Prateik Babbar
Prateik | |
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| File:Amy Jackson and Prateik.jpg Prateik along with Amy Jackson during the inauguration of a Marrow donation camp | |
| Born | 28 November 1986 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Prateik (Marathi: प्रतिक बब्बर) (born 28 November 1986) is an Indian actor. He is the son of late actress Smita Patil and actor turned politician Raj Babbar.
Career
Earlier Prateik assisted advertisement filmmaker Prahlad Kakkar for a year as a production assistant. During this time Prateik was cast in advertisement films for several companies, including KitKat.
Prateik made his acting debut in the Aamir Khan production, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, alongside Imran Khan and Genelia D'Souza. His portrayal of Genelia's brother, Amit, won him plaudits from critics and earned him several awards and nominations. The film went on to become a major commercial success. He next appeared in Kiran Rao's critically acclaimed Dhobi Ghaat, which opened to positive reviews at film festivals worldwide.[1][2] He featured in the action-thriller Dum Maro Dum alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Rana Daggubati. He has been seen alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Manoj Bajpai in the Prakash Jha film Aarakshan, released in August 2011.
Personal Life
Prateik is dating Amy Jackson, a British model and actress who works in Indian cinema. They met when they were cast opposite each other in Ek Deewana Tha.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na | Amit Mahant | Winner,Filmfare Special Performance Award Winner,Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Male |
| 2011 | Dhobi Ghaat | Munna | |
| 2011 | Dum Maro Dum | Lorry | |
| 2011 | Aarakshan | Sushant | |
| 2011 | My Friend Pinto | Michael Pinto | |
| 2012 | Ek Deewana Tha | Sachin | Post-production |
| 2012 | Issaq | Filming |