Over the past few years, Govinda and his nephew Krushna Abhishek have often been at loggerheads, but time and again, they have patched up. So recently, when Krushna and his wife Kashmera threw a birthday bash for their twins in Mumbai, Govinda and his family were conspicuous by their absence, once again giving rise to speculation that all is not well between the families. BT spoke to Govinda’s wife Sunita and Krushna, who revealed why their relationship has gone sour. Read on...
Renuka Vyavahare (BOMBAY TIMES; June 22, 2018)

Every relationship has its share of ups and downs, but sometimes, matters reach a dead end. After a rather public reconciliation two years ago, Govinda and his wife Sunita Ahuja have decided to cut all ties with the actor’s nephew, Krushna Abhishek and his wife, Kashmera Shah.

A while ago, Govinda had even made his reservations about Krushna’s sense of humour evident (he found it to be in poor taste) by choosing to appear on Kapil Sharma’s comedy show over his nephew’s. Back then, however, Sunita played the mediator and the mama-bhanja called a truce. But things seem to have gone downhill again. Sunita says, “Krushna’s claim to fame has always been the fact that he is Govinda’s bhanja. He has milked that enough. He has lived with us for years and we have always loved him. It’s a shame that they talk rubbish about us behind our back.”

“We have distanced ourselves from them and it won’t change ever,” says Sunita. Talking about them not being present at Krushna’s twins’ birthday bash, she says, “Govinda and I were in London on that day (June 3), but that wasn’t the only reason why we didn’t attend the party. We were not invited for it and even if they had, we wouldn’t have gone. I have not seen his kids till date because of their parents’ misbehaviour. We have broken all ties with Krushna and Kashmera, and I swear I won’t initiate a patch-up this time around. I was a fool to do so two years ago. Govinda was right about them. It was my mistake that I thought that we should give them another chance.”

Ask her why things have reached this point and she says, “About six months ago, on Krushna’s insistence, Govinda and I went on his show (The Drama Company). Since we are also fond of the show’s producers, Preeti and Neeti Simoes, we agreed. All was well until Kashmera had the audacity to slyly write rubbish about us on social media, soon after that appearance. She referred to us as ‘People who dance for money’ in that post. Even if we were paid for that appearance, it was none of her business. Almost every Bollywood celebrity charges for appearances on TV shows. Plus, she is not the one who paid us. I don’t know if she has deleted that post now, but most of our relatives and family friends read it back then. Krushna claims that the post was meant for his sister Arti, but how come it was put up soon after we appeared on his show? She was nowhere in picture! He is Govinda’s bhanja and this is how they treat us! I was the one who convinced Chi Chi to go on his show. Henceforth, we have nothing to do with them.” She further adds, “After claiming that we ‘dance for money’, Krushna and Kashmera had the audacity to dance to Govinda’s songs at Bharti Singh’s wedding. They pretend like all is well, but that’s not the case. There is no chance of a reconciliation. Kashmera’s nasty comment and lies have deeply hurt us.”