Princess of Gohil dynasty, who married a superstar, became his second wife, chose never to be a mother, her name is…, superstar was…
GH News April 28, 2025 07:06 PM

Bollywoods one of the renowned families has to be the Kapoors. Prithviraj Kapoor who was considered one of the trailblazers in the industry has left a lasting legacy behind him which now his fourth generation is carrying forward. While we know everything about actors Raj Kapoor Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor little to less information is available about their wives. Today we will discuss Shammi Kapoors wife who once was a royal princess and then became the superstars second wife. Yes you read that right! Scroll down to read more.
Just like his brother Shammi also ruled Bollywood and fans loved him on the big screen. The actor was first married to Geeta Bali. However she died of smallpox in 1965. After her death Kapoor again tied the knot and got married to Neila Devi in 1969.
Reports claim that Shammi Kapoor was deeply shocked after his first wife passed away and so were his kids Aditya and Kanchan. Later Shammis family insisted he get married once again and thats how Neila came into his life. However the couple never had kids.
Neila Devi was a princess. She belonged to the royal Gohil dynasty of the erstwhile Bhavnagar State in Gujarat. Her father Ajit Singh Gohil was part of this aristocratic lineage.
Shammi Kapoors son Aditya talked about his stepmother Neila Devi in an interview. During this he said that Neila Devi came into his life and filled the void of a mother and as a wife she supported his father Shammi Kapoor at every turn of life.
Aditya had said in his interview - For our sake she had decided that she would never become a mother. Because she felt that if she had children her love would be divided. After the death of my mother he was completely broken. So I and the family told him to marry a woman of his choice. Because he also needed a mother and so did Kanchan. After marriage she (Neila Devi) decided never to become a mother. She was a very good mother she raised us with all her heart. But still I always missed my mother (Geeta Bali).