Juhi Babbar
Juhi Babbar | |
|---|---|
 Babbar in 2019 | |
| Born | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Raj Babbar Nadira Babbar |
| Relatives | See Babbar family |
Juhi Babbar Soni (née Babbar) is an Indian film and television actress. She has contributed to theatre both as an actor and director. She is the daughter of the actor Raj Babbar.[1]
Early life
Juhi Babbar was born to actor, Raj Babbar, and theatre actress, Nadira Babbar. She graduated from NIFT, Mumbai.[2] Urdu writers, Syed Sajjad Zaheer and Razia Sajjad Zaheer were her maternal grandparents. [3]
Personal life
Juhi's first husband was Bejoy Nambiar, a screenplay writer. She married Bejoy on 27 June 2007.[4][5] The couple divorced in January 2009.[6] She then fell in love with the TV actor Anup Soni. She met Anup while working in a play produced by Juhi's mother Nadira Babbar. Soni was then married to Ritu, with whom he had two daughters. Juhi and Anup Soni got married on 14 March 2011, after finalizing his divorce.[7] Juhi and Soni have a son, born in 2012.[8]
Career
Juhi made her film debut in Kash Aap Hamare Hote opposite Sonu Nigam.[9] In 2005, she did a Punjabi film with Jimmy Shergill, Yaara Naal Baharan. The film did well in Punjab and with the overseas Punjabi audience. Juhi then did a silent film with Malayalam actor Mohanlal. In 2006, she was seen in the film Unns with actor Sanjay Kapoor and Rituparna Sengupta.[10] She appeared in her next film It's My Life as Sonia Jaisingh opposite actors Harman Baweja, Genelia D'Souza and Nana Patekar. In 2009, Juhi played the role of a house wife in the TV comedy Ghar Ki Baat Hai produced by Shah Rukh Khan.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kash Aap Hamare Hote | Amrita Singh | ||
| 2005 | Yaaran Naal Baharan | Harman Kaur | Punjabi film | |
| Reflections | Female lead | Silent short film | ||
| 2006 | Unns: Love... Forever | Advocate Natasha Patel | ||
| 2013 | It's My Life | Sonia Jaisingh | ||
| 2018 | Aiyaary | Wife of Colonel Abhay Singh | ||
| 2023 | Faraaz | Simeen | [11] | |
| Farrey | Zoya | |||
| 2025 | Tu Meri Poori Kahani | Swara | ||
| The Great Shamsuddin Family | Humaira | [2] |
Television
| Year | Title | Language | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ghar Ki Baat Hai | Hindi | Radhika Yagnik |
Theatre
Actor
| Year | Title | Language | Role | Theatre | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Begum Jaan | English / Hindi | Granddaughter | Prithvi Theatre | [12][13] |
| 2012 | Pencil Se Brush Tak | English / Hindi | MF Hussain's wife | [14][15] |
Director
| Year | Title | Language | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Pukar | English / Hindi | Play created for CRY (Child Rights and You) that is based on child labour | [16] |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Rashtriya Puraskar | Under-35 | Contribution towards Indian arts and theatre | Won | [17][18] | |
References
- ↑ Dilip., Soni, Anoop. Babbar, Raj. Sheen. Arora, Tarun. Shravan, Nadeem. Sameer. Kumar, Raman. Khan, Nadeem. Pandit, Ashok. Day (2004), Sheen : a refuge in my own country, Eros International, OCLC 56516753, retrieved 1 April 2022
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 Britto, Anita (15 December 2025). "Juhi Babbar: My father is probably only male actor to launch his daughter in a film". indiatoday.in. India: India Today. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ "Transcript of live chat with Nadira Babbar, Theatre". indiatimes.com. India: The Times of India. 20 July 2001. Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ Sonal Chawla (22 January 2009). "Bejoy and Juhi are now formally divorced". Mid Day. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ Nimisha Tiwari (23 July 2008). "Is Juhi's marriage in trouble?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ Chawla, Sonal (22 January 2009). "Juhi Babbar is formally divorced". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ "What lead [sic] to Anup Soni – Ritu split?". The Times of India. 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ "Babbar grandson". Filmfare. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ↑ Movies don't offer solutions to social problems: Raj Babbar
- ↑ Nikhat Kazmi (18 November 2006). "Uns movie". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Faraaz: Hansal Mehta shares poster of his next film, based on our 'polarised times'". Hindustan Times. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ↑ Purva Desai (8 November 2012). "Juhi in Begum Jaan at Prithvi theatre". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Manoj Badgeri (3 November 2012). "Juhi in Begum Jaan classics". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Roshni Olivera (24 April 2012). "Anup interview on reality show". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Juhi plays MF hussain's wife with Anup". The Times of India. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Raul Dias (7 October 2007). "Juhi directs Pukar". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Shilpa Bansal (8 September 2010). "Juhi won Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Rashtriya Puraskar". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Sangeet Natak Akademi announces Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskars for 2009". thehindu.com. India: The Hindu. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
External links
- Juhi Babbar at IMDb