For Priya Banerjee, the connection with her late mother-in-law Smita Patil goes far beyond being part of the iconic actor’s family through her husband, Prateik Smita Patil. During an exclusive conversation with Filmfare, Priya opened up about discovering striking parallels between her own life and Smita’s journey – from beginning as a news reporter to embracing acting without formal training. She shares how these similarities have deepened her understanding of the legendary star, not just as an acclaimed performer but as a woman whose outlook on life continues to inspire her.
When asked about her connection with her mother-in-law, Priya said, “I have a lot of connection with her. The more I hear about her, the more I feel that she was a lot like me. She never planned to be an actor. She started her journey as a host. She was a news reporter. She never went to any acting school. She went with the flow. Interestingly enough, I started my journey as a news reporter in Canada. More than the artiste, I relate to the human being that she was. I connect with her image as a person. Prateik (Smita Patil) and her other family members, like Prateik’s aunts say that I am a lot like her too. It’s more like, I don’t care about the outcome and that’s the biggest lesson to have.”
She added, “I never saw her films before I met Prateik. But when we speak of her as a human being, as a daughter and a friend, I relate to that a lot more than the artiste that she was. Anybody can be an artiste. There are so many talented actors there today. But I don’t think people got to know her as the person she was. Her work also overpowers her identity. She is fabulous and there is no comparison. She’s a legend to the world. To me, she is somebody I really relate to as a human being.”
Priya further revealed that Prateik often tells her he got to know a lot about his mother through her. Recalling one such conversation, she shared, “Prateik often tells me that he got to know a lot of his mother through me. He tells me, ‘I always saw her as Smita Patil, the actress. You introduced me to Smita Patil, the woman.’ She was a stunning human being. She went through life so beautifully. Everybody should do life with no expectations of outcomes. I genuinely relate to that.”
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