Prateik Patil didn't invite father Raj Babbar to his wedding 'to respect mother'

India Today

12-05-2025

Actor Prateik Smita Patil recently revealed why he chose not to invite his father, Raj Babbar, to his wedding with Priya Banerjee. Prateik, who got married in February this year, explained that it would have been 'unethical' to include his father and his family in the celebration, given the complicated history between his mother, Smita Patil, and Raj Babbar's wife, Nadira.advertisementIn an interview with Times Now, the actor shared that because his wedding took place at his late mother's house, he felt it was 'unethical' to have his father in attendance. He further said, "My father's wife and my mother had some complications in the past. Lots of things have been said in the press and stuff like that if you dig out 38–40 years ago. I was open to doing something with my father and his family for another function. I just thought it was unethical to have him and his family at that house when, after everything had gone on between them. Absolutely, it wasn't right."He further explained, "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."advertisement
Prateik, who dropped 'Babbar' from his name earlier this year, clarified that "it wasn't about rejecting anyone. It was about respecting my mother and her wishes."During the same interview, Prateik also reacted to how his father's family reacted to not being invited. He said, "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.""The right thing to do was to do what we did and then if, obviously, now the circumstances are different, everything has gone South, and it's extremely complicated. But it's not for me. I'm still the same," Prateik concluded.Raj Babbar married actor Nadira Babbar in 1975, and the couple had two children, Arya and Juhi. However, during the filming of the 1982 movie 'Bheegi Palkein', he fell in love with actor Smita Patil and secretly married her. Following Smita Patil's tragic death during the childbirth of their son, Prateik Smita Patil, Raj Babbar eventually reconciled with Nadira.Must Watch