Aarya Babbar
| Aarya Babbar | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Aarya Babbar 24 May 1981 Mumbai, India |
| Other names | Gorky, sajjad, Aarya |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jasmine Puri |
| Parent(s) |
Raj Babbar Nadira Babbar |
| Relatives |
Juhi Babbar (sister) Anup Soni (brother-in-law) Prateik Babbar (half brother - father's side) |
Aarya Babbar (b. 24 May 1981) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood and Punjabi films.[1]
Personal life
Aarya Babbar is the son of actor turned politician Raj Babbar and theatre personality Nadira Babbar.[1][2] He has one elder sister, the actress Juhi Babbar, whose second and current husband is the TV actor Anup Soni. Aarya also has a half-brother, the actor Prateik Babbar, who is the son of Raj Babbar by his second wife Smita Patil. Through his mother Nadira Babbar (born Nadira Zaheer), Aarya is the grandson of the communist activist Sajjad Zaheer and first cousin of Pankhuri Zaheer, an activist working at JNU as a close associate of Kanhaiya Kumar, who was arrested and charged with sedition in February 2016.
On 22 Feb 2016, Aarya married his girlfriend Jasmine Puri at a traditional Sikh wedding ceremony. Jasmine is reported to be employed at a major film/TV production house.[3]
Career
Aarya Babbar started his film career with Raj Kanwar's Ab Ke Baras[2] alongside Amrita Rao but that flopped at the box office.[4] He has worked with stalwarts like Mani Ratnam, Madhur Bhandarkar and Vikram Bhatt. Also he appeared in films such as Yaar Annmulle, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola and Ready.[5] Aarya Babbar acted in the Bengali film 'Paapi' in 2012 opposite Prosanjit, Pooja Bharti, and Sayantika. The Hindi version "Paapi" released on 11 October 2013.[6] In 2013 he also appeared in Punjabi Movie Heer & Hero opposite Minissha lamba.
He was a contestant on Bigg Boss 8 where he managed to survive for 8 weeks and 56 days. Aarya Babbar released his first screen novel 'My fiancee, me & #IFu**edUp on 2 February 2015. He has also written a comic book named Pushpak Viman.[1][7][8]
His latest release is Bangistan alongside Riteish Deshmukh.
Awards and nominations
Babbar won the National Award of the Journalist Association for Upcoming Actor in Action.[9] He was nominated at the Star Screen Awards in Most Promising Newcomer - Male category for his film Ab Ke Baras.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ab Ke Baras | Karan/Abhay |
| 2003 | Mudda: The Issue | Rajbir |
| 2004 | Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum | Raju |
| 2007 | Guru | Jignesh |
| 2007 | Partition | Akbar Khan |
| 2008 | Chamku | Shreedhar |
| 2009 | Jail | Kabir Malik |
| 2010 | Tees Maar Khan | Inspector Dhurinder |
| 2010 | Virsa | Yovi |
| 2011 | Ready | Veer |
| 2011 | Aazaan | Imaad |
| 2011 | Yaar Annmulle | Guru |
| 2012 | Dangerous Ishq | Aarif (Durhgam Shah) |
| 2012 | Paapi | |
| 2012 | Joker | Majnu Tangewala[11] |
| 2013 | Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola | Baadal |
| 2013 | Zindagi 50-50 | Addy |
| 2013 | Jatts In Golmaal | Sunny |
| 2013 | Naughty Jatts | Rocky Deol |
| 2013 | Heer and Hero | Fateh |
| 2014 | Afra Tafri | |
| 2015 | Bangistan | |
| 2016 | Chalk n Duster | |
Punjabi films
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Virsa | Yuvraj Singh Grewal/Yuvi |
| 2011 | Yaar Annmulle | Gurveer/Guru |
| 2013 | Jatts In Golmaal | Sunny |
| 2013 | Naughty Jatts | Rocky Deol |
| 2013 | Heer and Hero | Fateh |
| 2014 | Ishq Dot Com | |
| 2014 | Mushtanda |
TV shows
| Year | Show | Channel | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bigg Boss 8 | Colors (TV channel) | himself |
| 2015 | Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman | Sony Entertainment Television (India) | Ravana |
| 2015 | Darr Sabko Lagta Hai (episode fifteen) | &TV with Ishita Sharma | Dr. Ashwin Sood |
References
- 1 2 3 "Arya Babbar". Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- 1 2 "India News, Latest Sports, Bollywood, World, Business & Politics News - Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
- ↑ Aarya Babbar weds Jasmine Puri
- ↑ "India News, Latest Sports, Bollywood, World, Business & Politics News - Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
- ↑ "India News, Latest Sports, Bollywood, World, Business & Politics News - Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
- ↑ "Paapi". IMDb. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "A contemporary Pushpak Viman by Aarya Babbar". dna. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Turning novellist, Arya Babbar takes comic turn". Indian Express. 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
- ↑ "Bigg Boss season 8: Meet Punjabi munda of the house Arya Babbar". D B Corp Ltd. Daily Bhaskar. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ "Screen Weekly Awards 2003". Retrieved 23 Feb 2012.
- ↑ "Meet JOKER's 'Majnu Tangewala'!". Yahoo! desk. Yahoo! News. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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