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Prateik Smita Patil says Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi wanted to adopt him after his mother's death: 'I could've been Farhan Akhtar's stepbrother and…'
Prateik Smita Patil who was earlier called Prateik Babbar has made a revelation in his interview with Zoom about how Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar wanted to adopt him after his mother Smita Patil's death.
The actor recalled, 'I recently found out Shabana (Azmi)Ji and Javed (Akhtar) Sahab wanted to adopt me after my mother passed away. It was kind of complicated. I could've been Farhan's (Akhtar) stepbrother.'
Patil added, ' I find these new things about me all the time. Aur kya hai, batao (what else is there, tell me). It's also very overwhelming. Ye hota toh main pata nahi kaisi zindagi jee raha hota (If this had happened, I don't know what kind of a life I'd be leading now)."
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On the legendary actress' goodwill in Hindi cinema
I am happy for all the goodwill she has in the industry, among all her colleagues and friends. Shabana Ji was definitely one of them, along with Javed Sahab. Amit Ji (Amitabh Bachchan) has always been very kind and supportive. I think everybody from her time, everybody she shared with, Naseer Sahab (Naseeruddin Shah), Ratna (Pathak Shah) Ji, and the late great Shyam Benegal. That was a different era. I recently found out about myself, I was conceived on the sets of Mirch Masala (1987)."
Prateik Babbar has been garnering headlines ever since his wedding with Priya Banerjee, in which he invited his closest family members and friends except for his father Raj Babbar and half-siblings Arya Babbar and Juhi Babbar.
While this thing created a stir on social media, the actor has now officially dropped hisfather's name and will go by his late mother and iconic actress name Prateik Smita Patil.
'I'm just thinking about what makes me and my soul feel better, and what makes my heart smile, not thinking if it will negatively affect my career. I don't care about the repercussions. All I care about is the way I feel when I hear that name," said the Baaghi 2 star to Times of India.
'I need to be wholly and solely associated with my mother (Smita Patil), her name and her legacy. I don't think any other name needs to taint that legacy, if you understand what I mean. It needs to just be her name and her legacy. That's what I'm striving to be. I'm striving to be like my mother and not like my dad. It feels like a new chapter," he added.
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