New Delhi: Neelam Kothari, who started with the film 'Jawani' in 1984, may not have given any commercially hit film in her career, but she has been a big name in the 90s. She came into notice with the movie 'Ilzaam' released in 1986. After this, she worked in many films including Love 86, Aag Hi Aag, Sindoor, Takkar and Hum Saath Saath Hain.

Neelam Kothari's last film on screen was 'Kasam' released in the year 2001, after which she distanced herself from acting. After many years, Neelam appeared in Karan Johar's OTT series 'Fabulous Life of Bollywood Wives'.

During this, she made such revelations about her first marriage which she had never spoken about before. Who is Rishi Sethia, because of whom the actress had to end her career, let's find out.

Neelam Kothari hid the fact of her first marriage from her daughter

Actress Neelam Kothari has not married once but twice. Her first marriage was with Rishi Sethia a year after the release of 'Hum Saath Saath Hain'. In October 2000, the two had a lavish wedding in Bangkok. However, their marriage did not last long and in 2002, the two got divorced and the actress came to India.

After this, actor Sameer Soni came into Neelam's life as love and both got married in the year 2011. In the year 2013, they adopted a daughter, whom they named 'Ahana'. Neelam never told her daughter about her first marriage.

Told Ekta Kapoor why the marriage broke

In an episode of the third season of Fabulous Life of Bollywood Wives, Neelam cried a lot while talking to producer and her best friend Ekta Kapoor. In this conversation, she told that her daughter Ahana found out about her first marriage from Google.

While sharing her feelings with Ekta Kapoor, Neelam also told that she wanted to tell this to her daughter at the right time, but she came to know this way. She cried a lot while telling this. She also said in the conversation that she was very lost after marrying Rishi Sethia. From making her wear Indian clothes to stopping her from working in films, Neelam also told about her painful experience with Rishi Sethia.

Rishi Sethia's family has been settled in the UK since 1969

Rishi Sethia belongs to one of the richest Asian families based in the UK. He is the son of industrialist Nirmal Kumar Sethia. His family moved to London in 1969, where they established their own business. They have their own luxury tea brand, several five-star hotels and restaurants around the world. According to a report in Financial Express, Rishi Sethia manages his family business and has a wealth of Rs 6.5 billion (65,000 crores).