Mumbai: Actor-dancer Govinda’s career is marked by numerous successful films and his unique style of dance and acting, making him a beloved figure in the industry.
However, there is another side to the talented Bollywood star’s persona—that of a devoted son.
Best known for his stellar performances in Hero No.1 and Dulhe Raja, the versatile actor once humbly acknowledged that he had always been an ardent follower of his mother.
During a promotional interview for his 2000 comedy-drama film, ‘Joru Ka Ghulam’ Govinda said, “Joru kyun? main ye kahunga ki main aurat is shabd ki hi respect karta hoon, iss naam ka hi ghulam hoo. Maine zindagi bhar apni maa kee ghulami ki hai aur main apni wife se kehta tha ki jab tak tum ho, jab tak meri maa hai, tab tak tumhe meri jo maa kahegi wo karna aur uske baad ek baad tum successful ho jao, phir zindagi bhar main tumhara ghulam hoon aur iss pyaar mein aur iss ghulami mein ghulami nahin hoti, ibadat hoti hai, izzat hoti hai, mohabbat hoti hai, bahut saari cheez hai.”
(Why Joru or wife? I would say that I respect the word ‘Woman’. I am a slave to this name only. I have been a slave to my mother all my life. I used to tell my wife that as long as my mother is around, you have to do whatever my mother said, and after that, once you are successful in this, I will be your slave for the rest of my life. In this love and slavery, there is no slavery. There is worship, respect, love, and many other things).
Govinda’s mother, renowned actress-singer Nirmala Devi, passed away on June 15, 1996. Nirmala was the wife of the late 1940s actor Arun Kumar Ahuja.
She had five children, including Govinda and ‘Aunty No.1’ fame film director Kirti Kumar.
Govinda’s uncle, Anand Singh, introduced him in the 1986 film Tan-Badan. Sunita Munjal, Anand’s sister-in-law, fell in love with Govinda at the time. They married on March 11, 1987, but kept their relationship under wraps for nearly four years.
The couple has two children, Narmada Tina Ahuja and Yashvardhan, who work in Bollywood films. Their eldest daughter, born prematurely, died at four months old.
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–IANS
