Govinda felt insecure when star kid Rohan Kapoor arrived in car while he travelled in auto, recalls Pahlaj Nihalani: ‘We were never friends’

Pahlaj Nihalani shared that Govinda developed a complex about his Love 86 co-star Rohan Kapoor, who was the son of legendary playback singer Mahendra Kapoor.

By: Entertainment Desk

Chennai | August 31, 2025 07:15 PM IST

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When Govinda became insecure about his co-star in debut film

Govinda became insecure about his co-star Rohan Kapoor while working on his debut film. (Photo: Govinda/Instagram)

“Govinda and I were never friends,” declared producer Pahlaj Nihalani recently, despite working together in films like Ilzaam, Shola Aur Shabnam and Aankhen over the years. In an interview, he also shared that Govinda developed a complex about his co-star Rohan Kapoor, who was the son of legendary playback singer Mahendra Kapoor and came from a film family.

In an interaction with Pinkvilla, Pahlaj shared that Govinda became insecure because Rohan arrived on set in a car while he travelled in an auto. “I had introduced Govinda, but he did his uncle’s film Tan-Badan first. The film’s one reel was ready, but no distributor agreed to take it. But I didn’t know about that. He didn’t tell me this because the film temporarily shut down. After his debut film Love 86 (1986), he became popular,” he said.

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Pahlaj added, “Govinda worked with Rohan Kapoor in Love 86. Rohan was the son of legendary playback singer Mahendra Kapoor. Govinda had this complex that ‘this guy Rohan always arrived in a car in front of me, while I travelled in an auto’. I told him to buy a car himself, and at that time, Vinod Mehra had also signed him for a project and had given him Rs 50,000. At that time, the Maruti 800 cost Rs 1 lakh something, and he bought that. He brought his new car from the showroom to my party at Holiday Inn, and he gave a ride to me and my wife. So we have family terms like that, but we were never friends.”

Govinda’s personal life has been making headlines for quite some time, with reports doing the rounds that he and his wife Sunita Ahuja were heading for a divorce. However, on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, the couple posed together for the media and rubbished all such claims.

She told the media, “Aaj itna close, close… agar kuch hota toh hum itne nazdeek hotey? Humaari dooriyan hoti! Koi hum dono ko alag nahi kar sakta hain, chahe upar se koi aa jaaye bhagwan aa jaaye, koi shaitaan aa jaaye. Koi nahi alag kar sakta hai (If something had happened between us, would we be so close today? There would have been distance between us. No one can separate us, not even if God or a devil comes down).”

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