20 Facts About Govinda

The actor, sometimes even called the forgotten king of Bollywood, was once among the most bankable actors. His clothing was always unique, and something that the general public was not at all used to. In fact, his fans eventually just got used to his unconventional dressing style, where he would show up on the screen wearing just about anything. He had millions of fans and since social media was not so prominent back then, not a lot of people knew what he truly was, as a person. People know how wonderful he was as an actor, but few know what he was as a person. Today we will discuss 20 facts about the actor, which are not so common.

1. Punctuality

‘Govinda’ has had a long career and in all of it, he has remained consistent in only one thing, and that is his habit of never being punctual. He has never been punctual in the whole of his life. His co-workers and film makers both suffered heavily due to this habit of his but he never learnt to be on time.

2. His Annoyance With Salman Khan Salman Khan is a very famous Indian actor and a pr >> Read More...

Govinda and Salman are great friends. They have been so for a long time, with Salman helping out Govinda by giving him a role in ‘ Partner Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ and helping him get his career back on track. But it seems Govinda has finished his term as a successful actor and now wants his children to take the stage. However, when Salman chose to launch and promote Shatrughan Sinha Shatrughan sinha is a well known name of the Hindi >> Read More... ’s daughter instead of his, he was beyond pissed.

3. His Dancing Skills

We all know that a distinct feature in Govinda’s career was his dancing. His style was unique, had never been seen before, and his expressions only helped in making it all even better. However, not a lot of people know that the actor is also a skilled Indian classical dancer, for which he trained for many years.

4. Two Years Of Birth

A person can only be born once, in one year. However, Govinda’s year of birth remains a mystery. Sometimes it is said to be 1963, while on others it is said to be 1960. Loksabha.nic.in has a member profile of each of the members and Govinda’s profile states his birth year as 1963, on the 21st of December.

5. The Films He Did Not Do

In their acting careers, actors are offered a lot of roles, of which they accept few. The rest they reject, and these roles are then offered to someone else. In Govinda’s career too, he rejected a lot of roles, the best of which include ‘Devdas’, ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ and ‘ Taal Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, all of which became huge successes.

6. Govinda As A Politician

When Govinda joined politics, he joined Congress and won magnificently over an experienced politician of Bhartiya Janata Party, Ram Jethmalani. After the win, the actor did not bother to visit his constituency even once, nor did he become available to them ever. Matters got worse when he remained absent even during the terrible phase of excessive rains in Mumbai that had caused the death of 450 people.

7. Govinda- A Liar

The actor, during the rains of Mumbai, claimed during an interview to a television channel that he had convinced Sonia Gandhi Sonia Gandhi is an Indian politician and former pr >> Read More... to sanction 150 million rupees to help his constituency that was among those that were worst hit by the rains. It got entirely out of hand when his own party members denied any such sanction and claimed that they had not receive any money at all.

8. His Adieu To Politics

After winning the election and staying entirely inactive for all of his tenure, the actor finally quit in 2008, to concentrate on his career in Bollywood. The actor had never participated in any of the debates, and had chosen to stay absent during those crucial debates, so when he quit, he was definitely not missed.

9. His Wife

Director Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s assistant, Anand Singh Panel Producer's Bio coming soon... >> Read More... , was Govinda’s maternal uncle. Tan Badan was his film, and he chose it to launch Govinda into the film industry. Singh’s sister-in-law, that is, his wife’s sister and Govinda fell in love when they met on the sets and tied the knot on the 11th of March, 1987. This marriage was kept a secret initially, but was revealed after five years.

10. His Love Affair With Rani Mukerji

The actor was in a great place in his life. Every director wanted him, his wife and kids were happy and his life was going great. Unrest came in the form of Rani, with whom he instantly clicked as they shot for their film Hadh Kar Di Aapne in USA and Switzerland. They exchanged expensive gifts, including a flat that Govinda gifted to Rani and it went on for quite a while until a journalist who visited Rani saw Govinda coming out in his night-wear. Then his wife intervened and the affair had to end.

11. Education

The actor is an alumni of a college located in Maharashtra, Vasai, called Annacab Vartak College. He holds a degree in Commerce but later he was rejected even from the job of a steward at Hotel Taj Mahal, as he was not proficient in English. But things turned out to be much better as he got his break in Bollywood.

12. His Parents

Arun Kumar Arun Kumar is a famous Indian film actor. He is th >> Read More... , Govinda’s father, was born before partition in Gujranwala, which is now in Pakistan. He completed his engineering from a college in Lahore and was brought to Mumbai by Mehboob Khan Mehboob Khan was a pioneer producer-director of Hi >> Read More... , who also gave him the role in Ek Hi Rasta. His acting in Aurat was especially praised. Govinda’s mother was a Muslim woman who converted to Hinduism and was given the name Nirmala Devi Nirmala Devi was an Indian actress and a Hindustan >> Read More... . The two married each other in the year 1941.

13. Arun’s Decline

Arun produced only one film in the whole of his career, which was a huge flop causing unbearable loss. From a bungalow, they had to shift to a semi-rural suburban area. This was where Govinda was born and raised by his mother, who also had five other children to take care of, as Govinda’s father had not become entirely capable of working.

14. Govinda’s Family

Kriti Kumar, Govinda’s brother, is an actor, director and producer. Kamini Khanna “Kamini Khanna” is a famous Indian celebrity haili >> Read More... is the founder of Beauty With Astrology, along with being a music director, writer, singer and anchor. In all this actor happens to have two nieces and six nephews working in the film industry, including Krushna Abhishek, Ragini Khanna Ragini Khanna is a well-known Indian model, film a >> Read More... , Aarti Singh, Aayan and Jamendra Kumar Ahuja, who is a director. His brother-in-law too is an actor.

15. Partner

Partner was one film where Govinda was seen in his element after ages. He starred along Salman Khan, who he easily over shadowed and was directed by David Dhawan Born on 16th of August 1955, David Dhawan has alwa >> Read More... , with whom he had already given several hits. The two practically made each other. The film earned more than 300 million rupees in its first week in India alone, which was the second highest ever until then.

16. Comedians Went Out Of Business

Most of the films of the yester years had some time reserved for comic relief. Especially in the films where the topics were serious, comedian as great as Jagdeep, Mehmood, Johnny Lever Johnny Lever is an Indian comedy actor who came to >> Read More... , and so on were cast in films to provide comic relief. However, these comedians themselves confessed that if everyone in the industry became like Govinda, they would go out of business, as he was equally comfortable doing both comedy and tragic scenes.

17. His Debt To Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in A >> Read More...

Govinda played many serious roles in his career. However, as time passed, he built an image of being an actor only for commercial cinema. He became known and approached only for comic masala roles, sometimes going on the verge of vulgar. However, in this crisis, it was Amitabh who pulled him out and brought his seriousness and talent as an actor out in the open.

18. An Encounter With Death

The actor nearly escaped death on the 5th of January, 1994. While on his way to shoot for ‘Khuddar’, a film that released in 1994, the actor suffered serious injuries in an accident in his car. His head was most grievously injured and he was suffering from heavy bleeding, but it all turned out to be well in the end and the actor pulled through.

19. Significant Achievements

The actor has more than 120 films to his credit and in 1999, in June, the online users of BBC News voted Govinda as 10th on the list of the stage or screen’s greatest stars in the last 1000 years.

20. An Egoistic Man

Although his career has been declining since the beginning of 2000s, the actor maintains his swollen pride. During the shoot of his film Money Hai Toh Honey Hai, he slapped a struggling actor who pressed charges against him. The case had to be taken to the Supreme Court. When the actor was asked to apologize, he said he would if he received the decision in writing.