Shammi Kapoor proposed to Neila Devi a day before marriage, people used to claim divorce
Recently, Neela Devi, the second wife of late actor shammi kapoor, while talking about her love story, marriage, and married life, made some such revelations, which you have hardly heard about. The evergreen song 'Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe' by shammi kapoor, a famous actor of his time, is still in people's minds. As successful as Shammi's professional life has been, her personal life has been equally full of ups and downs. After dating many actresses, he married veteran actress Geeta Bali. However, Geeta said goodbye to this world due to smallpox in the year 1965, after which shammi had a secret wedding with Neela Devi on 27 june 1969.
Shammi Kapoor proposed to Neela over the phone
In an interview with 'ETimes', shammi Kapoor's second wife Neela Devi revealed that raj Kapoor's wife Krishna raj kapoor introduced her to Shammi. Later, during the wedding of raj and Krishna's daughter Ritu Nanda, shammi calls her for the first time. Talking about this, Neela said, "Raj Kapoor ji's wife krishna ji loved me very much. I used to hang out with his daughter Ritu Nanda a lot. She advised shammi ji that he should marry me. Ritu Nanda's marriage was just a few days away and suddenly, one night, shammi ji called. My sister disconnected the phone saying that it was too late to call at that time, but he called again and Said he wanted to talk to me.
Neela further told that she talked to him only after shammi pleaded. They talked for 4 to 5 hours and proposed marriage. Neela says about this, “He not only proposed marriage during that call but also told almost everything about his school, girlfriend, marriage to Geeta Bali, kids. We talked for 4 to 5 hours. Of course, he asked me about me too. He said he would come home the next day and take me to Banganga and we would get married there."
Neela adds, “I told him, ‘hamare yahan aise nahi hota’. He said that I should talk to my brother and he would understand. However, I insisted that our parents should be present at the wedding, shammi ji. shammi ji said that he agrees and we should get married at his house only.
Shammi Kapoor's father Prithviraj Kapoor insisted on marriage to Neela Devi
In the same conversation, Neela Devi revealed how her father Prithvi raj kapoor, upon hearing about Shammi's decision to get married, made sure he was not fooling her. To this, she said, "When krishna ji came to know about our marriage, she started jumping with joy. My father-in-law (Prithvi raj Kapoor) took shammi Ji aside and made sure that he was serious about me. Or not and said that they should not fool me.
Although shammi was serious about marrying Neela. Neela Devi told about this, “Shammi ji told his father that he is serious about me and he wants to get married once again. We got married on june 27, 1969, the next day after his call. Then Shashi ji (Shashi Kapoor, brother of shammi Kapoor) was not in Mumbai. However, FC Mehra, Pramod Chakraborty, and many producers attended our wedding." Shammi Kapoor love Life: Failed in love twice, got married twice, the first wife died of smallpox,
Neela Devi became the second mother of shammi Kapoor's children from his first wife
Neela Devi also spoke about how shammi kapoor and Geeta Bali's children Aditya Kapoor and Kanchan Kapoor accepted her as their second mother. She told, "After the wedding, shammi ji called his kids (Aditya and Kanchan) and spoke with them. He asked me what I would like to call him. I said I am fine with anything, With whom he should be comfortable. They (Aditya and Kanchan) started calling me mummy.
Neela Devi spoke on the biggest sacrifice of not having her children
Nila Devi spent her life raising Geeta Bali's children. She decided never to give birth to a child of her own. To this, she said, "100 percent, it was my decision. shammi once said that if he sees Kanchan and Aditya in my lap, he will be very happy. I achieved that. god is kind. My four granddaughters are growing up before my eyes. They are just a phone call away."
Shammi Ji was short-tempered and used to smoke and drink a lot - Neela
Neela also told in her interview that shammi ji was short-tempered. He used to get angry very quickly. He also used to drink a lot and smoke. He said, “If someone stepped on his toes, he used to react immediately, so such things used to happen at parties. He used to drink heavily in those days.
Shammi used to say sorry-Neela too in the morning
Along with this, Neela Devi said- "At that time I did not say anything to him, because he used to get drunk, but he used to wake up in the morning and ask me what happened last night. Then I used to tell him that he did not like what he did at the party, so he used to say sorry to him.
When people started talking about divorce
Neela Devi also told that people felt that their marriage would not last even for two months. He said, “Seeing the kind of image shammi kapoor had built, people used to say that this marriage would not last more than two months. This was also because I was very simple. I used to wear a chunni on my head, used to wear a saree, so people started feeling like this. It was a challenge for us, the special thing is that our marriage lasted for 44 years. Please tell that on august 14, 2011, shammi kapoor said goodbye to this world at the age of 79
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