Aarya Babbar is an Indian actor who appears in

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and Punjabi films. In 2014, Aarya participated in the eighth season of ''

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''.

Career

Aarya Babbar started his film career with Raj Kanwar's ''

Ab Ke Baras Ab Ke Baras ( This Year) is a 2002 Indian Hindi language action romance film. It had launched the career of the two newcomers, Amrita Rao and Arya Babbar. Plot U.S. based Anjali Thapar has repeated dreams of a parallel life in India, the te ...

'' alongside

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. He has worked with stalwarts like

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and

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. Also, he appeared in films such as ''

Yaar Annmulle ''Yaar Annmulle'' is a 2011 Indian Punjabi film directed by Anurag Singh. It stars Arya Babbar, Yuvraj Hans, Harish Verma, Jividha Sharma, Kajal Jain and Jenny Ghottra in lead roles. The film was released on 7 October 2011. Plot On his ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. 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. In 2013, he also appeared in the Punjabi movie ''

Heer and Hero ''Heer and Hero'' is a 2013 Indian Punjabi film directed by Sagar S Sharma. ''Heer and Hero'' is produced by Harjeet Bhullar and Etch-B, and stars Manissha Lamba, Arya Babbar, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Preet Bhullar, Mukul Dev and Manoj Pahwa. The fil ...

'', opposite

Minissha Lamba Minissha Lamba (born 18 January 1985) is an Indian actress and poker player who appeared in Hindi films. She made her debut with ''Yahaan'' (2005). Her other notable films include ''Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' (2007), ''Bachna Ae Haseeno'' (200 ...

. He was a contestant on ''

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'', where he managed to survive for 8 weeks and 56 days. Aarya Babbar released his first novel ''My fiancée, me & #IFu**ed Up'' on 2 February 2015. He has also written a comic book named ''Pushpak Viman''.

Awards and nominations

He was nominated at the

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in the Most Promising Newcomer - Male category for his film ''

''.

Filmography

TV shows

Personal life

Aarya Babbar is the son of actor turned politician

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and theatre personality

Nadira Babbar Nadira Babbar (born 20 January 1948) is an Indian theatre actress, director and an actress in Hindi cinema, who is the recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001. Nadira founded a Mumbai-based theatre group called Ekjute, a known name in H ...

. He has one elder sister, the actress

Juhi Babbar Juhi Babbar is an Indian film and television actress. She has also contributed to theatre both as an actor and director. She is the daughter of famous Bollywood actor Raj Babbar and the second wife of Indian TV actor and anchor Anup Soni. Pers ...

, whose husband is the famous actor

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. Aarya also has a half-brother, the actor

Prateik Babbar Prateik Babbar (born 28 November 1986) is an Indian actor and martial artist who predominantly appears in Hindi films. The son of actress Smita Patil and actor Raj Babbar, he began his career as a production assistant before pursuing an acting ...

, who is the son of

by his second wife

Smita Patil Smita Patil (17 October 1955 – 13 December 1986) was an Indian actress who worked in films, television series and theatres. She appeared in over 80 Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam and Kannada films in a career that spanned just o ...

. Through his mother

(born Nadira Zaheer), Aarya is the grandson of the communist activist

Sajjad Zaheer Syed Sajjad Zaheer ( ur, ) (5 November 1899 – 13 September 1973) was an Indian Urdu writer, Marxist ideologue and radical revolutionary who worked in both India and Pakistan. In the pre-independence era, he was a member of the Communist Par ...

and the first cousin of Pankhuri Zaheer. On 22 Feb 2016, Aarya married his girlfriend Jasmine Puri in a traditional

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wedding ceremony. Jasmine is reported to be employed at a major film/TV production house.http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-just-married-aarya-babbar-ties-the-knot-with-girlfriend-jasmine-puri-2180902

References

External links

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