New Delhi. Govinda is one of the veteran stars of Bollywood. He earned a lot of name in the 90s and every film of his was a superhit. He worked with big actresses in every film and fans went crazy after seeing his dance. However, there is another special aspect of his life, which very few people know. This is the aspect of his mother, who was a Muslim and changed her religion from Najma to Nirmala.

Govinda was actually a Muslim

Govinda used to worship his mother like a god and he used to wash his mother's feet and drink her water. However, let us tell you that Nirmala Devi was born on 7 June 1927 in Varanasi and her name was Najma. She belonged to a poor family and was fond of singing since childhood. This hobby took him to Mumbai, where he met Govinda's father and film producer-actor Arun Kumar Ahuja. Both of them had a love marriage. After marriage, Najma converted to Hinduism and changed her name to Nirmala Devi.

Second marriage on mother's advice

You will be surprised to know that Govinda's mother had told him that 'he should remarry his wife Sunita at the age of 49.' That is why Govinda remarried Sunita at the age of 49. Let us tell you that in many of his interviews, Govinda himself had said that 'His mother had a lot of influence on him, he was very close to her, even today he has not been able to forget the sorrow of her departure.

Retired after having 4 children

After marrying film producer Arun Kumar Ahuja, Nirmala gave birth to Kamini, Padma, Kriti Kumar, Pushpa Anand and Govinda. After the birth of Govinda, Nirmala Devi completely immersed herself in spirituality and became a Sadhvi and took sannyasa. Also read:- 100 officers, 72 hours of investigation, one phone call; This is how the police reached Mohammad Islam, who brought Saif to the brink of death.