Son of renowned Bollywood actor, Raj Babbar and the well-known theatre actress-director, Nadira Babbar, it was natural for Aarya Babbar to follow in their footsteps and take to acting like fish to water. He was launched in 2002 in Ab Ke Baras but the film did not do too well. However, recently, he was seen in Mani Ratnam’s Guru, as Jignesh, the brother of Aishwarya Rai’s character, a role that brought him recognition and critical acclaim and proved his acting abilities.

Virsa will be the launch vehicle for Aarya Babbar into Punjabi films. He will play the role of Yuvraj Singh Grewal, 20, Ranvir Singh’s son. Born and brought up in Australia, he has had a completely Westernised upbringing, where he has more in common with his white friends, with whom he hangs out, rather than the other immigrant Indians. Yuvraj is not just Westernised but also completely spoilt. He has enough money and more to throw around and wants to enjoy the good life. He has no aim in life, no goals, no ambitions. Girls, drugs, alcohol, parties are all that interest him. Since Ranvir Singh does not believe in morals and ethics, he has not passed on any values to his son either.

Yuvraj Singh Grewal is the main protagonist of Virsa. He represents the confused second generation immigrant Indians in western societies who have not been brought up in their own culture and values and who cannot fully adopt the Western culture either. As a result, they belong to neither culture and end up wasting their lives, with no values and traditions to provide an anchor in a changing world.