Last Updated on 13/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
One of the biggest stars of Bollywood in the 90s, Govinda’s stories are as interesting as his films. Popular among the public as the king of comedy films, Govinda has actually worked in all kinds of films. Govinda, who debuted in the 80s, gained immense popularity right from the beginning and he always had a lot of films at his disposal.
Govinda is also known in the industry for the fact that he used to shoot for several films in a single day. But once Govinda did something amazing. He signed 75 films at once and that too in the beginning of his career.
Govinda signed a lot of films
Govinda once told that at the age of 21, he had signed 75 films at once and Dilip Kumar had advised him to leave 25 of them.
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In a podcast interview with Manish Paul, Govinda had said, ‘When did I enter the film line… God had given me the film line and said, Bhaiya, take care of it!’ In the same conversation, Govinda had told that Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar had advised him to leave 25 out of 75 films, but by then he had already taken advance payment from the producers of these films. Govinda had said to Dilip sahab, ‘How will I return the money?
Govinda did not sleep for two weeks
Govinda also revealed that he would often fall ill and often have to go to the hospital because he was working continuously. He made the shocking revelation that once he did not sleep for 16 days because he was working continuously on the set for two weeks.
Govinda made his Bollywood debut with the 1986 film ‘Love 86. In the early stages of his career, he did many films like ‘Ilzaam’, ‘Sada Suhagan’, ‘Dadagiri’, ‘Do Qaidi’, ‘Khudgarz’ and ‘Paap ko jala kar ash kar doonga’. In the 90s, Govinda worked a lot in comedy films with director David Dhawan.
This actor-director duo delivered many popular comedy films like ‘Hero No. 1’, ‘Coolie No. 1’, ‘Had Kar Di Aapne’ and ‘Dulhe Raja’. Govinda was last seen on the big screen in the 2019 film ‘Rangeela Raja.
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