Bollywood actor Govinda known as the industry’s most iconic star for his unmatched comic timing energetic dance moves and vibrant screen presence. Rising to fame in the late 1980s and 1990s he became a popular name with hits like Coolie No. 1 Hero No. 1 Raja Babu Sajan Chale Sasural Dulhe Raja and many others. The actor on the basis of mass appeal and unique style ruled comedy and family drama genres for ages. But did you know that Govinda once opened up about an incident that nearly broke off his relationship with his better half? Let’s unravel the mystery. Govinda and His Better Half Govinda and his wife Sunita Ahuja got married in the year 1987 due to his mother’s influence. However during that period the actor was still trying to accomplish the tag of Superstar for himself and that is why the duo decided to keep their marriage a deep secret. However in the upcoming years news of their marriage was revealed by an unknown source but it did not create any impact on Govinda’s journey. When Govinda Tried To Break Off His Engagement For… In upcoming years Govinda created a huge fanbase for himself after doing comical and serious roles in many which gave a huge shift in his career. In year 1990 during an interview with Stardust he made a huge revelation about star actress Neelam Kothari which certainly would’ve ended his engagement. The actor revealed that then two had become successful jodi on-screen for cinema-lovers and started falling for her co-star Neelam and he began to wish that Sunita would become more like her expecting that this would give him reason to stay in the relationship.  However as his comparisons of the two ladies got more frequent and heated tension rose between the couple. Sunita eventually lost her patience and made a statement about Neelam which made Govinda end their engagement. Meanwhile Sunita called Govinda and the two reunited and soon they conducted small wedding ceremony in the temple and kept their marriage a secret. The actor further said Sach bolun toh maine Neelam ke sath professional relationship ko kaayam rakhne ke liye maine uske sath ye ganda khel khela tha.’ As per News 18 report it has been said that Govinda fell in love with Neelam during the shoot of his debut film Love 86 and he never told her about his marriage with Sunita. Later when reports were surfaced of Govindas marriage Neelam got to know about the wedding of her co-star that was kept private for years. When Neelam Refused Her Relationship With Govinda During an old interview she addressed the rumours linking her to Govinda and made it clear that there was no relationship between them. The actress labelled it as gossip and said that such rumors were common in those days especially when there was no one to clarify the truth.