ACTOR · BORN 1952
Raj Babbar
- Born
- 23 June 1952, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Known for
- Maharaja (2024), Bodyguard (2011), The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002), Force (2011)
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Raj Babbar (born 23 June 1952) is an actor best known for Maharaja, Bodyguard and The Legend of Bhagat Singh.
44 Interesting Facts About Raj Babbar
Interesting Facts (19)
- #001
Raj Babbar appeared in Tilak Movies' shelved "Jeevan Sathi" ("Chamak Dhamak") (1984). The cast included Raj Babbar, Moon Moon Sen (who replaced Parveen Babi), Arun Govil, Amol Sen, Yunes Parvez, Dinesh Hingoo, Savita Bajaj and Guddi Maharuti, directed by Raj Tilak. Sarika was in the film and was shot for a song. Raj Tilak left the film because he had promised Naseeruddin Shah or Suresh Oberoi would be signed opposite her. When Govil was signed he knew it was a supporting role to Moon Moon Sen and decided to withdraw.
- #002
Raj Babbar appeared in Vishwa Gargi Films' shelved "Sabse Bada Paap" (1984). The cast included Raj Babbar (replacing Rajesh Khanna), Smita Patil (replacing Rekha) and Zarina Wahab (replacing Rehana Sultan), with Kanwar Ajit (Ajit Singh Deol), written by Suraj Sanim, music directed by Rahul Dev Burman and directed by Gogi Anand.
- #003
Raj Babbar appeared in Monang Films' shelved "Trilok" (1990). The leads were Raj Babbar, Sujata Mehta, Javed Jaffri, Parijaat, Paresh Rawal, Ishrat Ali and Shiva, with music by Rajesh Roshan, producer Harish Barot and director Parto Ghosh. It was revived and released as "Aaj Ka Nanha Farishta". Javed's character was removed and only his dance was kept. The script was changed and new characters (Master Omkar Kapoor) were added to the film.
- #004
Arun Khanna, an NSD graduate, was Raj Babbar's best friend at NSD. When Arun came to Bombay to find work as an actor, he suffered a stroke, and Raj Babbar helped him by paying his medical bills.
- #005
Raj Babbar has a sister named Shashi.
- #006
Raj Babbar and Smita Patil were to appear as guest stars at a Nazia Hassan and Zoheb Hassan show in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, in 1984. However, Raj Babbar and Smita backed out at the last minute, causing chaos among the organizers. Stardust Magazine ran a piece on the story in November 1984.
- #007
Tawaif was first made in 1981 by director Raj Tilak under the title "Bahut Der Kar Di". The film starred Raj Babbar, Raj Kiran, Arati Gupta and Kalpana Iyer. The author Dr. Alim Masroor, who had sold the rights to his novel to Raj Tilak, eventually changed his mind, returned the money and asked for his screenplay back.
- #008
Raj Babbar appeared in Navketan's shelved film "Hum Teeno" (1980/1981). The cast included Dev Anand, Hema Malini, Suneil Anand, Raj Babbar, Smita Patil and Vidya Sinha, with music by Rahul Dev Burman and direction by Mahesh Bhatt and Gogi Anand. The film was to be Suneil's debut. Dev later decided to scrap the film.
- #009
Raj Babbar appeared in the shelved Sweekriti Films production "Kala Warrant" (Jaan Zakham Aur Imaan) (1991). The cast included Kabir Bedi, Raj Babbar, Sumeet Saigal, Farha Naaz, Sonam, Sreepradha, Raza Murad and Kader Khan. The music was by Bappi Lahiri, the producer was R. K. Sharma and the director was S. R. Pratap.
- #010
Raj Babbar appeared in the shelved Cine Seven Stars film "Mutthbaid" (1990). The cast included Raj Babbar, Kimi Katkar, Vijendra Ghatge, Shakti Kapoor and Paintal, with music by Bappi Lahiri and direction by Harinder Bedi.
- #011
Raj Babbar appeared in the shelved A. P. Films production "Neelaam" (1991). The cast included Raj Babbar, Mandakini, Sumeet Saigal, Kader Khan and Raza Murad, with music by Laxmikant Pyarelal and direction by Tahir Akhoon.
- #012
Raj Babbar appeared in the shelved Johnny Whisky Films production "Aadawat" (Main Hi Insaaf Hoon) (1985/1988). The cast included Shatrughan Sinha, Raj Babbar (who replaced Sanjeev Kumar), Poonam Dhillon, Akbar Khan, Anita Raaj, Sumeet Saigal, Shoma Anand, Tanuja, Amjad Khan and Kader Khan, with music by Bappi Lahiri, Johnny Whisky as producer and Surendra Mohan as director.
- #013
Raj Babbar appeared in the shelved Riddhi Productions film "Rishta Ganga Ki Lehron Ka" (1992). The cast included Raj Babbar, Farha Naaz (a replacement for Dimple Kapadia), Shakti Kapoor, Sudhir Dalvi, Joginder and Kader Khan, with music by Ravindra Jain and direction by Qamar Navi.
- #014
Raj Babbar appeared in the shelved New Kiran Productions film "Sneh Bandhan" (1986). The cast included Shammi Kapoor, Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Nilu Phule and Dr. Shree Ram Lagoo, with music by Kalyanji Anandji and direction by Swaroop Kumar.
- #015
Raj Babbar appeared in the shelved Krishna Filmleri film "Giriftari" (1989). The cast included Raj Babbar and Kimi Katkar, with music by Rajesh Roshan, B. Rajeev Kumar and Dinesh Gupta as producers and Lawrence D'Souza as director.
- #016
Raj Babbar acted in the shelved Sagar Enterprises film "Sanam" (1983), starring Dilip Kumar, Rakhee Gulzar, Reena Roy, Mithun Chakraborthy, Ranjeeta Kaur and Raj Babbar. The music was by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, and the film was written, produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar.
- #017
Raj Babbar acted in the shelved Shakri Pawar film "Un Se Kaise Kahun" (1986). The cast included Mithun Chakraborthy, Padmini Kohlapure, Raj Babbar and Danny Denzongpa; the music was by Hridaynath Mangeshkar and the director was Bhushan Bhanmali.
- #018
Prakash Mehra signed Raj Babbar for Namak Halaal in 1980. Distributors told Mehra to replace Babbar with Shashi Kapoor, saying they would get a higher price.
- #019
Raj Babbar acted in the shelved film "Lohe Ka Jigar" (1988), starring Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Raj Babbar and Anita Raj. The story was by Surendra Kaul, the music was by Laxmikant Pyarelal, and Sudesh Issar was the producer and director.
Behind the Scenes (20)
- #020
He was signed for Shashi Kapoor's role in Namak Halaal but was later dropped. He then signed for Ramesh Sippy's Shakti and was replaced by Amitabh Bachchan. In both cases, the distributors felt that another actor would sell the film for more money.
- #021
He appeared in "Sirf 5 Din" (2006), which was completed and then shelved. Starring Raj Babbar, Nirmal Pandey, Mahie Gill, Nylass, Prachi Pathak, Director: V. Menon.
- #022
He appeared in the shelved "Dil Humko Dijiye" (2005). Producers Raj Shah and Kuku Babbar [Raj Babbar's younger brother] signed Arya Babbar and Gracy Singh to star in Rainbow World Entertainments' DIL HUMKO DIJIYE. The other male lead still had to be finalized. The first schedule was held in Mumbai from 23 February to 5 March. The next schedule was held in Punjab from 20 to 30 March, followed by a major schedule in Canada from 5 May to mid-June. The film was planned for a Diwali release. Chitraath wrote the screenplay and directed DIL HUMKO DIJIYE, while the music was by Nikhil-Vinay. Starring Arya Babbar, Gracy Singh, Raj Babbar, Kanwaljeet Singh and Special Appearance Gurdas Mann.
- #023
Vishwa Gargi Films "Sabse Bada Paap" (1984), a shelved film he appeared in. Cast Raj Babbar (replacing Rajesh Khanna), Smita Patil (replacing Rekha), Zarina Wahab (replacing Rehana Sultan), Kanwar Ajit (Ajit Singh Deol), written by Suraj Sanim, music directed by Rahul Dev Burman, directed by Gogi Anand.
- #024
He appeared in the shelved "Sher" (1987). It was to be an Indian/Thai production. Starring Dharmendra, Shashi Kapoor, Raj Babbbar and Swapna. Produced by Swapna's secretary Shakti, directed by Anil Sharma.
- #025
He appeared in the shelved Shiv Priya Arta "Titli" (1983). Cast Raj Babbar, Sarika, Pankaj Dheer, Producer Sarika, Director Chandra Barot. The film was shelved after Sarika had a major argument with her mother.
- #026
In 1979, B. R. Chopra signed Uttam Kumar, Raj Babbar and Kim (replacing Reena Roy) for a film titled "Kahani." Rajesh Khanna had initially signed on for Uttam Kumar's role, but chose that role after a bitter dispute with Chopra during the shooting of Karm. B. R. Chopra eventually shelved Kahani.
- #027
He acted in the shelved film "Policewala" (1985). It starred Raj Babbar and Smita Patil and was directed by Durai.
- #028
He acted in Rajat Chitra's shelved film "Banwaas" (1983). It stars Farooq Sheikh, Moushami Chatterjee, Raj Babbar, Surinder Kaur and Sulbha Arya. Music is by Kalyanji Anandji. Producer and Director: Rajat Rakshit.
- #029
The film Tawaif was first made in 1981 by director Raj Tilak. The film was titled "Bahut Der Kar Di." It starred Raj Babbar, Raj Kiran, Arati Gupta and Kalpana Iyer. The author Dr. Alim Masroor, who had sold the rights to his novel to Raj Tilak, eventually changed his mind. He returned the money and asked for his screenplay back.
- #030
He acted in the shelved film "Bawre Nain" (1980). It starred Rakhee Gulzar and Raj Babbar.
- #031
He acted in the shelved Navketan film "Hum Teeno" (1980/1981). It stars Dev Anand, Hema Malini, Suneil Anand, Raj Babbar, Smita Patil and Vidya Sinha. Music: Rahul Dev Burman. Director: Mahesh Bhatt/Gogi Anand. This was to be Suneil's debut. Dev later decided to scrap the film.
- #032
He acted in the shelved Johnny Whisky Films film "Aadawat" (Main Hi Insaaf Hoon) (1985/1988). Cast: Shatrughan Sinha, Raj Babbar (replacing Sanjeev Kumar), Poonam Dhillon, Akbar Khan, Anita Raaj, Sumeet Saigal, Shoma Anand, Tanuja, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan. Music: Bappi Lahiri. Producer: Johnny Whisky. Director: Surendra Mohan.
- #033
He acted in the shelved Riddhi Productions film "Rishta Ganga Ki Lehron Ka" (1992). It stars Raj Babbar, Farha Naaz (replacing Dimple Kapadia), Shakti Kapoor, Sudhir Dalvi, Joginder and Kader Khan. Music: Ravindra Jain. Director: Qamar Navi.
- #034
In 1985/86, Mahesh Bhatt was directing a film titled "Zaamin". Hema Malini was in the lead. Kabir Bedi (who replaced Raj Babbar), Anupam Kher, Brando Bakshi, Kushboo, Ravi Behl, Laxmikant Pyarelal, producer: Johnny Bakshi. The film was shelved.
- #035
He acted in the shelved film Daan Dahej (1985/1986). Starring Raj Babbar, Anil Kapoor, Padmini Kholapure, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Amol Palekar. The film was first announced in 1983 under the Bharat Chalchitra banner. The film featured Rakhee Gulzar, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Padmini Kholapure, Amol Palekar, Sayeed Jaffery, Suresh Oberoi, Utpal Dutt, Shashikala, Dr. Shreeram Lagoo, music by Kalyanji Anandji, producer Sobraj Jaisinghani, directors: M. Bharati Kapoor and Pooja Kapoor/Prakash Mehra.
- #036
In 1986 he acted in the shelved Amiya Arts untitled film. Starring Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Anita Raj, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, music by Jagjit Singh, producer Pawan Kumar, director Chander Behl.
- #037
He acted in the shelved Sagar Enterprises film "Sanam" (1985). Starring Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Salma Agha, music by Bappi Lahiri, producer and director Ramanand Sagar.
- #038
He acted in R. S. D. International's shelved film "Sher" (1987). It was to be an Indian/Thai production. Cast: Dharmendra, Shashi Kapoor, Kimi Katkar, Raj Babbar, Swapna, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan; Writer: Kader Khan; Music: Laxmikant Pyarelal; Producer: Swapna's secretary Shakti; Director: Anil Sharma.
- #039
Vinod Khanna, Jeetendra and Raj Babbar signed agreements to make special appearances in Rakesh Roshan's unreleased film Shararat. They may have shot for the film.
Characters & Cast (2)
- #040
Raj Babbar was signed for Shashi Kapoor's role in Namak Halaal but was later dropped. He then signed Ramesh Sippy's Shakti and was replaced by Amitabh Bachchan. In both cases the distributors felt that another actor would sell the film for more money.
- #041
Raj Babbar played a lead role in Chiragdeep International's shelved "Kohinoor" (previously titled Ek Aur Kohinoor) (1993-1997). The leads included Abhishek Kapoor, Tania, Raj Babbar, Shakti Kapoor, Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Suresh Oberoi, with music by Anu Malik, producer Pahlaj Nihalani and director Kuku Kohli. Reels: 10. The film was shelved because actress Tania became pregnant and married.
Life & Family (3)
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