Raj Babbar opens up about son Prateik Babbar’s difficult times: ‘He had troubled everyone, he was also troubled’

In the past, Prateik has spoken about fighting substance abuse. In an earlier interview with Times of India, he spoke about quitting alcohol and drugs and said that it was around this time that he started missing working in the movies.

Prateik later said that it was his desire to do justice to himself and the legacy of his mother, that he decided to give up drugs and alcohol. In an earlier interview with Siddharth Kannan, he said, “Iss duniya ko maine bohot miss kiya, I missed the industry and acting. I felt I was letting down people who love me. My naani (maternal grandmother) died at the time and I was left alone, so I needed something to latch on to. At that time itself, I decided I want to get back to it (acting),” he shared.

He further added, “I wanted to do justice to my mother, her line of work and the person she was. That is my purpose, to do justice to her legacy and the artist she was.”

Prateik’s mother, legendary actor Smita Patil passed away soon after giving birth to him. He grew up at his maternal grandparents’ house.