Raj Babbar Wiki, Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

May 2024 · 8 minute read

Raj Babbar is a veteran Hindi and Punjabi actor. He is also a well-known Indian politician and is associated with the Indian National Congress since 2008.

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Wiki/Biography

Raj Babbar was born on Monday, 23 June 1952 (age 68 years; as of 2020) in Tundla, Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Cancer. He did his initial schooling at Mufid E Aam Inter College, Agra, and then enrolled himself at Faiz-E-Aam Inter College, Agra. Later, he did his graduation from Agra College, Uttar Pradesh. He graduated from the National School of Drama, Delhi in 1975, and he did training at the Method School of Acting, National School of Drama, Delhi. [1] [2]

An old picture of Raj Babbar

Physical Appearance

[3] Height: 5′ 7″

Eye Colour: Black

Hair Colour: Black

Family & Caste

He was born in a Sonar community which is an Other Backward Caste (OBC) in Uttar Pradesh. [4]

Parents & Siblings

His father’s name is Late Kushal Kumar Babbar, and his mother’s name is Shobarani Babbar. He is the eldest among his six siblings. He has two brothers, Kishan Babbar and Late Vinod Babbar, and his and four sisters, Shashi Verma, Kiran Chandok, Suman Malhotra, and Anju Sahdev.

Raj Babbar’s mother and brother

Raj Babbar with his sister Shashi Verma

Raj Babbar with his brother

Relationships, Wife & Children

While Raj Babbar was studying at the National School of Drama (NSD) in Delhi, he met Nadira Babbar, who is the daughter of the renowned Indian writer and founder of the Progressive Writer’s Association, Sajjad Zaheer. At that time, she was working as a director and writer in various theatre plays. They both met while working on one of the theatre plays written by Nadira. Soon, they became friends and fell in love with each other. Raj proposed Nadira for marriage, who was four years older than him, and the couple got married on 21 November 1975 (Friday). The couple was blessed with a daughter, Juhi Babbar on 20 July 1979 (Friday). The couple welcomed their second child Arya Babbar on 24 May 1981 (Sunday).

A collage of old pictures of Raj Babbar with his family

By the time his second child was born, Raj was a well-established actor in Bollywood. While shooting for the Hindi film ‘Bheegi Raate’ in 1982, he met the Indian actress Smita Patil. During an interview, Raj talked about his first meeting with Late Smita Patil, he said,

I met her for the first time in Rourkela in Orissa, where we had gone to shoot Satish Misra’s film Bheegi Palken. Our first meeting ended in a sort of clash – a sweet clash that laid the foundation of a relationship later. I was impressed by her from the word go.”

Soon, he became good friends with her and fell head over heels for her. When his wife Nadira confronted him and got to know that he was in a relationship with Smita, Nadira and her children started living separately. Later, Raj moved in with Smita and without getting divorced from his first wife, he got married to Smita Patil. On 28 November 1986 (Friday), Raj and Smita were blessed with their first child, Prateik Babbar. But their happiness did not last long, and at the age of 31, Smita Patil passed away on 13 December 1986 (Saturday) due to childbirth complications.

Raj Babbar with Smita Patil

Raj Babbar was traumatised by her death, but his first wife supported him in this phase and accepted him back. Raj started living with his first wife and their children, and Prateik stayed with his maternal grandmother. Earlier, Prateik’s relation with his father was not so good, but after Prateik’s maternal grandmother’s death, he got closer to his father and stepmother. All the three children of Raj Babbar followed his footsteps and made their career in acting. [5] [6] His daughter is married to the famous Indian television actor Anup Soni.

Raj Babbar with his sons

Raj Babbar with his wife Nadira, daughter, son-in-law, and grandson

Raj’s name was also linked with the veteran Indian actress Rekha. In an interview, Raj confirmed his relationship with Rekha. He said,

Yes, our relationship helped me in a way. We drifted together because of certain circumstances. At that time, Rekha had broken off from a long-standing relationship. She wanted to get away from it. I was in a similar situation. At the same time, we were also working together and we clung to each other for emotional support. We tried to understand each other’s problems.” [7]

Rekha and Raj Babbar in a film

Career

As An Actor

In 1977, he debuted as an actor in the Hindi film ‘Kissa Kursi Ka.’ He has appeared in various Hindi films like ‘Sau Din Saas Ke’ (1982), ‘Insaaf Ka Tarazu’ (1980), ‘Kalyug’ (1981), ‘Nikaah’ (1981), ‘Sansar’ (1987), and ‘Bodyguard’ (2011).

In 1992, he acted in the Bengali film ‘Anutap.’ He has appeared in a few TV serials like ‘Bahadur Shah Zafar’ (1986) as Akbar, ‘Mahabharat’ (1988) as Bharata, ‘Maharaja Ranjit Singh’ (2010) as the narrator, and ‘Pukaar- Call For The Hero’ (2014) as Amarjeet Shergill. Some of his Punjabi films are ‘Aasra Pyar Da’ (1983), ‘Mahaul Theek Hai’ (1999), ‘Shaheed Uddham Singh’ (2000), ‘Yaaran Naal Baharan’ (2005), ‘Ek Jind Ek Jaan’ (2006), ‘Apni Boli Apna Des’ (2009), and ‘Tera Mera Ki Rishta’ (2009).

As A Politician

Raj Babbar started his political career in 1989 and joined the Indian political party Janata Dal. Later, he joined Samajwadi Party and was elected as the Member of Parliament of India for three times. From 1994 to 1999, he served as a member of Rajya Sabha. In the Lok Sabha elections (1996), he contested against the BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee from the Lucknow constituency. In 2004, he was re-elected for his second term in the 14th Lok Sabha elections. He was suspended from the Samajwadi Party due to his outbursts against the then general secretary of the Samajwadi Party, Late Amar Singh in 2006. In 2008, he joined the Indian National Congress, and in 2009, he defeated Dimple Yadav, wife of Akhilesh Yadav and was elected for his fourth term as the Member of Parliament.

Raj Babbar in a political rally

He contested from Ghaziabad in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and lost to General V. K. Singh. In 2016, he was appointed as the president of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC), and in 2018, he resigned from this post. He lost to Rajkumar Chahar of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a huge margin in 2019.

Controversies

Just like people were scared of Hitler, they are scared of Modi, but in 2019 elections, they will freely express their opinion about him and bring him down to the ground.” [9]

Address(es)

Net Worth

Assets/Properties

Movable

Immovable

Signature

Raj Babbar’s signature

Favourite Things

Facts/Trivia

I followed him here. But I didn’t want to work. I had worked hard, travelled far to direct and act in plays for survival. Also, I had a child… I didn’t have a 24-26 inch waist. Where were married actresses getting good roles then?” [13]

References

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