Mumbai, April 8 As he showcased his love for his custom-built bike, which he fondly calls “Kaal”, actor Prateik Smita Patil called it a symbol of his two-decade-long journey, characterized by persistence, patience, and an unwavering passion for motorcycles.
A true motorcycle enthusiast, Prateik shared a variety of pictures of himself posing with his bike and even offered a glimpse of the work being done on it.
In the caption, Prateik wrote: “Some dreams have an expiry date!… BUT NOT MINE!… mine just took 20 years to finally experience the ROAR of this SEXY WILD BEAST! Meet ‘KAAL’ – literally, TIME!… ERA!… AGE!… or BLACK!”
He added: “For me, it represents 2 decades of hard work, patience, and the unwavering desire to own a piece of iron that defies the clock! And she truly is a LEGEND!… AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME!”
The actor said that he spent over 1000 days “obsessing over every bolt!”
“Going through endless iterations, until she looked less like a machine, and more like a MONSTER! I wanted that BATPOD energy – AGGRESSIVE!… PROWLING!… draped in the DEEPEST MATTE BLACK!”
Sharing his love for his bike, he added passionately: “And to give it that soul, I integrated the legendary WILLIE G logo touches – a nod to the heritage that started this fire within me, way back then! And after 20 years of dreaming, and 3 years of building, she finally looks PERFECT!”
Talking about his journey in acting, Prateik, son of Raj Babbar and the late legendary actress Smita Patil, made his debut in 2008 with Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, starring Imran Khan and Genelia Deshmukh.
He has since appeared in films such as Dum Maaro Dum, Aarakshan, Dhobi Ghat, My Friend Pinto, Baaghi 2, Chhichhore, and Sikandar. He was last seen on the big screen in HIT: The Third Case, starring Nani.