A mother is the most beautiful existence of our lives, as it is nearly impossible to think of a life otherwise without them. Prateik Babbar is one such mumma’s boy who leads a life full of her memories despite his mother's absence. For the unversed, Prateik is the son of yesteryear actress, late Smita Patil and actor Raj Babbar. Being one of the most successful actresses of her time, Smita passed away at an early age, soon after giving birth to her son, Prateik.
Ever since the once little boy Prateik grew up by holding onto the precious memories of his mother. Following his parent’s footsteps, Prateik entered the glamour world with a promising debut performance in the film, Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na in 2008.
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Coming back to the present, Prateik is all set with his next film, India Lockdown directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. Based on the real-life situation of the people of India under the infamous lockdown, the film features Prateik in one of the titular roles. Hailing this massive film as a tribute to his mom, Smita Patil, the doting son mentioned:
“Through sir and this film, I am paying tribute to my mother in my own little way. It’s a tribute to her, and the body of work she has done.”
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Prepping up for the massive film, Prateik shared that he took inspiration from his mother’s films. He also went ahead to meet real people who faced the worst of situations during that particular time. In his words:
“I did meet some migrant workers and spent time observing their body language. I spoke to them about their hardship. Sir (Madhur Bhandarkar) also gave me some reference films to watch. I also watched some of my mother’s films as she portrayed such characters during her time. I watched Akrosh, which had little of her but for Om Saab and his angst. I also watched Balraj Sahni ji’s Do Bheega Zameen and then of course Ankur and Chakra”.
According to Prateik, his mother, as a person and through her work, has motivated him to take courage in order to be able to portray such a tough role in the film. Speaking about it, he said:
“Once sir mentioned that ‘Tere maa ne aise kirdaar nibhaye hai. Yeh waisa hi hai (Your mother has played similar characters), I was all in, 100 percent. It was my opportunity to pay tribute. I just asked him batao kab shuru karna hai (tell me, when are we starting?). I really wanted to leave no stone unturned, for sir, for myself, because it was so close to my heart."
What do you feel about Prateik’s heart-warming gesture for his mother?
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