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]
Personal life
Juhi's first husband was Bejoy Nambiar, a screenplay writer. She married Bejoy on 27 June 2007.[2][3] The couple divorced in January 2009.[4] 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.[5] Juhi and Soni have a son, born in 2012.[6]
Career
Juhi made her film debut in Kash Aap Hamare Hote opposite Sonu Nigam.[7] 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.[8] 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | [9] |
| Farrey | Zoya | ||
| 2025 | Tu Meri Poori Kahani | Swara | |
| The Great Shamsuddin Family | Humaira |
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 | [10][11] |
| 2012 | Pencil Se Brush Tak | English / Hindi | MF Hussain's wife[12] | [13] |
Director
| Year | Title | Language | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Pukar | English / Hindi | Play created for CRY (Child Rights and You) that is based on child labour | [14] |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Rashtriya Puraskar | Under-35 | Contribution towards Indian arts and theatre | [15] |
References
- ↑ Sheen : a refuge in my own country. Eros International.
- ↑ Bejoy and Juhi are now formally divorced. Mid Day(22 January 2009). Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ Is Juhi's marriage in trouble?(23 July 2008). Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ Juhi Babbar is formally divorced, Chawla, Sonal. Mid-day.com(22 January 2009). Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ What lead [sic] to Anup Soni – Ritu split?(16 March 2011). Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ Babbar grandson. Filmfare(23 October 2012). Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ↑ Template:Usurped
- ↑ Uns movie(18 November 2006). Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ Faraaz: Hansal Mehta shares poster of his next film, based on our 'polarised times'. Hindustan Times(9 January 2023). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ↑ Juhi in Begum Jaan at Prithvi theatre(8 November 2012). Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ Juhi in Begum Jaan classics(3 November 2012). Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ Juhi plays MF hussain's wife with Anup(15 November 2011). Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ Anup interview on reality show(24 April 2012). Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ Juhi directs Pukar(7 October 2007). Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ Juhi won Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Rashtriya Puraskar(8 September 2010). Retrieved 13 February 2013.