Wissenswertes

Was engaged to Govinda in 1986. But Govinda's mother was against the relationship.

Was engaged to Bobby Deol.

Was once related to Feroz and Fardeen Khan through marriage. Neelam's ex husband Rishi Sethia, is the nephew of Rajendra Sethia. Rajendra Sethia was married to Fardeen Khan's half sister Sonia Sethia. (Sahani).

Could not speak Hindi when she entered films in 1984.

Starrred in the shelved film Khoon Jawab Degaa (1989). Starring Chunky Pandey, Sumeet Saigal,Neelam,Vinod Mehra, Aruna Irani, Sudha Chandran. Produced by R.K.Handa.Directed by Sisir Misra .The film was eventually shelved due to Neelam not giving dates . She claimed Sisir Mishtra gave her a raw deal in Biloo Badshah. She was unhappy how her role shaped up.

Came to Bombay in 1983 to visit her grandparents. She made friends with Shrishti Behl who lived in the same apartment building as her grandparents. They became good friends playing tennis every day. Shrishti's father was famous Bollywood director Ramesh Behl.After seeing Neelam, he kept insisting she star in his new film Jawaani. Neelam's parents refused as they were not interested in Hindi films. Finally they consented and Neelam signed the film.

Brother is the world famous Afsheen (Sunny) Kothari. Owner of the world renown and famous E.S.C.Inc in New York. Afsheen has won many awards for his dedicated work. He has been seen on several talk shows.

Mother's name is Parveen Kothari .

Aunt is actress Kati (Ketty) Irani. She starred in several films. Kati was engaged to actor Mahesh Anand in 1991.

Father Shishir Kothari was a famous jeweler.

Sister in law name is Anne Kothari.

Maternal aunt name is Shehnaz Irani. She was a struggling actress in the 1970's and early 80's. Another maternal aunt is Mona. A maternal uncle named Merwan.

Starred in the shelved movie Dharti Pe Swarg (1987) Starring Govinda, Brando Bakshi, Neelam.