Neelam Kothari got emotional as she spoke about her failed first marriage. For the unversed, Neelam got married to UK-based businessman Rishi Sethia in 2000. While Neelam has been private about the divorce, she opened up about the troubles in the marriage in an episode of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives season 3. The actress revealed that she was asked to change several things, including her name.
“I was told to wear Indian clothes, give up non-veg, and alcohol. I was fine with everything. I was also asked to change my name, and I did that, too. A lot of people do that. But, changing my identity? That is something I was not okay with. I reached a point where I questioned myself, ‘How am I allowing this?’ There were several times when I used to be in a supermarket or out on lunch, and someone would come up to me and ask, ‘Are you Neelam the actress?’ And I had to say, ‘No, I am not Neelam,’” the actress recalled.
Neelam was a popular name in the 1990s. She worked with several stars, including Govinda. However, her sudden disppearance broke several hearts. Following her divorce from Rishi, Neelam moved back to India and eventually got married to Sameer Soni. She has also been attempting to make a comeback on the big screen.
Meanwhile, Neelam also revealed that her daughter Ahana asked her about her divorce as well, which left Neelam in shock. “I came from work, and Ahana was with her friends. Normally, they are always jumping around, screaming, and shouting. But, this time, there was pin-drop silence,” she said.
“Ahana came to me and said, ‘Mumma, you never told me you were divorced’. I just died. I was stumped. I had no words. I told Ahana, ‘First of all, how do you know?’ She said, ‘You’re a celebrity, so my friends and I were googling you. The first thing came up was that you were divorced. You were married,’” she said, adding that she didn’t want her daughter to find out this way.
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