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Govinda was one of the most popular actors in the 1990s, and at one point, he’d signed 75 films and was working on over four projects a day. During this phase, he hardly spent any time at home and would often be out shooting. His wife Sunita Ahuja recently recalled that phase of his life, and said that this did not bother her much as she was quite occupied with their daughter, Tina. She also said that she shared a great equation with Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shetty, and recalled how Raveena would often say that she would have married Govinda if she’d met him first.
In a chat with Hindi Rush, Sunita was asked about Govinda working relentlessly during those days, and she recalled, “We wouldn’t even get to see him. He would just come home and sleep for a few hours. By that time, Tina was born, so I was completely busy with her and my mother-in-law. So, it wouldn’t affect me as much. Plus, there were too many outdoor shoots. They would go to Shimla, Kashmir and I was with my child so I didn’t even realise when the time flew by. Also, sometimes we would also accompany him for those outdoor shoots to Madras, Hyderabad. Whatever time we would find after pack up, that was it.”
When asked about her memories of those outdoor shoots, Sunita recalled that she would have a lot of fun with Shilpa Shetty, Raveena Tandon and Manisha Koirala. “We would all chill, eat together after shoot,” she shared. Sunita then spoke about Govinda’s equation with his co-actors and shared with a laugh, “Raveena still says ‘Chichi tu mujhe pehle milta toh main tere se shadi karti (Chichi, if I met you earlier, I would have married you)’. I told her ‘Le ja, pata chalega tereko (Take him away, and you will get to know)’.”
She also added that she likes Govinda’s on-screen pairing with Raveena Tandon and Karisma Kapoor. Govinda and Raveena worked together in films like Dulhe Raja, Aunty No 1, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, among others. Govinda and Karisma appeared together in many of the 90s hits including Coolie No 1, Raja Babu, Hero No 1, Saajan Chale Sasural, Haseena Maan Jayegi among others.
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