Actor Govinda and his wife Sunita Ahuja were on trending lists today with reports suggesting that they have separated after 37 years of marriage. 

According to Zoom TV, the couple has been living separately for some time now. However, there is nothing official on the divorce rumours, either from Govinda or his wife Sunita Ahuja.

Reports claim Govinda and Sunita Ahuja’s “contrasting lifestyle choices” are among reasons for the rift.

A report by the website Bollywood Now claimed that Govinda’s alleged relationship with a Marathi actress has led to the split.

In a recent interview with Hindi Rush, Sunita Ahuja made some revelations about their living situation. She revealed that they mostly live separately as Govinda often stays at his bungalow because he stays late after meetings and gatherings.

“We have two houses, we have a bungalow opposite our apartment. I have my temple and my kids in the flat. We live in the flat whereas he gets late after his meetings. He loves talking so he’ll gather 10 people and sit chatting with them. Whereas me, my son ,and my daughter live together, but we hardly talk because I feel if you end up wasting your energy by talking too much,” Sunita Ahuja is quoted as saying.

Amidst these ongoing rumours, ETimes quoted a source as saying, “Sunita apparently had sent a separation notice a few months ago, but there has been no movement since then.”

But Govinda’s manager, Shashi Sinha, was quoted on ETimes as saying, “There have been issues between the couple due to certain statements made by certain members from the family. There is nothing more to it and Govinda is in the process of starting a new film which is why artists have been visiting the office. We are trying to resolve it.”

In the Hindi Rush interview, Sunita Ahuja laughs when asked about Govinda’s romantic side. “I have told him that in my next life, he should not be my husband. He doesn’t go on holidays. I am a person who wants to go out with her husband and eat pani-puri on the streets. He spent too much time working. I don’t recall a single instance when we both went out to watch a movie,” she says.

Govinda and Sunita Ahuja got married in March 1987. However, the couple announced their wedding after welcoming their daughter, Tina, in 1988. Later, they had a son, Yashvardhan, in 1997.