Actor Prateik Babbar, who has always been vocal about his battle with drug abuse, recently opened up on his addiction as well as how he successfully got clean over time. Prateik is the son of Raj Babbar and late Smita Patil. He has two siblings named Arya Babbar and Juhi Babbar from his father`s first marriage with his wife Nadira Babbar. He made his acting debut in Imran Khan and Genelia D`Souza`s Aamir Khan produced `Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na` (2008).

Prateik Babbar reveals he started using drugs at 13 

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.”