Aarya Babbar
Aarya Babbar is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood and Punjabi films. In 2014, Aarya participated in the eighth season of Bigg Boss.
Career
Aarya Babbar started his film career with Raj Kanwar's Ab Ke Baras, alongside Amrita Rao. He has worked with stalwarts like Mani Ratnam, Madhur Bhandarkar and Vikram Bhatt. Also, he appeared in films such as Yaar Annmulle, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola and Ready. 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, opposite Minissha Lamba.He was a contestant on Bigg Boss 8, where he managed to survive for 8 weeks and 56 days. Aarya Babbar released his first screen novel My fiancée, me & #IFu**ed Up on 2 February 2015. He has also written a comic book named Pushpak Viman. His latest release is Bangistan, alongside Riteish Deshmukh.
Awards and nominations
Babbar won the National Award of the Journalist Association for Upcoming Actor in Action. He was nominated at the Star Screen Awards in the Most Promising Newcomer - Male category for his film Ab Ke Baras.Filmography
Punjabi films
| Year | Film | Role |
| 2010 | Virsa | Yuvraj Singh Grewal/Yuvi |
| 2011 | Yaar Annmulle | Gurveer/Guru |
| 2013 | Jatts In Golmaal | Sunny |
| 2013 | Naughty Jatts | Rocky Deol |
| 2013 | Heer and Hero | Fateh |
| 2014 | Ishq Dot Com | |
| 2014 | Mushtanda |
TV shows
| Year | Show | Channel | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Bigg Boss 8 | Colors | himself | Evicted Day 56 - 16 November 2014 |
| 2015 | Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman | Sony Entertainment Television | Dashanan Ravan | Antagonist |
| 2015 | Darr Sabko Lagta Hai | &TV with Ishita Sharma | Dr. Ashwin Sood |
Personal life
Aarya Babbar is the son of actor turned politician Raj Babbar and theatre personality Nadira Babbar. He has one elder sister, the actress Juhi Babbar, whose husband is the famous actor Anup Soni. Aarya also has a half-brother, the actor Prateik Babbar, who is the son of Raj Babbar by his second wife Smita Patil. Through his mother Nadira Babbar, Aarya is the grandson of the communist activist Sajjad Zaheer and first cousin of Pankhuri Zaheer, His ex-girlfriend was Sristhi Nayyar, who is now married to the TV actor Rajat TokasOn 22 Feb 2016, Aarya married his girlfriend Jasmine Puri in a traditional Sikh wedding ceremony. Jasmine is reported to be employed at a major film/TV production house.