Prateik 'Babbar' Opens Up About Break Up, Failure And Drugs!

Remember Amit from 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na', the same sweet guy next door who stole your heart in 'Ekk Deewana Tha'? The shy guy from 'Dum Maro Dum' who you instantly knew was a bundle of talent.?

Yes, we are talking about Prateik Babbar, who has finally come back with the surname he had once dropped because of his spoilt relationship with his father. In an interview to, Bombay Times, the actor revealed all that had gone wrong in his life. He spoke about love, life, drugs and his relationship with his father, Raj Babbar. 

It takes a great deal of courage to speak about the dark part of your life and Prateik has not only spoken about it but he has absolutely aced it. He has come and we know that he will conquer. 

Prateik has finally ended his battle with himself. It is extremely difficult to speak about the skeletons in one's life but he has taken the tough yet the right path towards self-development. He was depressed because he took life for granted and after losing his grandmother, the woman he loved the most, everything came crumbling down.

"The whole process of losing her was terribly painful. She has given me immense love and all I wanted to do was make her proud, and make her part of my success. I couldn't live up to it and that made me very angry. I was full of self-pity and was dogged with questions about my life. I wondered why people liked me. Was it because my mother had died? Did they feel bad for me? Maybe, they liked me for all these reasons and not because I was a good actor. All those thoughts tore me apart. After my grandmom passed away, I realised how everything in the past was pretty much my fault, and I had got it all wrong. But over time, I have made peace with myself and all those thoughts are behind me now. I only have gratitude for my parents and others around me."

Life wasn't always easy for this so called "star kid" but he regrets taking his life for granted. 

"I let failure get to me. In eight years whatever I had done had not worked, while other actors were doing well. I stopped listening to scripts as I was very depressed. I loved the people around me and I loved going on the sets, but I isolated myself from everything. My fears took over me. However, now I am not scared anymore. And I never planned my life. In the excitement of being an actor, I got a little overconfident."

 And to top the tower of trouble, Prateik broke up with his girlfriend Amy Jackson and that didn't go well with him either. 

"I didn't know what to do with myself after I broke up with Amy. It left a void in my life. I am not so good with heartbreak." He pauses and goes on to say, "It is not like I wanted a partner, it is more like I needed one. I thought I won't be able to survive without a partner. People around me told me that I was trying to fill a void of a female figure in my life, as I didn't have a mother, and was raised by my grandmom who was so much older. I was scared of not being in a relationship. I am not ready for a relationship yet. I have been a complete mess in them, so I need to do some soul-searching before getting romantically involved again."

Prateik also spoke about substance abuse and how he regrets turning to drugs at a young age.

"Yes, I should be honest with you. I turned to drugs at a very young age and at 19, I came out of rehab. All that I was going through emotionally led me to that. I was stupid and rebellious. In the last three years I wasn't in rehab, but yes, I did do drugs. My depression, my failed relationship and losing the person that mattered to me the most (grandmom) — it all broke me. I was at a stage where I did not love myself. Depression and anger is such a bad combo, it leads to bad decisions and obnoxious behaviour. I am cleaning up all that now. I have left that life of drugs and partying behind me. Today, I am stable and sober."

But now he is back from the dead after mending ties with his father. 

"I had heard so many stories about my parents that it had clouded my mind. The relationship with my father became awkward. I wanted to only be my mom's son and not his. All that has settled down, and I am close to him now, and I share a good rapport with my stepmom (Nadira) and siblings Juuhi and Aarya, too. All is well there."

We hope everything goes well with Prateik and he comes back on the screen with a bang!