Prateik Babbar accepts there were complications between mom Smita Patil, dad Raj Babbar’s wife Nadira: ‘Real reason why I didn’t invite him to my wedding’

Prateik stressed that the decision was made to honour his mother, who raised him alone. He said, “I’m sorry my father and his wife could not be there, could not be in the house my mother bought for me to grow up and live a life as a single mother. She wanted to live in that house with me as a single mother. Bring me up. I’m sorry. That was the best decision my wife and I made.” He added, “It wasn’t about rejecting anyone. It was about respecting my mother and her wishes.”

The Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na actor also hinted at the reactions from Raj Babbar and his children after learning they were not invited. “People are impulsive, people make impulsive choices and say things out of impulse and it was just distasteful and I think that bitter taste has remained. That bitter taste has remained,” he said.

Prateik acknowledged that his decision had strained his relationship with his father and half-siblings. “The right thing to do was to what we did and then if, obviously now circumstances are different, everything is gone South and it’s extremely complicated. But it’s not for me. I’m still the same,” he said.

Raj Babbar and Smita Patil’s relationship

Raj Babbar was already married to Nadira Babbar and had two children, Aarya and Juhi, when he fell in love with fellow actor Smita Patil during the shooting of their 1982 film Bheegi Palkein. He left Nadira and secretly married Smita. The couple welcomed their son, Prateik, in November 1986. Tragically, Smita Patil passed away due to complications following childbirth. After her death, Raj Babbar reconciled with Nadira, and the two resumed their relationship.