Prateik Patil did not invite father Raj Babbar to his marriage ceremony ‘to respect mom’

Actor Prateik Smita Patil just lately revealed why he selected to not invite his father, Raj Babbar, to his marriage ceremony with Priya Banerjee. Prateik, who bought married in February this 12 months, defined that it could have been ‘unethical’ to incorporate his father and his household within the celebration, given the difficult historical past between his mom, Smita Patil, and Raj Babbar’s spouse, Nadira.

In an interview with Occasions Now, the actor shared that as a result of his marriage ceremony passed off at his late mom’s home, he felt it was ‘unethical’ to have his father in attendance. He additional stated, “My father’s spouse and my mom had some issues previously. A lot of issues have been stated within the press and stuff like that when you dig out 38–40 years in the past. I used to be open to doing one thing with my father and his household for one more perform. I simply thought it was unethical to have him and his household at that home when, after the whole lot had gone on between them. Completely, it wasn’t proper.”

He additional defined, “I’m sorry my father and his spouse couldn’t be there, couldn’t be in the home my mom purchased for me to develop up and reside a life as a single mom. She wished to reside in that home with me as a single mom. Carry me up. I’m sorry. That was the very best choice my spouse and I made.”

Prateik, who dropped ‘Babbar’ from his identify earlier this 12 months, clarified that “it wasn’t about rejecting anybody. It was about respecting my mom and her needs.”

Throughout the identical interview, Prateik additionally reacted to how his father’s household reacted to not being invited. He stated, “Individuals are impulsive, individuals make impulsive selections and say issues out of impulse, and it was simply distasteful, and I believe that bitter style has remained. That bitter style has remained.”

“The fitting factor to do was to do what we did after which if, clearly, now the circumstances are totally different, the whole lot has gone South, and it’s extraordinarily difficult. Nevertheless it’s not for me. I’m nonetheless the identical,” Prateik concluded.

Raj Babbar married actor Nadira Babbar in 1975, and the couple had two youngsters, Arya and Juhi. Nevertheless, throughout the filming of the 1982 film ‘Bheegi Palkein’, he fell in love with actor Smita Patil and secretly married her. Following Smita Patil’s tragic demise throughout the childbirth of their son, Prateik Smita Patil, Raj Babbar ultimately reconciled with Nadira.