Actor Prateik Babbar's battle with addiction is a known tale. The actor has time and again shared his story of addiction and how he battled it and overcame it. He first got the taste of drugs even before he turned 12 owing to his complex situation at home. The son of legendary Smita Patel, he lost his mother days after his birth. On his birthday today, we revisit the actor's journey of getting rid of drugs for good and getting back on the path of acting and spending wholesome moments with his loved ones. 

How Prateik Babbar got into drugs

In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, Prateik Babbar shared, “I just want to say that people think, ‘Oh, he entered films, got fame and money, and then started taking drugs.’ No, that’s not true. My drug use began when I was thirteen years old, even before I turned twelve. Yes, I was terrified. So, it wasn’t because of the film industry. Unfortunately, I had a different kind of upbringing, and my family situation was a bit complicated. That’s why I started using drugs. It’s not that fame and money in films led me to it—I had already started using drugs then.”