Actor turned politician Raj Babbar is celebrating his birthday today on 23rd June. He is known for playing the character of Bharat in the mythological serial ‘Mahabharata’. Veteran actor of the film industry Raj Babbar has also earned a lot of name and fame by playing the character of Akbar in ‘Bahadur Shah Zafar’. Now he is known not only as an actor but also as a leader. He is included in the list of veteran leaders of the Congress party. He left no stone unturned to win the hearts of the audience with his brilliant acting.
This actor became a villain, not a hero
Raj Babbar entered Bollywood with the 1977 film ‘Kissa Kursi Ka’. The actor, popular for hits like ‘Insaaf Ka Tarazu’ and ‘Aaj Ki Awaaz’, played the role of a rapist in ‘Insaaf Ka Tarazu’. Raj Babbar gained immense popularity with this role. He became a Bollywood star overnight with this film. Raj was also nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award for this movie.
Demand to boycott the film
Actor Raj Babbar, who has made his name and work in Bollywood, created a huge ruckus over Salma Agha’s superhit film ‘Nikaah’ released in 1982. Muslims had a lot of objections to this film. 34 cases were filed against the film. Despite this, this film earned a lot at the box office. Let us tell you that the case of triple talaq was shown very well in this film.
raj babbar hit movies
During his film career, Raj Babbar gave many hit films, including hits like ‘Prem Geet’, ‘Umrao Jaan’, ‘Nikaah’, ‘Agar Tum Na Hote’, ‘Majdoor’, ‘Mehndi’, ‘Aaj Ki Awaaz’, ‘Haqiqat’, ‘Salma’. Very few people know that Raj Babbar got his first break in Bollywood as soon as he graduated from NSD. His first film was ‘Sau Din Saas Ke’ in 1980. The actor is still active in the film industry and politics.
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