Raj Babbar and his second wife, Nadira Babbar's daughter, Juhi Babbar, talked about her father's second marriage with Smita Patil and how he informed her about the same.
Raj Babbar and Smita Patil's story is known to all. She was called a home-breaker as her relationship with Raj Babbar created a ruckus in Nadira Babbar's life. They tied the knot in 1975, when Raj was trying to establish his career. A year after their wedding, they were blessed with a daughter, Juhi Babbar, and later with a son, Arya Babbar. However, it was Smita's entry into Raj's life in 1982 that changed his dynamics with his first wife, Nadira. Recently, Raj Babbar's daughter and former actress, Juhi Babbar talked about her father telling her about his second wife, Smita.
Recently, Juhi Babbar sat for an interview with Lehren TV, wherein she revealed that her father, Raj Babbar informed her about his marraige with Smita Patil. She shared that she was barely seven when he talked with her and explained it to her. She was quoted as saying:
"My father shared about his marraige with Smita ji when I was barely seven, and he spoke to me and he explained it to me."
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It was in 1974, when Raj and Nadira tied the knot. Since they were struggling in their careers, they lived in Nadira's mother's single room apartment in Delhi. In 1976, they welcomed a baby girl. However, in order to establish himself, he left Nadira at her mother's house and went to Mumbai to try his luck in acting.
It was in 1979, when Nadira shifted to Mumbai to be with Raj Babbar, and in 1981, they welcomed a second child, Arya Babbar. However, their paradise was shaken up as Raj Babbar found solace in the arms of Smita Patil in 1982, while shooting for their film, Bheegi Raatein.
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Raj Babbar once revealed that his first wife, Nadira was extremely understanding and it was his daughter, Juhi, who was extremely close to his second wife, Smita Patil. He shared that Juhi loved being around Smita Patil. He said:
"I met her for the first time in Rourkela in Orissa, where we had gone to shoot Satish Misra’s film Bheegi Palken. Our first meeting ended in a sort of clash – a sweet clash that laid the foundation of a relationship later. I was impressed by her from the word go. My relationship with Smita was not the result of problems with Nadira – it just happened. Nadira was mature enough to understand my feelings. Juhi always loved being with Smita."
However, destiny had other plans for Smita and Raj as they marraige was short lived. Smita Patil died after 15 days of giving birth to their first son, Prateik Babbar. There was a complication during her delivery. According to murmurs, her last wish was to dress up as a dulhan, and Raj Babbar fulfilled her wish and decked her as a bride while performing her last rites.
What do you think about Juhi Babbar's revelation of knowing about Smita Patil?
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