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Raj Babbar

Raj Babbar is an Indian actor turned politician and a member of the Indian National Congress party. He has been a three time member of the Lok Sabha and two time member of the Rajya Sabha. He is the current state president of the Congress party in Uttar Pradesh. He has also been a member of the Samajwadi Party and Janata Dal in the past. Born in a Sikh family in Agra, Uttar Pradesh on 23rd June 1952, Raj Babbar did his schooling from Faiz-e-Aam Inter college in Agra and graduated from Agra College, Uttar Pradesh. His parents are Kaushal Kumar and Shobha Rani. After his graduation, he trained in the Method school of acting at NSD which involved Street Theatre and after his training in New Delhi, he moved to Mumbai and started his career. He started his career with a well known actress of that time, Reena Roy and then gained fame for movies like Insaaf ka Taraazu and later became a consistent feature of the B. R. Chopra banner and did movies like Nikaah and Aaj Ki Aawaz. He later gained success in Punjabi cinema with his performance in movies like Chann Pardesi, Long Da Lishkara and Marhi Da Devaa. Raj Babbar had earned recognition for his performances in a number of art and commercial films before entering politics. He entered politics in 1989 and joined the Janata Dal led by V. P. Singh and later joined Samajwadi Party and was elected thrice as the Member of Parliament and he was elected as the Member of Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 1999. He was re-elected in 2004 for the second term in the 14th Lok Sabha elections. In 2006, Mr. Babbar observed that while Amar Singh has been promoting broker culture and having close links with criminals, the BJP appointed Rajnath Singh as party chief, who enjoys a clean image. After this statement, he was suspended from Samajwadi Party in 2006. After the suspension, he joined Indian National Congress in 2008 and he gained more popularity after famously defeating Dimple Yadav, wife of the ruling Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in the 2009 Lok Sabha by-elections and got elected for his fourth term as a Member of Parliament. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he contested from Ghaziabad seat but lost to the BJP candidate General V K Singh. For the upcoming 2017 assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh, he has been appointed as the Congress partys state president and Sheila Dixit has been announced as the Chief Ministerial candidate for the Congress party. The Congress party has been in the opposition in Uttar Pradesh for the past 27 years and now the party wants to gain a stronghold in the state election.Raj Babbar married Nadira Zaheer, the daughter of noted theatre personality Sajjad Zaheer and the couple has two children Arya Babbar and Juhi Babbar. Nadira Zaheer herself is a well known theatre artist. He later married actress Smita Patil who however passed away soon after giving birth to their son Prateik Babbar. Raj Babbar was in controversy after commenting that a poor person can have two meals a day by spending just Rs 28. This created a lot of controversy for him and his party and he later expressed regrets for his comments. In 2013 he compared Narendra Modi with Adolf Hitler which also created controversy. Raj Babbar was nominated five times for the Filmfare Awards and has won critical acclaim and commercial success for his acting powers; however he had his ups and downs in his political career and is currently concentrating on the 2017 UP assembly elections.

First Pics Out! Prateik Babbar and Sanya Sagar look resplendent as husband and wife
Ganesh Aaglave | January 24, 2019 12:10 PM IST
Ek Deewana Tha actor Prateik Babbar has joined the club of Nick-Priyanka and Ranveer-Deepika as he g...
First Pics Out! Prateik Babbar and Sanya Sagar look resplendent as husband and wife
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[IN PICS] Prateik Babbar and girlfriend Sanya Sagar are glowing in these pictures from their haldi and mehendi ceremony
Susri Sahu | January 23, 2019 8:57 AM IST
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[IN PICS] Prateik Babbar and girlfriend Sanya Sagar are glowing in these pictures from their haldi and mehend
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Happy Birthday Govinda: Ranveer Singh Shares Picture That Shows He's a Complete Fan of The Hero No 1 Star
India.com Entertainment Desk | December 21, 2018 6:13 PM IST
Bollywood superstar Govinda had a birthday to remember with his colleagues from the film industry sh...
Happy Birthday Govinda: Ranveer Singh Shares Picture That Shows He's a Complete Fan of The Hero No 1 Star
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Remembering Smita Patil: Raj Babbar along with son Prateik Babbar pay heartfelt tributes to the actress on her 32nd death anniversary - view pics
Susri Sahu | December 13, 2018 4:13 PM IST
Smita Patil was one of the finest actors that Indian cinema had. The actress did more than 80 Hindi ...
Remembering Smita Patil: Raj Babbar along with son Prateik Babbar pay heartfelt tributes to the actress on he
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Rajasthan Assembly Election 2018: BJP Lodges Complaint With EC Against Raj Babbar For His Alleged Personal Remarks on PM Modi And Amit Shah
India.com News Desk | December 1, 2018 9:58 PM IST
Jaipur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday filed a complaint with the Election Commission agai...
Rajasthan Assembly Election 2018: BJP Lodges Complaint With EC Against Raj Babbar For His Alleged Personal Re
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'What's The Name of Sardar Patel's Father?': Jaitley Takes on Congress Over Personal Attacks on PM Modi
India.com News Desk | November 27, 2018 3:59 PM IST
New Delhi: Launching an all-out offensive against the Congress and its leaders for questioning Prime...
'What's The Name of Sardar Patel's Father?': Jaitley Takes on Congress Over Personal Attacks on PM Modi
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'Everyone Knows Rahul Gandhi's Father's Name, But Nobody Knows About PM Modi's': Congress' Vilas Muttemwar
India.com News Desk | November 25, 2018 1:53 PM IST
New Delhi: In yet another personal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader and forme...
'Everyone Knows Rahul Gandhi's Father's Name, But Nobody Knows About PM Modi's': Congress' Vilas Muttemwar
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Rajasthan Assembly Election 2018: Congress Questioning my Caste, Abusing my Mother as it Lacks Vision For Development, Says PM Modi in Alwar
India.com News Desk | November 25, 2018 1:26 PM IST
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hit out at Congress party and said that with each ...
Rajasthan Assembly Election 2018: Congress Questioning my Caste, Abusing my Mother as it Lacks Vision For Dev
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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2018: Abusing my Mother Shows Congress' Desperation, Says PM Modi
India.com News Desk | November 24, 2018 1:17 PM IST
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hit back at Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Bab...
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2018: Abusing my Mother Shows Congress' Desperation, Says PM Modi
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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2018: Raj Babbar Calls PM Modi 'Manhoos', Compares Rupee Dollar Rate to His Mother's Age
India.com News Desk | November 23, 2018 8:48 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress leader Raj Babbar stoked a fresh controversy by comparing the devalued rate of t...
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2018: Raj Babbar Calls PM Modi 'Manhoos', Compares Rupee Dollar Rate to His
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Cong seeks Guv's intervention to curb rising crimes in UP
PTI Feeds | November 2, 2018 7:39 PM IST
Lucknow Nov 2 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Raj Babbar Friday wrote to Governor R...
Cong seeks Guv's intervention to curb rising crimes in UP
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Prateik Babbar booked for rash driving in Goa, refuses to undergo medical examination
PTI | October 11, 2018 2:29 PM IST
Bollywood actor Prateik Babbar has refused to give his blood sample for analysis after he was booked...
Prateik Babbar booked for rash driving in Goa, refuses to undergo medical examination
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India ka DNA 2019 Conclave: Achchhe Din not Coming so People Want Beetey Din Back, Says Congress' RS Surjewala
India.com News Desk | June 20, 2018 7:34 PM IST
New Delhi, June 20: At the India ka DNA 2019 Conclave on Wednesday, Congress leaders RS Surjewala an...
India ka DNA 2019 Conclave: Achchhe Din not Coming so People Want Beetey Din Back, Says Congress' RS Surjewal
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Raj Babbar Not Resigning as UP Congress President, Confirms Party
ANI | March 21, 2018 6:37 PM IST
Mandya (Karnataka), Mar 21: The Congress party, on Wednesday, clearing the air said that Raj Babbar ...
Raj Babbar Not Resigning as UP Congress President, Confirms Party
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Raj Babbar Resigns as Uttar Pradesh Congress President
India.com News Desk | March 21, 2018 12:21 AM IST
Lucknow, Mar 21: Actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar has reportedly resigned as Uttar Pradesh Congres...
Raj Babbar Resigns as Uttar Pradesh Congress President
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Kasganj Communal Clashes: Congress Delegation Denied Permission to Visit Violence-hit Town
India.com News Desk | January 31, 2018 9:47 AM IST
New Delhi, January 31: The Uttar Pradesh administration on Wednesday denied permission to a Congress...
Kasganj Communal Clashes: Congress Delegation Denied Permission to Visit Violence-hit Town
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Ahead of UP Civic Polls, Congress Leadership Instructs Candidates to Sort 'Differences' Through Meetings
India.com News Desk | November 9, 2017 8:12 AM IST
Lucknow, Nov 9: The Congress leadership asked its mayoral candidates for Uttar Pradesh Civic Polls 2...
Ahead of UP Civic Polls, Congress Leadership Instructs Candidates to Sort 'Differences' Through Meetings
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Rahul Gandhi Meets Families of Children Who Died in Gorakhpur BRD Medical College
India.com News Desk | August 19, 2017 2:01 PM IST
Gorakhpur, Aug 19: Congress vice president arrived in Gorakhpur and met the families of the children...
Rahul Gandhi Meets Families of Children Who Died in Gorakhpur BRD Medical College
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Raj Babbar Seeks CM Yogi Adityanath's Resignation Over Gorakhpur Tragedy, Calls It 'Cold-Blooded Murder'
India.com News Desk | August 13, 2017 2:57 PM IST
New Delhi, August 13: Calling the Gorakhpur children tragedy 'cold-blooded murder', Congress's Raj B...
Raj Babbar Seeks CM Yogi Adityanath's Resignation Over Gorakhpur Tragedy, Calls It 'Cold-Blooded Murder'
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Congress lands in soup over 'India-occupied Kashmir' depiction in booklet, BJP demands apology from Sonia Gandhi
Uddipta Das | June 4, 2017 9:01 AM IST
New Delhi, June 4: To add to the worries of the Congress party, a booklet of the party which was rec...
Congress lands in soup over 'India-occupied Kashmir' depiction in booklet, BJP demands apology from Sonia Gan
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