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Govinda filmography. Govinda is an Indian former actor, dancer, comedian and former politician known for his work in Hindi films. Govinda's first film was 1986's Ilzaam, and he has appeared in over 130 films. [1] In June 1999, he was voted the tenth-greatest star of stage or screen in a BBC News Online poll.
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Govinda was born on 21 December 1963 to former actor Aroon (alias Arun Kumar Ahuja) and singer-actress Nirmala Devi. Govinda's father (Aroon Ahuja) hailed from Gujranwala, Punjab which is now in Punjab, Pakistan, Govinda's mother hailed from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. His father came to Mumbai to become an actor in the late 1930s. He is best known fo...
1986–1991: Debut and rise to fame
After Govinda received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Vartak College, Vasai, his father suggested a career in films. Around this time, Govinda saw the film Disco Dancer (1982); afterward, he practiced for hours and circulated a promotional VHS cassette. He was offered jobs in a fertilizer commercial and an Allwyn ad. He was offered the role of Abhimanyu in the popular mythological serial Mahabharat (1988) during its casting and he even had auditioned for it. Still, soon he bagged his firs...
1992–2001: Stardom
In 1992, he starred in David Dhawan's action romantic comedy film Shola Aur Shabnam opposite actress Divya Bharti. The film was a box office success and Govinda's portrayal of a mischievous youngster and NCCcadet gained much praise. His successful collaboration with Dhawan continued with Aankhen, the highest-grossing film of 1993. Govinda starred in the film in a dual role, alongside Chunky Panday. Aankhenwas a blockbuster and established Govinda as a comic hero. Subsequently, he and Dhawan w...
2002–2005: Slump and break from films
His career faced a setback during the early 2000s after a series of commercially unsuccessful films. His films, Akhiyon Se Goli Maare, Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta and Ek Aur Ek Gyarah were all unsuccessful. Though he received nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian for Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta(2001) and Akhiyon Se Goli Maare(2002). Govinda then joined the Indian National Congress. He won a seat in Parliament from Mumbai North by defeating five-time MP Ram Naik, a f...
His brother, Kirti Kumar, was an actor, producer, director and singer. His sister, Kaamini Khanna, was a writer, music director, and singer. Govinda's uncle Anand Singh (assistant to director Hrishikesh Mukherjee), introduced him in Tan-Badan. Singh's sister-in-law, Sunita Munjal, fell in love with Govinda at this time, and they were married on 11 ...
In 2004, Govinda joined Indian National Congress and was elected to the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian parliament) from Mumbaiby 50,000 votes over the five-term incumbent. During the elections, he said his agenda would be prawaas (transportation), swasthya (health) and gyaan (education). In the field of transportation, he claimed 80% cred...
In January 2008, Govinda slapped a struggling actor, Santosh Rai, on the set of Money Hai Toh Honey Hai at Filmistan Studio in Mumbai which led to Rai filing a complaint against Govinda which reached the Supreme Courtafter the lower courts didn't find any evidence against Govinda. In December 2015, the Supreme Court asked Govinda to apologise to Ra...
Govinda has worked with music directors Anand Milind and Anand Raj Anand and playback singer Udit Narayan. Narayan has sung more than 100 songs for Govinda in more than 50 films, the greatest number of films and songs he has sung for a particular actor. Other singers associated with Govinda include Kishore Kumar, Amit Kumar, Kumar Sanu, Vinod Ratho...
In 1999, Govinda was voted the world's tenth-greatest star of stage or screen in a BBC News Online poll. In July 2016, he was recognised as Actor of the Decade at the India Leadership Conclavein Mumbai. Govinda has received 12 Filmfare Award nominations and 4 Zee Cine Awards. He has also received a Filmfare Awards for Best Performance in a Comic Ro...
Govinda at IMDbGovinda at Bollywood HungamaGovinda at Instagramअभिनेता, निर्माता, राजनीतिज्ञ, नर्तक. सक्रिय वर्ष. 1986–वर्तमान. उपनाम. ची ची, हीरो नंबर 1 [5] गोविन्दा आहूजा (जन्म २१ दिसंबर १९६३), जिन्हें ...
Biography. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Govinda ( born Govind Arun Ahuja, 21 December 1963) is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films.
