Arya Babbar

Trivia

• Arya Babbar starred in his first punjabi movie Virsa in 2009.
• He made his film debut in the 2002 film Ab Ke Baras which did not fair well at the box office.
• Arya Babbar recently acted in the hit movie Guru released in 2007 as a brother of Aishwarya Rai.
• Arya Babbar is a journalist.
• His next film is Dil Humko Dijiye.

Quotes

• "I want to do good cinema. Suddenly the industry has woken up to me. I am being offered a lot of good films. But I have to be cautious enough to choose the right script after this big break."
• "I pity the living condition in jail. Being a part of such an intense film directed by Bhandarkar give me a content feeling. I always wished to work somebody of his caliber."
• "He is one of the best directors I have known. Given an opportunity he can make the best films for west or international cinema and make India proud. He has the ability to make art cinema look commercial and run at the box office."
• "Most of us did not use umbrellas to guard against the sun. As in the film I and Manoj have been in the jail for quiet a long time we had to show that we use to the heat and the strokes in jail. We were not even suppose to frown, in fact we were to get the tan of prolong exposure to the sun so we avoided umbrellas on sets. Neil could have got away with it as he is the new entrant in the jail."
• "It is made in 40 days and I have been shooting for the all the 40 days. It was not a great feeling to be in jail such a long time. It was burning hot in Karjat where we were shooting for the film. We were shooting with 250 to 300 men in the jail, look left or right only men were around. Experience though was a fantastic one, as Madhur is very entertaining person. The co-actors also made the job easy."
• "My character’s name is Kabir Malik. He is an underworld convict. From inside the jail how he operates the underworld is what my part is all about. He is a sly guy who is more like a chameleon. He looks something, says something, behaves and thinks something else. You cannot define him that whether he is very emotional, innocent or a cunning creature. There are many streaks to this character."

Biography

Arya Babbar

Last Updated: Friday, November 06, 2009

Arya Babbar is yesteryears actor Raj Babbar's son. Born on 4th January 1981 in New York, he is an actor himself. His mother Nadira, and sister Juhi, are actors too.He made his Bollywood debut with the petite Amrita Rao in Ab Ke Baras (2002). Though they were both nominated for their performance, neither won an award, and the film was soon forgotten.
Arya Babbar was then seen in Mudda: The Issue (2003). The film, based on political rivalry didn't do too well.

In 2007 Arya Babbar got a chance to work with really big actors in a film that won several accolades. He played Aishwarya's brother in Guru, and though his role wasn't lengthy, it was appreciated. He had a small role in the 2008 flop Chamku, starring Priyanka Chopra and Bobby Deol. Arya Babbar's latest offering is Jail, due to release on 6th November, 2009. This Madhur Bhandarkar film stars Neil Nitin Mukesh and Mugdha Godse.