Govinda turned a big film star within the Hindi movie business after he made his debut with Love 86, and inside the subsequent few years, he was a drive to be reckoned with. It was throughout this time that he and his now-wife, Sunita, had been in a secret relationship with one another. They later tied the knot, however stored it a secret for a 12 months. On the similar time, nevertheless, he had additionally fallen for actor Neelam. Govinda and Neelam would work collectively fairly regularly, which led him to creating one-sided emotions for her.
In a 1990 interview with Stardust, Govinda mentioned that at one level, he even broke off his engagement with Sunita as a result of he wished to marry Neelam. The actor mentioned that he was “very acutely aware” of Neelam, as they got here from completely different worlds. He mentioned that they overcame the obstacles of their “background and upbringing” and finally, he began opening as much as her. “We turned buddies. And we had so many movies collectively. We met so usually, and the extra I obtained to know her, the extra I preferred her,” he mentioned, and added, “She was the form of lady any man would have misplaced his coronary heart to. I misplaced mine.”
In the identical chat, Govinda recalled that in this time, when he was beginning to fall in love with Neelam, he had a combat with Sunita. This prompted him to “known as it quits.” “I requested Sunita to depart me. I broke off my engagement along with her. And had Sunita not known as me after 5 days and coaxed me into it once more, I might in all probability have married Neelam,” he mentioned, and added, “I wished to marry her. And I don’t assume there’s something unsuitable with that.”
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However, quickly after, Govinda realised that Neelam was not eager on marriage, as she wished to concentrate on her profession. He mentioned, “She wished an clever, well-to-do, handsome man as a husband. And I used to be something however that. She belonged to the higher strata and I used to be a dehati, coming from a lower-middle-class household. We had been poles aside in each means. We in all probability would by no means have been profitable as a married couple. And perhaps, Neelam realised that.”
He additionally admitted that even after he obtained married to Sunita, he didn’t inform Neelam, regardless that they labored collectively once more. He admitted that he “performed soiled” with Neelam. He mentioned, “I attempted to take advantage of my private relationship with Neelam for skilled ends. I performed soiled along with her. I ought to have informed her that I used to be married.”
Govinda and Sunita have been married for over 35 years and are dad and mom to a son and a daughter. Neelam has been married to actor Samir Soni for over 13 years and they’re dad and mom to a daughter.
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