Prateik Babbar breaks silence on not inviting dad Raj Babbar to his wedding: 'The best decision my wife…'

Prateik Babbar and Priya Banerjee tied the knot in a private ceremony on February 14, 2025, at Prateik's late mother Smita Patil's Mumbai home. The wedding was attended by close family and friends. The absence of Raj Babbar, Arya Babbar, and Juhi Babbar from the guest list sparked social media speculation. Prateik has since disclosed the reasons behind not inviting Raj Babbar and his family.

Prateik told Zoom, “My father’s wife (Nadira) and my mother (Smita Patil) had some complications in the past, lots of things have been said in the press and stuff like that, if you dig out 38-40 years ago. I was open to doing something with my father and his family for another function."

I just thought it was unethical to have him and his family at that house after everything had went on between them. Absolutely, it wasn’t right. The right thing to do was what we did, and then if, obviously, now circumstances are different, everything has gone South, and it’s extremely complicated. But it’s not for me. I’m still the same

- Prateik Babbar

He added, “It wasn’t about rejecting anyone. It was about respecting my mother and her wishes… I’m sorry my father and his wife could not be there, could not be in the house my mother bought for me to grow up and live a life as a single mother. She wanted to live in that house with me as a single mother. Bring me up. I’m sorry."

“That was the best decision my wife and I made. And it could have been a very, very subtle scenario, and everything could have been subtle. But people are impulsive, people make impulsive choices and say things out of impulse, and it was just distasteful, and I think that bitter taste has remained," he concluded.