In the 80s, Smita Patil worked in many blockbuster movies. Smita was a part of many great movies like ‘Bazaar’, ‘Earth’, ‘Aakrosh’. Smita Patil married Raj Babbar and after the birth of her first child, Prateik Babbar, she died at the age of 31 due to childbirth complications. ‘Namak Halal’, which came in 1982 with Amitabh Bachchan, was also a hit movie for the actress. The chemistry of both was well liked in the song ‘Aaj Rapat Jayne’ from this movie. However, very few people would know that after the shooting of this song, she Smita cried bitterly when she got home.
Actually, Smita had a lot of romantic scenes with Amitabh in this song. While getting wet in the rain, they both had to give some sensational scenes, so the actress did not feel comfortable. The actress somehow managed to film the song, but after she got home, she continued to cry profusely on her mother’s lap throughout the night. Smita regretted making a romantic scene with Amitabh. After this, the actress began to live in silence. When Amitabh found out about this, she explained to Smita that she shouldn’t be upset like that, because it was the demand for the song and the script.
Amitabh Bachchan made Smita Patil feel comfortable and the actress got his point. Smita went to the shooting of the song and completed the shooting well. After this there was a deep friendship between Amitabh Bachchan and Smita Patil. Namak Halal was made under the guidance of Prakash Mehra. This movie turned out to be a huge success at the box office. After this, Big and Smita became good friends.