar, alongside debutant Juhi Chawla, and also in his home production; Maharaja Ranjit Singh (2010), all telecast on Doordarshan. In 2014 and 2015, he appeared in the serial telecast on Life OK; Pukaar - Call For The Hero , directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, with Rannvijay Singh, Adah Sharma and Shubhangi Latkar.

Political career

Raj Babbar entered politics by joining Janata Dal in 1989, which was led by V. P. Singh.

From 1994 to 1999 he was a member of the Rajya Sabha. He was re-elected in the 14th Lok Sabha elections for his second term in 2004. He was suspended from Samajwadi Party in 2006. Later he joined Indian National Congress in 2008 and was elected for his fourth term as Member of Parliament in 2009, by defeating Dimple Yadav, wife of Akhilesh Yadav and daughter-in-law of Mulayam Singh Yadav. ^[7] In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he contested from Ghaziabad and lost to General V. K. Singh. ^[8] He was appointed as the president of Uttar Pradesh congress committee (UPCC), but in 2019 elections he couldn't even manage to save his own seat and lost to Rajkumar Chahar of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a huge margin of 4,95,065 votes.

Raj Babbar, in the capacity of Congress spokesman, created controversy in 2013, by stating that Rs.12 is sufficient for a common man to get a full meal in Mumbai, which drew severe criticism. ^[9] He also said that a poor person in India can get full meals two times a day, within Rs. 28 to 32 and opposition parties termed Raj Babbar's statement laughable. ^[9] Later, he regretted his comments. ^[10] In July 2013, he compared Narendra Modi to Adolf Hitler, which also created controversy. ^[11]

In the 2024 Indian general election, Raj Babbar contested from the Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency on Indian National Congress ticket. In a tight contest, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh registered his fourth straight win from the Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency, defeating Raj Babbar by 75,079 votes. ^{[12] [13]}

Personal life

Raj with wife Nadira, July 2012

He is married to Nadira Zaheer, daughter of noted progressive Urdu writer Sajjad Zaheer. The couple have two children together; a son named Arya Babbar and a daughter named Juhi Babbar. He was also married to actress Smita Patil from 1983 to her death in 1986, with whom he has a son named Prateik Babbar.

He has two younger brothers, Kishan and Vinod (deceased) and four younger sisters. Babbar's niece Kajri Babbar is an upcoming filmmaker. ^{[14] [15] [16] [17]}

He launched his own home production; Babbar Films Pvt. Ltd. along with his brother Kishan. Under it, he has produced two films, Karm Yodha (1992) and Kash Aap Hamare Hote (2003), and also the TV serial Maharaja Ranjit Singh (TV series) (2010).

Awards and nominations

• 1981: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Insaf Ka Tarazu
• 1984: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Agar Tum Na Hote
• 1985: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Aaj Ki Awaaz
• 1994: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for Dalaal
• 1996: Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for Yaraana

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Note
1975–1977	Mano Ya Na Mano		Unreleased film
1978	Kissa Kursi Ka	Raj
1979	Khoobsurat Dil		Unreleased film
1980	Aap To Aise Na The	Vijay
	Jazbaat	Inspector Kumar
	Sau Din Saas Ke	Prakash
	Nazrana Pyar Ka	Shankar
	Chann Pardesi	Laali	Punjabi film
	Insaf Ka Tarazu	Ramesh Gupta
	Hum Paanch	Arjun
	Jwalamukhi	Inspector Rakesh
	Saajan Mere Main Saajan Ki	Raj
1981	Kalyug	Dharam Raj
	Raaz	Kumar Chandrapaal Singh
	Poonam	Chander
	Prem Geet	Akash Bharadwaj/Nishant
	Sharda	Suryakant
	Yeh Rishta Na Toote	Shyam Saxena
	Umrao Jaan	Faiz Ali
	Tajurba	Akad
	Armaan	Bar Owner Raj
	Aapas Ki Baat	Anand Kumar Srivastav
	Chann Pardesee	Laali Singh
1982	Dulha Bikta Hai	Deepak Walia
	Daulat	Sushil
	Bheegi Palkein	Ishwar
	Jeevan Dhaara	Ashok Kumar Srivastav
	Lakshmi	Vijay Singh/Ajay Singh
	Nikaah	Afaque Haidar
1983	Arpan	JK
	Agar Tum Na Hote	Raj Bedi
	Achha Bura	Ravi Lala
	Aasra Pyar Da	Suraj	Punjabi film
	Main Awara Hoon	Rajeev Kumar
	Mazdoor	Ashok Mathur
	Durdesh	Raju
	Rang Birangi	Himself	Guest appearance
	Kalka	Hariya
	Long Da Lishkara	Raja	Punjabi film
	Mehndi	Ajit Singh
	Naukar Biwi Ka	Prabhat Kumar
	Paanchwin Manzil	Raj
	Rishta Kagaz Ka	Arun Sharma
1984	Aaj Ki Awaaz	Professor Prabhat Kumar Verma/Robinhood
	Anand Aur Anand	Pratap Singh, Union Leader
	Inteha	Raj Bahadur
	Jeene Nahi Doonga	Badal
	Kanoon Meri Mutthi Mein	Vijay
	Maati Maangey Khoon	Balraj Singh
	Pet Pyar Aur Paap	Raj
	Khatron Ke Khiladi
	Sheeshay Ka Ghar
	Shapath	Inspector Vijay
	Hum Do Hamare Do	Anil/Jagadish
1985	Jhoothi	Dr. Anil
	Ek Chitthi Pyar Bhari	Dr. Sunil Sharma
	Salma	Nawabzada Aslam / Raj Lakhnauvi
	Haqeeqat	Amar
	Jawaab	Thakur Ram Pratap Singh
	Aitbaar	Jaideep
	Yaar Kasam	Raja
	Rusvai
	Durgaa	Sunil Narayan
	Maha Shaktimaan	Rajkumar Ajay Singh
	Meraa Ghar Mere Bachche	Balwant Bhargav/ Arun Bhargav	Double Role
	Lava	Ajit Verma
	Ulta Seedha	Ramesh Saxena
1986	Angaarey	Inspector Vijay
	Teesra Kinara
	Baat Ban Jaye	Vijay
	Dahleez	Colonel Rahul Saxena
	Insaaf Ki Awaaz	Chandrashekhar Azaad
	Raat Ke Baad	Himself	Guest appearance
	Kirayadar	Anil Choudhury
	Suhagan	Murli
1987	Awam	Rafiq Jafri
	Insaniyat Ke Dushman	Ajay Verma
	Jaan Hatheli Pe	Inspector Khan
	Mirch Masala	Sonbai's husband	Guest appearance
	Muqaddar Ka Faisla	Raj
	Aaj	Press Editor Raj
	Daraar
	Husn De Hulare	Himself	Punjabi film; Special appearance
	Ahsaan
	Sansar	Vijay Kumar Sharma
1988	Andha Yudh	Raja
	Hum Farishte Nahin	Raja
	Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani	Satyavan 'Sathu'
	Kabzaa	Ranjit Verma
	Kanwarlal	Minister Suraj Prakash
	Mahaveera	Inspector Deepak Kissan
	Mera Muqaddar	Himself	Guest appearance
	Rama O Rama	Monu/Sandeep
	Vijay	Shashiraj Bhalla	Special appearance
	Saazish	Prakash
	Waaris	Binder
	Libaas	TK
	Zakhmi Aurat	Suraj Prakash
	Ganga Tere Desh Mein	Police Inspector Amar
	Paanch Fauladi	Raja, Faulaadi 2
	Akarshan	Himself	Special appearance
	Namumkin	Sunil Kapoor
1989	Asmaan Se Ooncha	DSP Ranjeet Mallik
	Marhi Da Deeva	Jagseer 'Jagsaa'	Punjabi film
	Aakhri Ghulam	Kumar
	Touhean	Dr. Sharad
	Mamta Ki Chhaon Mein	Sohanlal Saxena
	Mahaadev	Kishan
	Hisaab Khoon Ka	Rajesh
	Hum Bhi Insaan Hain	Shankar
	Paraya Ghar	Dr. Ramesh
	Sindoor Ki Awaaz
	Do Yaar
	Mohabat Ka Paigham	Nadeem Rahman
	Suryaa: An Awakening	Inspector Iqbal Khan
	Jaaydaad	Rajesh Srivastav
	Mirza Ki Shaadi	Aslam
1990	Amiri Garibi	Rajesh
	Agneekaal	SP Jagadish Zanjeerwala
	Kanoon Ki Zanjeer	Kishore
	Aaj Ke Shahenshah	Barsaati
	Shera Shamshera	Shivkumar Singh
	Ghayal	Ashok Mehra
	Andher Gardi	Inspector Avinash
	Shadyantra	Inspector Raj Diwakar
	Qurbani Jatt Di	Jagroop	Punjabi film
1991	Gunehgar Kaun	Vinod Saxena
	Dharam Sankat	Police Officer Gopal
	Inspector Kiron
	Swarg Jaisaa Ghar	Raj
	Kasam Kali Ki [18]	Vijay
1992	Anutap		Bengali film
	Karm Yodha	Sameer
	Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj	Ravi
	Ye Hai Ghar Ki Mahabharata	Ramesh
	Waqt Ka Badshah	Jacky	Special appearance
	Kal Ki Awaz	Minister Syed Nooruddin Ahmed
1993	Sadhna	Bipin
	Rudaali	Thakur Laxman Singh
	Gardish	Pratap
	Badi Bahen	Vijay Dwarkaprasad
	Dalaal	Jagganath Tripathi
	Aankhen	Chief Minster & Sarang	Double role
	Aulad Ke Dushman	Jai Kumar
	Maya Memsaab	Rudra Pratap Singh
	Bonny	Himself	Guest appearance
1994	Nasibo	Naajar Singh	Punjabi film
	Mr. Azaad	Satyaprakash
	Andaz	Captain
	Janam Se Pehle	Kishanlal Punchcha
	Dalaal	Jaggannath Tripathi
	Rakhwale	Himself	Guest appearance
	Saboot Mangta Hain Kanoon	Ashwini
	Ucha Pind	Succha	Punjabi film
	Do Fantoosh	Veerendra Kumar
1995	God and Gun	Police Commissioner Avtaar Singh
	Sarhad: The Border of Crime	Prakash Mathur
	Sir Dhad Di Baazi	Himself	Guest appearance
	The Gambler	Jaichand
	Fauji	Arjun B. Sinha
	Barsaat	Dinesh Oberoi
	Yaraana	JB/ Inspector Pradhan
1996	Maahir	Jabbar Khan (JK)
	Yeh Majhdhaar	Mohan
	Sautela Bhai	Advocate Rajaram
	Kalinga		Unreleased film
	Hukumnama
	Gehra Raaz	Kumar Bahadur
1997	Gupt: The Hidden Truth	Governor Jaisingh Sinha
	Gundragardi	Kalicharan
	Itihaas	Thakur Digvijay Singh
	Qahar	Police Commissioner Kapoor
	Ziddi	Jindal
1998	Achanak	Himself	Cameo appearance
	Maharaja	Ali
	Prem Aggan	Captain Veer Bahadur Singh
1999	Daag: The Fire	Tejeshwar Singhal
	Shaheed Uddham Singh	Sardar Udham Singh Kamboj	Punjabi film
	Mahaul Theek Hai	Inderjit Rai
2000	Baaghi	Raj
	Aaj Ka Nanha Farishta	Inspector Ashok R. Singh
	Aakhir Kaun Thi Woh?	Raj
2001	Indian	DGP Surya Pratap Singh
	Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller	Super Intendent of Police, Bhim Thappa
	Censor	Public Prosecutor
	Ek Aur Jung
2002	Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa	Esha's father
	The Legend of Bhagat Singh	Kishan Singh Sandhu
	Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani	Principal Joseph
2003	LOC Kargil	Col. Khushal Thakur, CO, 18 Grenadiers
	Talaash: The Hunt Begins	Rajoo Singh
	Kash Aap Hamare Hote	Sardar Teja Singh Brar
2004	Police Force: An Inside Story	Ratan Sethi
	Bhola in Bollywood	Himself	Cameo appearance
	Sheen	Pandit Amarnath
	Shikaar	ACP Sumed Singh
2005	Bunty Aur Babli	T. T. Chandra P. Trivedi, Bunty's father
	Haseena: Smart, Sexy, Dangerous
	Yaaran Naal Baharran	Major Balwinder Singh	Punjabi film
2006	Corporate	Dharmesh Marwah
	Ek Jind Ek Jaan	Sukhdev "Sukha" Singh	Punjabi film
	Babul Pyaare
	Dil Toh Deewana Hai	Himself	Cameo appearance; Unreleased film
	Banaras	Mahendra Nath
2007	Aap Kaa Surroor: The Movie	Feroz Merchant
	Sirf Romance: Love by Chance	Rguveer Pratap Singh
2008	Karzzz	G.G. Oberoi
	Khushboo: The Fragraance of Love	Chairman Vishal Deep
	Fashion	Shobhit Mathur
2009	Tera Mera Ki Rishta	Varyam Singh	Punjabi film
	Hamara Parivar
	First Time - Pehli Baar
	Apni Boli Apna Des	Bikramjit Singh	Punjabi film
2010	Minsara Kadhali
	Vijay - Winner All The Way
2011	Bodyguard	Sartaj Rana
	Force	Mahesh Singh Rajput IRS; Zonal director of NCB, Mumbai
2012	Khiladi 786	Sattar Singh
2013	Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns	Birendra Pratap
	Rabba Main Kya Karoon	Choudhary Shebaar Karan Singh / Tauji
	Dhuaan
	Bullett Raja	Minister Ram Babu Shukla
2014	Freedom
2015	Tevar	S.P Ravikant Shukla
	Karbonn
2016	Force 2	Home Secretary of Intelligence Bureau Manish Singh Rajput	Cameo appearance
	Dil Toh Deewana Hai	Ashok
2018	Ishqeria	Raghav's father
	Sirf 5 Din	Tantrik
2021	Bunty Aur Babli 2	Himself	Cameo appearance
2022	Bhoot Uncle Tusi Great Ho	Bhoot Uncle	Punjabi film
	Umran Ch Ki Rakheya	Pyare Lal
2024	Shahkot
	Mirg
	Ek Kori Prem Katha	Thakur Ram Dev Singh

Television

Year	Serial	Role	Channel	Notes
1986	Bahadur Shah Zafar	Akbar	DD National
1988–1990	Mahabharat	Bharata	DD National
2010	Maharaja Ranjit Singh	Narrator	DD National
2014–2015	Pukaar: Call For The Hero	Amarjeet	Life OK
2021	Dil Bekaraar	LN Thakur		Hotstar
2023	Happy Family: Conditions Apply [19]	Mansukhlal Dholakia	Amazon Prime
2023	The Kapil Sharma Show	Himself	Sony Entertainment Television	He appeared on the show with his children Aarya, Prateik and Juhi.

References

1. "Have resigned from UP Congress president post, says Raj Babbar". 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018– via The Economic Times.
2. https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/how-and-why-congress-chose-raj-babbar-to-head-up-fight/
3. BHATNAGAR, GAURAV VIVEK (13 February 2012). "No Raj Babbar effect in play this time". The Hindu . Retrieved 20 November 2022.
4. "Raj Babbar meets Pervaiz". Dawn News . 9 August 2004.
5. "Film Celebrities from Uttar Pradesh – Raj Babbar". Official Website of Film Bandhu, Information and Public Relation Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
6. Kidwai, Rasheed (5 September 2018). Neta–Abhineta: Bollywood Star Power in Indian Politics. Hachette India. ISBN   978-93-5009-803-5.
7. "Raj Babbar wins in Firozabad, blow to Mulayam". Indian Express. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
8. "VK Singh wins Ghaziabad seat by 5.67 lakh votes, creates history - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
9. "Raj Babbar says he can get a full meal for Rs 12 in Mumbai". The Hindu. 24 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
10. "Raj Babbar eats crow for Rs. 12 meal remark, says sorry". India today. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
11. "Congress compares Narendra Modi to Adolf Hitler; targets BJP over election panel". DNA India. 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
12. "Raj Babbar Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Rao Inderjit Singh of BJP Wins". News 18 . 4 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
13. "Election results 2024: Raj Babbar loses to BJP's Rao Inderjit by 78,000 votes in tight contest". The Hindu . 5 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
14. "Raj Babbar's niece Kajri Babbar's short film 'Khoj' starring Salma Agha's daughter Zara Khan to release on Lohri". 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
15. "Kajri Babbar's short film to release on Lohri". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
16. "ZEE5 announces Kajri Babbar's award winning short film 'Khoj'". 12 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
17. "Raj Babbar Appointed Uttar Pradesh Congress Chef". NDTV. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
18. "Kasam Kali Ki (1991) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
19. "Ratna Pathak Shah's 'Happy Family: Conditions Apply' trailer out, check out here". The Economic Times. 3 March 2023.

External links

• Raj Babbar at IMDb

Party political offices
Preceded by Nirmal Khatri	President Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee 12 July 2016 – 7 October 2019	Succeeded by Ajay Kumar Lallu