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Smita Patil He is remembered as one of the best actors Hindi cinema has ever seen, with films like ‘Mandi’, ‘Arth’, ‘Ardh Satya’ among others. Fans are still upset that he passed away too soon. The actress passed away at the age of 31, a few days after giving birth to her son Prateik. He married Smita Raj Babbarwho was earlier married to Nadira in 1975. Later, he fell in love with Smita and tied the knot. In an interview a while ago, veteran makeup artist Deepak Sawant opened up about the emotional moments when Smita passed away. In an interview with Pooja Samant on Reel Meets Real she said, “Smita Patil used to say mujhe suhagan banake leke jana (I should die in a married woman). I scolded him not to say such things. He used to say that to his mother and scolded him too.
She spoke about the harrowing moment when she did Smita’s make-up at Smita’s funeral. He recalled, “After he arrived, his sister came from Chicago and it took 2-3 days for her to come. During that time, the body was kept on ice and was swollen,” he said.She also revealed, “Because her mom gave me a make-up kit Amitabh Bachchan and other people were sitting. She gave me the make-up kit in front of me and told me she was going as a bride. I started to cry and I did her makeup while I was crying. I did the last make-up and on the last day I looked really nice.’Prateik has recently changed her surname from Babbar and is now called Prateik Smita Patil to honor her mother’s legacy.
