Nadira Babbar

Actor, Director, Playwright

Indian Bombay (now, Mumbai, Maharashtra), India

Quick Info

ProfessionActor, Director, Playwright
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth20/01/1948
Age78 years
BirthplaceBombay (now, Mumbai, Maharashtra), India

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Bio/Wiki

Birth nameNadira Zaheer

Physical Stats & More

Height161 cm (5' 3")
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorDark Brown

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi
  • Berliner Ensemble, Germany
Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Diploma in Direction in 1971
  • A course in direction
  • Gold Medallist at NSD

Personal Life

ReligionIslamic converted to Hinduism

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/BoyfriendsRaj Babbar (actor and politician)
Marriage Date21/11/1975
SpouseRaj Babbar (actor and politician)

Family

FatherLate Sayed Sajjad Zaheer
MotherRazia Sajjad Zaheer
Siblings
  • Late Najma Zaheer (elder)
  • Noor Zaheer (elder)
  • Naseem Bhatia (younger)
SpouseRaj Babbar
Children
Other Relative
Son-in-LawAnup Soni (Actor)

Career

Founded Mumbai-based theatre group Ekjute in 1981.
Recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001.
Acted in films including Bride and Prejudice (2004), Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004), Jai Ho (2014), and Ghayal Once Again (2016).
Directed theatre plays including Dayashankar Ki Diary (1997), Sakku Bai (1999), Suman Aur Sana (2008), and Ji Jaisi Aapki Marzi (2008).
Performed in theatre plays including Yahudi Ki Ladki, Sandhya Chhaya, Look Back in Anger, Ballabpur Ki Roop Katha, and Baat Laat Ki Halaat Ki.
Featured in the web series The Married Woman, directed by Sahir Raza.

Favourites

Author(s)
  • Maxim Gorky
  • Ernest Hemingway
  • Roald Dahl
Actor(s)
Actress(es)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Nadira Babbar is the daughter of the late Sayed Sajjar Zaheer, a notable figure in Indian theatre and politics.
2. She met Raj Babbar during their time at the National School of Drama, which eventually led to their marriage.
3. Challenges arose in her married life, particularly regarding Raj Babbar's involvement with Smita Patil.
4. Nadira is widely recognized as a talented theatre director, actor, and playwright, receiving many awards for her work.
5. She has provided training to well-known actors such as Sushant Singh Rajput, Rakul Preet Singh, and Richa Chadda.
6. Nadira Babbar is the daughter of the late Sayed Sajjar Zaheer, a founding member of the Progressive Writer's Association, Afro-Asian Writer's Association, Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA), and Communist Party of India.
7. Her father formed the Communist Party of Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947 and was sentenced to jail for eight years around the time of her birth.
8. She received a government scholarship to study at Berliner Ensemble, a renowned German theatre company, after completing her diploma from the National School of Drama.
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