Web is unkind; at occasions, merciless.
Nineteen Nineties icon Govinda, who as soon as took a dig at Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan’s stardom, has been dominating headlines after his long-running public feud along with his spouse of 39 years Sunita Ahuja for greater than a yr now. As soon as a famous person for his impeccable comedian timing and back-to-back blockbuster movies, Govinda is now being talked about extra for his turbulent married life than his movies. His final movie, Rangeela Raja, launched in 2019.
On August 19, things took a turn when Sunita Ahuja, 59, withdrew the divorce case she filed final yr. Govinda, 61, is reportedly engaged on a brand new movie with a a lot youthful actor, Komal Rani Swarnakar. However greater than the movie, Govinda and Komal’s alleged affair grabbed eyeballs.
An X consumer shared Govinda’s tall claims from a Nineteen Nineties journal interview throughout his heyday.
As soon as upon a time Govinda mentioned 😳
“Let’s examine how lengthy Aamir, Salman, Srk, Ajay are going to final!” pic.twitter.com/o8qfvYhmcF
— Vishal (@vishalandcinema) August 19, 2026
Govinda made feedback like, “Let’s examine how lengthy Aamir, Salman, Shah Rukh, Ajay are going to final!”
In line with the interview, the actor additionally mentioned, “I do not want a Sridevi or a Madhuri to provide a success.”
Govinda did not spare even Amitabh Bachchan, with whom he would work in 1998’s Bade Miyaan Chote Miyan. In one other jibe, he mentioned, “The place has even Amitabh given a success within the final ten years?”
As quickly because the X put up was shared, it invited a plethora of feedback.
A consumer wrote, “Everybody lasted, excluding him.”
One other consumer wrote, “Self-importance makes you blind.”
One other remark learn, “Overconfidence will get you nowhere, bro; see, if he was loyal with Sunita, karma would have been clear. All these chindi Khans could be seen sprucing his boots like sidekicks — alas, too unhealthy, has to stop too quickly.”
One other remark learn, “He was an important all-round entertainer. However his ego and vanity are the explanations for his downfall. In any other case, whoever actors who he labored with at all times regarded dim in entrance of him. Plus, looks like he’s mentally unwell every time I bear in mind what he mentioned in regards to the Avatar film.”
One other remark learn, “His vanity turned the explanation for his downfall.”
“SRK’s tenth supervisor has extra money than Govinda. Solely the clever and humble survive ultimately,” wrote one other consumer.
Salman Khan And Govinda’s Rumoured Rift
Within the put up, Govinda additionally took a potshot at Salman Khan. And in case you are a movie buff, you understand that they had a ‘historical past’.
Govinda as soon as reignited discussions across the casting of the 1997 blockbuster Judwaa.
In an previous interview, Govinda shared that Salman Khan had straight requested him to stroll away from the challenge, even after filming had already begun.
In a 2019 interview with Bollywood Hungama, Govinda mentioned, “Uss time pe predominant Judwaa kar raha tha aur kisi din Salman ne mujhe telephone lagaya, 2-3 baje, aur kaha ki ‘Chichi Bhaiya, aap kitni hit doge yaar?’ Maine bola, kya hua? Woh bola, ‘Woh jo image aap kar rahe ho, Judwaa, woh aap band kar dijiye aur woh mujhe de dijiye’ (Govinda brother, what number of hit movies will you give? Once I requested him what occurred, Salman mentioned, ‘The film you might be engaged on, Judwaa, cease filming it and let me take over your position’).”
He additional added, “(Salman mentioned) ‘Director (David Dhawan) bhi aapko mujhe dena padega. Producer (Sajid Nadiadwala) bhi maine aap hello ka le liya hai‘. Toh woh chalti movie wahan pe thehra di gayi hai, rok di gayi aur bandh kar di gayi. Aur woh Salman ko de di gayi thi (Salman mentioned he would work with the identical director and producer. So the movie, which was already in manufacturing, was halted, shelved, and ultimately handed over to Salman).”
Govinda-Sunita Ahuja’s Love-Hate Relationship
Rumours of Govinda and Sunita’s divorce have been swirling on-line since final yr.
Hypothesis about Govinda and Sunita’s relationship troubles gained momentum after Sunita Ahuja shared private particulars in just a few latest interviews a few months in the past.
Amid these rumours, an ETimes report quoted a supply as saying, “Sunita apparently had despatched a separation discover just a few months in the past, however there was no motion since then.”
Studies additionally urged that the couple reconciled final yr.
Just lately, Sunita Ahuja took a jibe at Govinda, calling him ‘Sugar Daddy’ after he was noticed with Komal Rani Swarnakar on the airport.
Govinda hit again at Sunita’s ‘abusive’ use of language in public in a video message.
Govinda and Sunita Ahuja received married in March 1987. The duo saved their marriage beneath wraps till after their daughter, Tina, was born in 1988. Years later, they welcomed their son, Yashvardhan, in 1997.
