Prateik remembers mother Smita Patil
On the 66th birth anniversary of actor Smita Patil, her son Prateik Babbar fondly remembered her with a touching note.
Taking to Instagram Story, Babbar wrote, “Happy birthday, mom.”
In another story, he dropped a red heart emoticon.
Smita Patil, who was known for her contribution to the parallel cinema movement in the 80s, died a few weeks after she gave birth to him. She was 31 when she died in 1986. Patil was a recipient of the fourth highest civilian honour of India, Padma Shri.
To date, people remember Smita Patil, the second wife of actor-politician Raj Babbar, for her versatile acting performances. Manthan, Bazaar, Ardh Satya and Waaris among others are some of Smita Patil’s memorable films.