5 min readNew DelhiJun 20, 2026 01:21 PM IST Neelam Kothari was one of the most popular stars in the Hindi film industry in the 1980s and 1990s. In the recent years, she has stayed away from the movies but has been a cast member of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, and now, she has started her own YouTube channel. In one of the videos on her YouTube channel, her husband, actor Samir Soni, recalled that he had a panic attack on their first date, and after that, they never went on any other date. During a lunch date in the video, when Samir asked his wife about her recollection of their first date, she replied, “Yes, I remember. I can never forget it. You say, I want to see if you remember.” “I remember very well. I don’t remember which coffee shop we went to. Right after reaching there, I got a panic attack and was drenched in sweat. We were drinking coffee, that’s why I asked you if we could sit in the …