Prateik Babbar Changes Name To Prateik Smita Patil

amidst family feud, prateik has dropped his paternal surname

he's decided to adopt his late mother’s surname to honor her legacy

prateik excluded dad raj babbar & his half-siblings from his wedding to priya banerjee

on his surname change, he said - "I’m not thinking if it will negatively affect my career...

I don’t care about the repercussions. All I care about is the way I feel when I hear that name.”

He added - "need to be solely associated with my mother, her name, and her legacy...

...don’t think any other name needs to taint that legacy!"

"I’m striving to be like my mother and not like my dad. It feels like a new chapter."

prateik smita patil said - "I’m just thinking about what makes my soul feel better, and what makes my heart smile."