Veteran producer and former CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani has responded to the divorce rumours surrounding Govinda and his wife Sunita Ahuja. In a recent interaction with Pinkvilla, Pahlaj dismissed such claims, insisting that he has only ever seen them as cordial and reiterated that they are very much together. He even called them, “friends who work and live as a unit.”
Pahlaj spoke about Govinda’s career and addressed Sunita’s earlier remark when she alleged that Govinda’s association with pandits and astrologers had ruined his career. Agreeing with Sunita’s statement, he said, “Woh jo boli hain, woh galat nai boli. Woh toh sahi hain. Kyuki pandito ne jo beda gargh kardiya hain (What she said is not wrong. She is right. Because the astrologers have created this mess).”
Pahlaj Nihalani further stated that the rumours of Govinda and Sunita’s divorce do not align with the love and friendship he has witnessed between the two. He said, “Pata nai woh toh mujhe. Woh toh kabhi alag hoge nai (I don’t know about that. I’ve always known them together; they were never separate).”
Pahlaj added, “Kisine bola woh divorce bhi file kiye…mein bola ‘they are like buddies’…as a family bolo, as a work partner socho…kabhi mein aisa dono ke beech mein dekha nai (Someone said they’ve even filed for divorce. I said, they are like buddies. Whether as a family or work partners, I have never seen anything like that between them).”