Neila devi biography of mahatma

Shammi Kapoor may have serenaded dazzling beauties on the screen but his real heroine lay back at home.

Someone who rescued him from a life gone awry.

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Someone who chose not to have children of her own in a bid to nurture with utmost fairness his two from an earlier marriage to the late actor Geeta Bali. When Neila Devi Gohil, from the royal family of Bhavnagar, agreed to marry superstar Shammi Kapoor, she knew she was not living out a fairytale.

“Yes, I was a big fan of Shammiji. I had all his press cuttings, even those from Filmfare. And I also knew about his wild reputation. I was aware of his good and bad side. In my wildest dreams I had never imagined marrying him.

Shammi Kapoor's second wife Neila Devi was married to the superstar for 42 years.

In , Shammi married Neila Devi from the former royal family of Bhavanagar.

The Kapoor Family of Bollywood: (From Top left) Rima Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Neila Devi, Kanchan Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Sanjana Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor.

After four years, Shammi Kapoor married Neila Devi, a former member of the Bhavnagar royal family in Gujarat, who became his second wife.

Neila Devi, who stood by Shammi Kapoor as a steadfast companion, shares a cherished connection that reflects in their expressions of warmth and mutual respect.

At 27, I was not a kid who’d get excited at the thought of marrying a star. In fact, I was scared by the proposal,” reveals Neila Devi who was 10 years his junior. “People gave our marriage two months. But the Rajput in me took on the challenge