Govinda reached the pinnacle of success in the nineties by acting in one hit film after another. Apart from acting, he was also appreciated by the audience for his dancing.
Govinda is known as one of the best comedians in the Hindi film industry. However, he had to miss the opportunity to act in several hit films in his career.
Chandni was released in theaters in 1989, directed by Yash Chopra. Sridevi acted opposite Rishi Kapoor in this film. Apart from the film becoming a hit after its release, the chemistry between Rishi and Sridevi’s relationship on screen came up in the discussion with the audience. Not Rishi, Govinda was first offered to act in the film ‘Chandni’, according to sources in Balipara. But after learning that he would have to act in a wheelchair, he rejected the offer.
In 1999, the film ‘Taal’ was released in theaters under the direction of Subhash Ghai. The film stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, and Akshay Khanna in lead roles. After the release of the film, the songs became hits. According to Bolipara sources, the makers of ‘Taal’ first liked Govinda, not Anil. But Govinda disagreed with Subhash about the name of the film.
Whispers are heard in Bolipara, and Govinda wanted to change the name of the film ‘Tal’. Govinda rejected the offer to act in the film as Subhash did not agree to the actor’s terms. After that, when Anil was offered to act, he agreed.
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, starring Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel, was released in theaters in 2001, directed by Anil Sharma. In an earlier interview, Govinda said that he was first offered to act in this film. Govinda said in the interview that “Gadar: Ek Prem Katha” was offered to him, but he refused. According to him, there were some dialogues in the film in which he noticed political overtones. He rejected the offer to act in this film, as he did not want to get involved in any controversy about it in the future.
Govinda had claimed in an old interview that leading Bolipara filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali had offered Govinda a role in his film. But the actor turned down Sanjay’s proposal.
In 2002, the film ‘Devdas’ was released in theaters under the direction of Sanjay. Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Madhuri Dixit are seen playing the lead roles. Sanjay offered Govinda to act in this film.
Jackie Shroff was seen playing the role of Shahrukh’s friend in ‘Devdas’. Although short-lived, this role was important. In the interview, Govinda said that the filmmakers first proposed Govinda for this role. Govinda said that he did not want to act only in a supporting role in a big film like ‘Devdas’. So Govinda turned it down despite getting an opportunity to act in Sanjay’s film.
Govinda, who was at the pinnacle of success at one time, gradually moved away from the big screen. He last acted in the film ‘Rangila Raja’ released in 2019.
Currently, Govinda is occasionally seen in the judge’s seat of dance reality shows. Govinda’s career includes hits like ‘Ankhe’, ‘Raja Babu’, ‘Coolie Number One’, ‘Hero Number One’, ‘Haseena Maan Jaegi’, and ‘Baade Miya Chote Miya’. Now acting
He is far away from the world.
