Smita Patil was born on 17th October 1955 in Pune, India. Her father Shivajirao Patil was a Maharashtrian politician and mother Vidya Patil was a social worker. Smita was actively involved in feminist issues and always worked for the betterment of women in the traditional Indian society. She did her schooling from a Marathi medium school. She graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Smita had a love affair with the already married Raj Babbar. The actor divorced his wife Nadira Babbar and married her. Prateek Babbar who played Aditi's brother in Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na is their son.
