New Delhi: Born in Tundla in Uttar Pradesh, the actor is 72nd birthday on Monday 23 June. The actor, who traveled from villain to hero in the acting world, left a deep impression not only on the silver screen, but also in the field of politics. He was successful in the villain, hero and politicians. We are talking about Raj Babbar.
All kinds of characters played
The negative role brought Raj Babbar into the discussion overnight. After this, he never looked back. In the 1980s, films like ‘Prem Geet’, ‘Nikah’, ‘Umrao Jaan’, ‘Aaj Ki Awaaz’ and ‘Agar Tum Na Jaan’ presented him as a romantic and serious actor. The character of his ‘Faiz Ali’ in ‘Umrao Jaan’ released in 1981 is still remembered. In the 1990 Sunny Deol starrer ‘Ghayal’, he proved his talent again by playing the role of elder brother. His characters in films like ‘Bodyguard’, ‘Sahab Biwi Aur Gangster 2’, ‘Bullet Raja’ have proved that he can fit in all kinds of roles.
Raj Babbar’s filmography includes films like ‘Rudali’, ‘laborer’, ‘wounded woman’, ‘heir’, ‘world’, ‘Poonam’, ‘Yarana’, ‘Jeevan Dhara’, ‘False’ and ‘Tevar’ with Dimple Kapadia. Raj Babbar’s personal life was also discussed like his films. In 1975, he married theater artist Nadira Zaheer, with whom his daughter Juhi Babbar and son Arya Babbar. But, in 1982, on the set of the film ‘Bhigi Palakain’, she met actress Smita Patil, after which the love relationship between the two was formed, which rose. This relationship came into the limelight at that time, because Raj was married.
Put an estrangement with son Prateek Babbar
Raj and Smita got married in 1983 and in 1986 their son Prateek Babbar was born. But, destiny had something else. Smita died a few days after the birth of Prateek. It was like a deep shock for Raj. Later he returned to Nadira and added the family again. His son Prateek has recently married, in which he decided not to call his father Raj. He also said that this decision was taken due to marriage in the house of mother (Smita), as the complications between Nadira and Smita were taken into consideration. However, Prateek also made it clear that there is no personal estrangement between him and the secret.
Shown power in politics
Raj Babbar, who was successful in the film world, entered politics in the year 1989. He entered politics with the Janata Dal. He later joined the Samajwadi Party and won the Lok Sabha elections from Agra in 1994. He won the Lok Sabha seat from Firozabad in 1999 and 2004. In 2008, he joined the Congress. However, in 2009, he suffered a defeat from Firozabad seat. He has also been the President of the Congress Party in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He contested from Gurugram Lok Sabha seat on a Congress ticket in 2024, in which he had to face defeat. Raj’s daughter Juhi and son Arya are also active in acting, but they did not get as much success as their parents. Juhi played small roles in films like ‘Reflection’, ‘Aiyari’ and ‘Faraz’, while Arya’s first film ‘Ab Ke Bars’ was a flop.
