Bollywood: Prateik Babbar remembers mother Smita Patil on birth anniversary

On the 66th birth anniversary of actor Smita Patil, her son Prateik Babbar fondly remembered her with a touching note.

Mumbai (Maharashtra): On the 66th birth anniversary of actor Smita Patil, her son Prateik Babbar fondly remembered her with a touching note.
Taking to Instagram Story, Prateik wrote, "Happy birthday, mom." In another story, he dropped a red heart emoticon.

Smita Patil, who was known for her contribution to the parallel cinema movement in the Eighties, died a few weeks after she gave birth to Prateik. She was just 31 when she breathed her last in 1986. She was a recipient of the fourth highest civilian honour of India, Padma Shri.

To date, people remember Smita Patil, the second wife of actor-politician Raj Babbar, for her versatile acting performances. 'Manthan', 'Bazaar', 'Ardh Satya', and 'Waaris' among others are some of Smita Patil's memorable films. (ANI)