In a conversation with us before her marriage, Arti Singh had said that she hoped her mama Govinda would attend her wedding on April 25. And indeed, he did. Post the wedding, Arti’s brother Krushna Abhishek spoke about putting aside their differences and the family reunion on the happy occasion.

Calling his sister’s wedding and the reunion with Govinda (whom they fondly call Chi Chi mama) a double bonanza, an emotional Krushna told us, “I was missing my father immensely at Arti’s wedding. I had a strong intuition that Chi Chi mama would attend the wedding because he loves us a lot. Jo bhi shaayad kuchh mann mutaav reh gaya tha woh unke, Arti ke shaadi mein aane se khatam hi ho gaya. He has been a father figure to us and has taken care of us since childhood. It was a moment when the family felt complete; he filled the void left by my father’s absence.”

Krushna added, “I saw mama get emotional and tear up looking at Arti. I saw him for the first time in six or seven years. I touched his feet, and he congratulated me. He finally met our kids, blessed and hugged them. I think agar woh thodi der aur rukk jaate toh hum sab rone lag jaate aur woh bhi rone lagte. We couldn’t talk at length because he had to leave due to prior commitments, but Yash (Govinda’s son, Yashvardan Ahuja) was there throughout the evening.”

The actor-comedian admits he missed his mami, Sunita Ahuja, at the wedding. He said, “Mami aur Narmmadaa (Govinda’s daughter, Tina Ahuja) bhi aati toh aur maza aata. Par koi baat nahi, at least ek shuruaat toh hui hai. Chi Chi mama mentioned somewhere that I speak to him through the media instead of talking to him directly; he was right about it. Ab main chala hi jaaunga ek dinn. Mami ki daant aur dande ke liye taiyyar rahoonga. I should just take the scolding and end whatever complaints there are. Abhi bas ho gaya.”