Smita Patil, remembered as one of Bollywood’s finest, left a lasting legacy despite her short life. She passed away shortly after giving birth to her son, Prateik, whom she had with veteran actor, Raj Babbar. Earlier this year, Prateik dropped ‘Babbar’ and adopted his mother’s name. In a recent interview, the Ekk Deewana Tha actor shared a heartwarming anecdote from when Smita worked with Amitabh Bachchan in Namak Halaal.
Prateik remembers Smita Patil having lunch with the lightmen on the floor
In a heartfelt interview with Varinder Chawla on his YouTube channel, Prateik shared a story from Namak Halaal sets, where his mother Smita Patil, already a superstar, would eat lunch sitting on the floor with the lightmen. Her humility surprised her co-star, Amitabh Bachchan, who later told her that such gestures made other actors, including him, look bad as they ate in their vanity vans. Recalling the incident and how the actress responded, Prateik shared:
“Such a big superstar, Smita Patil, eating lunch on the floor. One day Amitabh Bachchan called her to the side and said listen you are screwing it up for people like us. Tum baithte ho neeche aise sab ke sath toh hum kharab dikhte hain kyunki hum nahi karenge toh hum kharab dikhenge. Humko bhi karna padega abhi. Hum bure lag rahe hain aapki wajah se. And she was bindaas, she was like, aap jao van mein, main kha rahi hu.”
