Govinda was born on December 21, 1963 in Mumbai. Govinda’s father Arun Ahuja lived in Gujranwala, Punjab before partition. Arun Ahuja had come to Mumbai at the behest of veteran filmmaker Mehboob Khan. After coming to Mumbai in 1937, Mehboob Khan gave her the opportunity to act in his film Ek Hi Rasta. Govinda’s mother Nazim was a Muslim. After converting, she changed her name to Nirmala Devi. Nirmala Devi was also a film actress, when Govinda came to Hindi cinema, the era of action and romance was there. At that time there was no such hero in the field of comedy who could play the lead role in the film.
In an interview during the 1987 film Ghar Mein Ram, Gali Mein Shyam, the actor talked about his debut in the film industry and how he was working on multiple scripts at the same time. During this interview, Govinda had revealed that he had 70 films in that era. Govinda also told that he had turned down many films due to stardom and tight schedule. There was a time when Govinda refused about 10 films at once.
Talking about now, his last film was released in the year 2019. Even though now he is away from the screen due to less work. But the actor remains in the headlines every day. And also living a luxurious life. His fan following is still substantial. Govinda was most in demand in the 90s.
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