Raj Babbar Recalled Last Moments With Smita Patil: 'She Kept Apologising, With tears In Her Eyes'
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Smita Patil passed away after giving birth to son Prateik Babbar.
Actors Raj Babbar and Smita Patil shared a relationship that was complex and intense. Their bond began on the sets of the film Bheegi Palkein, where Raj, who was already married to Nadira Babbar, found himself captivated by Smita's fearless nature. In an earlier interview, Raj Babbar and Smita Patil reflected on the complexity of their relationship. In another earlier interview, Babbar recalled his last moments with Smita Patil before her death.
Reflecting on their relationship in an interview with the Times of India, Raj said, 'My relationship with Smita was not the result of problems with Nadira — it just happened." Smita described their relationship as 'a painful trip," admitting in another conversation with TOI, 'In the kind of situation we are involved in, both of us are going through a private hell. It's very easy to say 'it's okay'. But it's not very easy in reality."
In 1986, after the birth of their son Prateik, tragedy struck when Smita passed away due to post-partum complications. Recalling her final moments in an interview with Reddif.com, Raj shared, 'Throughout the journey from home to hospital, she kept apologising and I told her that everything would be okay. She looked at me with tears in her eyes. Her look said it all. The doctor came out after an hour and said she had gone into a coma."
Raj expressed his deep connection with Smita, saying, 'I was part of her and she was part of me. It is natural that you miss a person who was your heart and soul throughout your life, no matter how brave you may say you are. She and her memories will continue to be part of me till my last day." After Smita Patil's death, Raj Babbar returned to his first wife, Nadira and they got married again.
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