Prateik Babbar, now known as Prateik Smita Patil, has had a troubled relationship with his father, veteran actor Raj Babbar. He did not invite his father or half-siblings to his wedding with Priya Banerjee and even dropped the Babbar surname. Arya Babbar recently opened up about his strained bond with his half-brother, accusing him of financially exploiting Raj Babbar.

Arya Babbar on Prateik exploiting Raj Babbar

In a recent chat with Vickey Lalwani, Arya said, “We nurture some relationships with a lot of love because they are too delicate, so you care for them a lot… We didn’t understand why he suddenly stopped connecting with us as soon as his divorce from his ex-wife was sorted. I texted him and called him so many times, but there was no response.”