Raj Babbar Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Actor, Politician
Physical Stats & More
[1]IMDb Height	5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Film Career
Debut	Film (Hindi)- Kissa Kursi Ka (1977) a supporting role Film (Punjabi)- Chann Pardesi (1980) as Laali TV- Mahabharat (1988) as Bharat
Political Career
Party	Samajwadi Party (Previously) (1989-2008) Indian National Congress (2008-Present)
Political Journey	1989: Joined Janata Dal 1994-1999: Served as a Member of Rajya Sabha 2004: Elected to the 14th Lok Sabha 2006: Suspended from the Samajwadi Party 2008: Joined the Indian National Congress 2009: Elected for his 4th term as a Member of Parliament by defeating Dimple Yadav 2014: Lost the Lok Sabha election to V. K. Singh from Ghaziabad 2018: On 21 March, resigned from the post of the President of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee 2024: He lost the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Gurgaon constituency to BJP's Rao Inderjeet Singh by 75,079 votes.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	23 June 1952 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	72 Years
Birthplace	Tundla, Uttar Pradesh
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Tundla, Uttar Pradesh
School(s)	• Mufid E Aam Inter College, Agra • Faiz-E-Aam Inter College, Agra
College/University	• Agra College, Uttar Pradesh • National School of Drama, Delhi
Educational Qualification(s)	• Graduation • Training at the Method School of Acting [2]India.com [3]My Neta
Religion	Hinduism [4]NDTV
Caste	Sonar community (Other Backward Caste) [5]NDTV
Address(es)	• 20, Mahadev Road, New Delhi • Nepathya, 20, Gulmohar Road, JVPD Scheme, Mumbai • 94, Ellora Enclave, Dayal Bagh, Agra-282005, Uttar Pradesh
Controversies	• In 2013, he attracted a controversy by saying that a common man can get a full meal in Rs. 12. [6]NDTV • In July 2013, he again attracted a controversy by comparing Narendra Modi to Adolf Hitler. [7]India TV • In 2015, a criminal case was filed against him for his involvement in pelting stones at policemen during a protest of his former political party Samajwadi Party which was near Laxman Mela ground in Lucknow. Later, Raj along with other party members surrendered and was released on paying the charges of Rs. 50,000 each. [8]News 18 • On 7 July 2022, a court in Lucknow announced a two-year jail term for Congress leader Raj Babbar for assaulting a polling officer during an election in May 1996. The court also imposed a fine of Rs. 8,500 on him. At the time the complaint was lodged at the Wazirganj police station in Lucknow, he was contesting from the Samajwadi Party. [9]NDTV
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Late Smita Patil (Actress) • Rekha (Actor) [10]Odisha Bytes
Marriage Date	First Marriage: 21 November 1975 (Friday)
Family
Wife/Spouse	Nadira Babbar (1975-present) Smita Patil (2nd wife)
Children	Son(s)- 2 • Arya Babbar (Actor, from Nadira Babbar) (Born on 24 May 1981) • Prateik Babbar (Actor, from Smita Patil) (Born on 28 November 1986) Daughter- Juhi Babbar (Actress, from Nadira Babbar) (Born on 20 July 1979)
Parents	Father- Late Kushal Kumar Babbar Mother- Shobarani Babbar
Siblings	Brother(s)- 2 • Kishan Babbar (Image in parents' section) • Late Vinod Babbar Sister(s)- 4 • Shashi Verma • Kiran Chandok • Suman Malhotra • Anju Sahdev
Favourite Things
Actor(s)	Dilip Kumar, Dara Singh
Money Factor
Assets/Properties	Movable Cash: Rs. 7,76,181 Deposits in Banks, Financial Institutions, and Non-Banking Financial Companies: Rs. 5,22,54,562 Bonds, Debentures and Shares in companies: Rs. 11,29,691.25 Personal loans/advance given: Rs. 2,45,65,461 Motor Vehicles: Rs. 38,61,000 Jewellery: Rs. 1,25,20,935 Immovable Residential Buildings: Rs. 10,52,20,260 [11]My Neta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Raj Babbar

• Raj Babbar is a well-known Indian actor and politician.

• After attending the National School of Drama in New Delhi, he moved to Mumbai to pursue his acting aspirations.
  

  An old picture of Raj Babbar

• He rose to the fame after his portrayal of a rapist in the Hindi film ‘Insaaf Ka Taraazu’ (1980).
  

  Insaaf Ka Taraazu

• He has acted in many Hindi films like ‘Sau Din Saas Ke’ (1982), ‘Insaaf Ka Tarazu’ (1980), ‘Kalyug’ (1981), ‘Nikaah’ (1981), ‘Sansar’ (1987), and ‘Bodyguard’ (2011).
  

• He moved to Nadira’s parents’ house after getting married to her in 1975, due to lack of finances.

• When he asked his parents for his second marriage with Smita Patil, they gave him the option to either opt Smita or the house, and he opted Smita. After Smita’s death, he returned to his first wife.

• Raj Babbar has acted in the Hindi TV serials like ‘Bahadur Shah Zafar’ (1986) as Akbar, ‘Mahabharat’ (1988) as Bharata, ‘Maharaja Ranjit Singh’ (2010) as a narrator, and ‘Pukaar- Call For The Hero’ (2014) as Amarjeet Shergill. He acted in the Bengali film ‘Anutap’ in 1992.

• He appeared in the Punjabi films like ‘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).

• In the 1996 Lok Sabha elections, he contested against the famous Indian leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee from the Lucknow constituency.

• He has founded a film production company Babbar Films Pvt. Ltd. along with his brother Kishan.

• Once one of his friends Arun Khanna had a stroke in Mumbai, and Raj Babbar paid his medical bills, because Arun’s financial condition was not good at that time.

• The role that Amitabh Bachchan played in the Hindi film ‘Shakti’ (1982) was initially offered to Raj Babbar; however, later on, the role went to Amitabh Bachchan.