Raj Babbar and Smita Patil’s son Prateik has always had a very volatile relationship with his father. Smita passed away in childbirth, and Prateik grew up under the care of his maternal grandparents. He struggled with substance abuse and didn’t share a close relationship with his father, but they eventually made up. However, in the last few years, their relationship has been through many ups and downs. In 2025, when Prateik married Priya Banerjee, he refused to invite his father or any member of his father’s first family, namely his half-siblings Juhi and Aarya, which came as a shock to them. In a new interview, Raj’s older son Aarya, from his first wife, Nadira, got teary-eyed as he opened up about the friction in his family. Aarya also called out Prateik for taking advantage of their father’s wealth, but not acknowledging him when things got better. ‘We become villains, Prateik is painted as the victim’ In a chat with Vickey Lalwani, Aarya teared up when he was asked about the family’s relationship with Prateik. “We …