The Babbar family is recently embroiled in a controversy with rumours of tension between actor-politician Raj Babbar and his son, Prateik Babbar. The concern intensified after Prateik did not invite his father to his wedding with actress Priya Banerjee.
Recently, Prateik have officially dropped his father’s surname and adopted his late mother’s name, now calling himself Prateik Smita Patil.
Prateik’s Reason For The Name Change
In an interview with The Times of India, Prateik shared his reason for changing his surname. He said, “I don’t care about the repercussions. I just want to feel connected to my mother, her name, and her legacy. I am striving to be like my mother, not my father.”
Aarya Babbar’s Calm Response
Now, Aarya Babbar, his step-brother broke silence on this move of him. He said, “Smita ma is our mother too. What name he chooses is his choice.” He added cheekily, “Kal ko main uthke apna naam Aarya Babbar se Aarya kar lun, ya Rajesh kar lun. Main tab bhi Babbar hi rahunga na? (Tomorrow if I wake up and change my name from Aarya Babbar to just Aarya or Rajesh, I’ll still remain a Babbar, right?)”
Aarya further explained, “You can change your name, but not your identity. I will always be a Babbar, that’s my existence. You cannot change that.”
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Prateik’s Family Situation
Recently, Prateik admitted in an interview that the family situation is “complicated” and he will speak about it when he feels ready. Reacting to this, Aarya said, “That’s fine. He will deal with it his way. I have already said what I wanted to.”
Speaking on the constant media attention, Aarya said, “We are a family in the public eye, so people will talk. We can’t do anything about that. This comes with the industry. At the end of the day, we are public property.”
