Reacting to his half-brother Prateik Babbar not inviting the Babbar family to his wedding, Arya Babbar said their father Raj Babbar is "very hurt". "By doing this, Prateik has hurt his mother the great Smita Patil ji as well," he added. Arya further said they "never treated him as a stepbrother", adding, "Maybe we have failed him as a family."