Raj Babbar
| Raj Babbar राज बब्बर |
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| MP of Rajya Sabha for Uttarakhand | |
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Assumed office 14 March 2015 |
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| Constituency | Uttarakhand |
| President of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee | |
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Assumed office 12 July 2016 |
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| Member of Parliament for Agra |
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In office 2004–2009 |
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| Member of Parliament for Firozabad |
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In office By-elections Nov 2009 |
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| Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha |
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In office 1994–1999 |
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| Member of Parliament for Agra |
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In office 1999-2004 |
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| Personal details | |
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23 June 1952 TundlaDist. Firozabad Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | Indian National Congress(Present), Samajwadi Party(Previously) |
| Spouse(s) |
Nadira Zaheer (1975- present, two children) Smita Patil |
| Children |
Arya Babbar Juhi Babbar Prateik Babbar |
| Relatives |
Anup Soni (son-in-law) Kajri Babbar (Niece) |
| Profession | Actor, politician |
| Years active | 1979- present |
| Signature |  |
| As of 5 January, 2012 | |
Raj Babbar (Hindi: राज बब्बर, Punjabi: ਰਾਜ ਬੱਬਰ; born 23 June 1952) is a Hindi and Punjabi film actor and politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He has been a three-time member of the Lok Sabha and a two-time member of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He is the current President of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee.
Babbar was born into a khalsa family in Agra, Uttar Pradesh on 23 June 1952.He did his initial schooling from Faiz-E-Aam Inter college, Agra. He is an alumnus of the 1975 batch of the National School of Drama and graduated from Agra College.
He trained in the Method school of acting at NSD, which is involved in Street Theatre. After his training in New Delhi he moved to Mumbai and started his film career with Reena Roy, one of the well known actresses of that time. He gained fame for the movie 'Insaaf Ka Taraazu', in which his was a portrayal of a rapist, who assaults the heroine (Zeenat Aman) and later her sister, and in the end, gets shot for his deeds.
He became a consistent feature of the B. R. Chopra banner; Nikaah with Deepak Parashar and Salma Agha, Aaj Ki Aawaz with Smita Patil.
He also achieved success in Punjabi cinema as he gave remarkable performances in Chann Pardesi (1980), Marhi Da Deeva (1989), and Long Da Lishkara (1986) – three art house movies with serious themes treated in a realistic manner and this was an innovation for Punjabi films field. He also acted in the hit Punjabi films 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).
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