Govinda (actor)

Govinda
Govinda at Bright Advertising Awards announcement 2013
Member of the Indian Parliament for Mumbai North
In office 2004–2009
Preceded by	Ram Naik
Succeeded by	Sanjay Nirupam
Constituency	Mumbai North
Personal details
Born	Govind Arun (1963-12-21) 21 December 1963[1][2][3] Mumbai, Maharastra, India
Citizenship	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Sunita Ahuja (1987–present)
Children	2
Parents	Arun Kumar Ahuja Nirmala Devi
Relatives	See Govinda family[4]
Residence	Juhu, Mumbai, India
Profession	Actor, politician
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Govinda (born Govind Arun Ahuja) is an Indian film actor, comedian and former politician known for his work in Hindi films. Known for his dancing skills, Govinda has received twelve Filmfare Award nominations, a Filmfare Special Award, a Filmfare Award for Best Comedian, and four Zee Cine Awards. The actor was a member of the Parliament of India from 2004 to 2009.Govinda's first film was 1986's Ilzaam, and he has appeared in over 165 Hindi films.^[5] In June 1999, He was voted the tenth-greatest star of stage or screen in a BBC News Online poll.^[6]

During the 1980s, Govinda's films spanned genres and included family, drama, action, and romance. He started out as an action hero in the 80's and reinvented himself as a comedy hero in 90's. At one time, Amitabh co-starred with him on his comeback to rejuvenate his market when his comeback films failed miserably. He was recognised the following decade as a comic actor after playing a mischievous young NCC cadet in the 1992 romance Shola Aur Shabnam, with Divya Bharti. Govinda had lead roles in several commercially successful comedy films, including Aankhen (1993), Raja Babu (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995), Hero No. 1 (1997) and Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999). He received a Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Haseena Maan Jayegi and a Filmfare Special Award for Saajan Chale Sasural. Govinda has played dual roles in several movies, including Jaan Se Pyaara (1992), Aankhen (1993), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998) and Anari No.1 (1999).^[7] He played six roles in Hadh Kar Di Aapne (2000): Raju and his mother, father, sister, grandmother and grandfather.

After a number of box-office flops in the 2000s, his later commercial successes included Bhagam Bhag (2006), Partner (2007), Life Partner (2009) etc. In 2015 Govinda became a judge on Zee TV's dance-based reality show, Dance India Dance Super Mom Season 2, replacing Mithun Chakraborty.^[8][9][10] The show received the highest TRP of any reality-show opening episode.^[11]

Govinda (a member of the Indian National Congress) was elected the seventh member of parliament for the Mumbai North constituency of Maharashtra, India in the 14th Lok Sabha elections in 2004,^[12] defeating Ram Naik of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life

Govinda was born on 21 December 1963 to former actor Arun Kumar Ahuja and singer-actress Nirmala Devi^[13] into a family with Punjabi and Sindhi roots.^[14] Arun is best known for Mehboob Khan's Aurat (1940).^[15] He produced one unsuccessful film, and became ill shortly afterwards.^[15] The family, living in a bungalow on Mumbai's Carter Road, moved to Virar—a northern Mumbai suburb—where Govinda was born.^[15] The youngest of six children,^[16] he was given the pet name "Chi Chi", meaning "little finger" in Punjabi, the language spoken at home.^[16][17]

Acting career

1986–90: Debut and breakthrough

After Govinda received a Bachelor of Commerce degree, his father suggested a career in film. Around this time, Govinda saw the film Disco Dancer; afterwards, he practised for hours and circulated a promotional VHS cassette. He was offered jobs in a fertiliser commercial and an Allwyn ad. His first lead role was in Tan-Badan, directed by his uncle Anand. Govinda began shooting for his next film, Love 86, in June 1985.^[18][19]

Govinda's first released film was Ilzaam (1986), the fifth-biggest hit of the year. "Street Dancer", in which he breakdanced, established him as a dancing star. Govinda then appeared in a series of films with mixed success; most were action films, romances or family dramas. Often paired with Neelam Kothari, they appeared in Love 86 (1986), Khudgarz (1987) and Hatya (1988). Dariya Dil (1988), Jeete Hain Shaan Se (1988) and Hum (1991) were successful family dramas, and successful action films included Marte Dam Tak (1987) and Jung Baaz (1989). Govinda worked with David Dhawan for the first time in the 1989 action film, Taaqatwar, and worked with Rajnikant and Sridevi in Ghair Khanooni.

1990–99: Critical and commercial success

In 1990 Govinda starred in the cult classic, Awaargi, with Anil Kapoor and Meenakshi Sheshadri. Swarg and Maha Sangram co-starring Vinod Khanna, Aditya Pancholi and Madhuri Dixit were also successful. In 1992 he appeared in Zulm Ki Hukumat, an Indian version of The Godfather, and David Dhawan's Shola Aur Shabnam. The following year Govinda and Dhawan made Aankhen, the highest-grossing film of 1993. He appeared in 17 Dhawan films, most comedies: Taaqatwar (1989), Swarg (1990), Shola Aur Shabnam (1992), Aankhen (1993), Raja Babu (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), Banarasi Babu (1997), Deewana Mastana (1997), Hero No. 1 (1997), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998) and Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999). The actor sang in some of his films: "Meri Pant Bhi Sexy" in Dulaara and "Gori Gori" in Shola Aur Shabnam. Dhawan and other directors cast him with actresses such as Karishma Kapoor, Juhi Chawla and Raveena Tandon during the decade.

2000-05: Slump and break from films

Govinda's career had a setback during the early 2000s after a series of commercially unsuccessful films. His hits included Kunwara,^[20][21] Hadh Kar Di Aapne,^[22] Jodi No.1,^[23] Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta^[24] and Ek Aur Ek Gyarah.^[25] Although the actor was nominated for Filmfare Awards for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Kunwara, Jodi No.1, Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta and Akhiyon Se Goli Maare, since 2002 most of his films have been unsuccessful at the box office.

He played a villain for the first time in his career in Shikari (2000). Although the movie was not a commercial success, Govinda's convincing portrayal of a sociopathic murderer was critically acclaimed.^[26] He turned down roles in Taal, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha and Devdas, all of which were successful.^[27]

Govinda then joined the Indian National Congress. He won a seat in Parliament from Mumbai North by defeating five-time MP Ram Naik, a former Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, by over 50,000 votes in the 2004 general election.

The actor took a break from films from 2003 to 2005. He had no new film releases in 2004 and 2005, although some of his completed films (such as 2005's Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen and Ssukh—produced by Govinda and directed by his brother, Kirti Kumar—and 2006's Sandwich) were box-office failures.

2006–09: Comeback

Govinda made a comeback to films in late 2006 with the hit comedy Bhagam Bhag (directed by Priyadarshan), in which he appeared with Akshay Kumar and Lara Dutta. It was Govinda and Kumar's first film together.

His first release of 2007 was director Nikhil Advani's big-budget drama, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love. The all-star cast also included Shannon Esra, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Akshaye Khanna, Ayesha Takia, John Abraham, Vidya Balan, Sohail Khan and Isha Koppikar. Govinda played Raju, a taxi driver who helps the Caucasian Stephanie (Shannon Esra) who is frantically trying to find her lover; Raju eventually falls in love with her. Although the film was a box office disappointment, Govinda's performance was praised.^[28]

His second release that year was a comedy directed by David Dhawan, Partner co-starring Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Lara Dutta. The film grossed ₹300 million in India during its opening week, the second-highest domestic opening-week gross for an Indian film at that time.^[29] Govinda won several awards for his performance in Partner including an IIFA Best Comedian Award and a Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male. The previously-made Jahan Jaaeyega Hamen Paaeyega, also released in 2007, did poorly at the box office. The actor appeared in the song "Deewangi Deewangi", from Om Shanti Om.

In 2008 Govinda appeared in Money Hai Toh Honey Hai, directed by Bollywood choreographer Ganesh Acharya, which was a box-office failure. This was followed by a T K Rajeev Kumar-directed comedy, Chal Chala Chal. Govinda's performance was praised, and the film was successful. That year Salman Khan invited Dhawan and Govinda on his show, 10 Ka Dum, to celebrate the success of Partner.

The following year he played a lawyer in the hit, Life Partner, and his performance was praised by the critics.^[30] Govinda rejoined Dhawan and Vashu Bhagnani for Do Knot Disturb; despite good reviews from critics, it was unsuccessful at the box office.^[31]

2010 to present

In 2010 Govinda appeared in Mani Ratnam's bilingual project, Raavan, with Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. He played a Forest Ministry employee who takes Vikram's character through the woods in search of a wanted criminal. Govinda denied reports that his character was a contemporary version of Hanuman,^[32] and his performance in the minor role was praised.^[33][34][35]

In 2011 he appeared in Jagmohan Mundhra's adult comedy, Naughty @ 40. Although the film received negative reviews, Govinda's performance was appreciated.^[36] He also appeared in Rajnish Thakur's comedy, Loot, and voiced Bajrangi the monkey for Nikhil Advani's animated Delhi Safari.

In 2013 Govinda co-starred with Priyanka Chopra in K. C. Bokadia's box-office failure, Deewana Main Deewana, which had been made about ten years earlier. The film, a Hindi remake of the Tamil film Priyamudan, was directed by Vincent Selva; Govinda's performance as a villain was praised.^[37] He made his Bengali debut as a deputy inspector general of police in Dipak Sanyal's Samadhi, co-starring Gracy Singh and Sayali Bhagat, another box-office failure.^[38]

In 2014 Govinda appeared in AR Murugadoss's Holiday, starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha.^[39] This was the second collaboration of Govinda and Akshay Kumar, after Bhagam Bhag.

Three years after his last starring role he starred in Yash Raj Film's Kill Dil, directed by Shaad Ali, with Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra and Ali Zafar.^[40] Govinda last played an antagonist in 2000's Shikari. In the film posters, he posed with a gun.^{[41][42][43][44][45]} The trailer was released on 18 September 2014.^{[46][47][48][49][50]} The trailer was appreciated by Amitabh Bachchan. ^{[51][52][53][54]} The film was released on 14 November 2014; although Kill Dil was not a commercial success, Govinda's performance was praised by critics.^[55]

He played a superstar in Happy Ending with Saif Ali Khan and Ileana D'Cruz,^[56] his first appearance with Khan. Its trailer was released on 9 October 2014.^{[57][58][59][60]} The film was released on 21 November 2014; it was a box-office failure, but Govinda's performance was praised.^[61]

On 8 January 2014 it was reported that Govinda refused to remake Mahesh Manjrekar's Marathi film Shikshanacha Aaicha Gho in Hindi, scheduled for production by Bollywood actor Salman Khan. According to Khan, he had asked Govinda to do the film for three years; however, Govinda said he turned down the film three years ago and added that he wanted changes to the script which were not accepted by the writers.^[62]

In June 2014, Salman Khan asked his Twitter followers to convince Govinda to do his film and posted a picture of him and Govinda. Salman later tweeted that Govinda agreed to the film.^{[63][64][65][66]} Govinda later said that although he and Khan agreed to make a film in the near future, it would not be Shikshanacha Aaicha Gho because he did not want to make an art film.

In 2015 Govinda appreared in Hey Bro, starring Nupur Sharma and Ganesh Acharya.^[67] In 2016 he will appear in Anurag Basu's Jagga Jasoos, starring Katrina Kaif, as Ranbir Kapoor's stepfather.^[68] The film is scheduled for release in June 2016.

Govinda is also starring in and producing Abhinay Chakra, which will be directed by Deepankar Senapati. He will play a police officer, with former Mrs World Richa Sharma as his blind wife.^[69] The film also stars Ashutosh Rana, Murali Sharma, Makarand Deshpande and Harish Kumar.^[70] Abhninay Chakra will be Govinda's third production, after Hatya and Ssukh.^[71] In April 2014, he introduced Abhinay Chakra at the 15th IIFA Awards in the United States.^[72][73][74] The film was scheduled for release in 2015. Govinda is reportedly making his Marathi debut, after being approached by his makeup man to play a role resembling Dada Kondke.^[75]

Collaboration with other actors

Govinda has worked with Shakti Kapoor on 42 films. They last performed together in Naughty @ 40. He has worked with Kader Khan on 41 films. Govinda and Khan were last seen together in Deewana Main Deewana, which was released almost 10 years after it was filmed. Govinda, Kapoor and Khan have appeared together in 22 films.

Govinda and Johnny Lever have appeared in 22 films, with Lever primarily playing comic roles. Govinda has made 14 films with Satish Kaushik; they last appeared together in 2009's Do Knot Disturb. Govinda has made 14 films with Paresh Rawal. He and Sanjay Dutt have worked together in seven films: Jeete Hain Shaan Se, Taaqatwar, Do Qaidi, Andolan, Haseena Maan Jaayegi, Jodi No.1 and Ek Aur Ek Gyarah.

The actor was frequently paired with Neelam Kothari during the 1980s and early 1990s. They have made 10 films together: Govinda's debut Ilzaam, Love 86, Khudgarz, Ghar Mein Ram Gali Mein Shyam, Hatya, Taaqatwar, Do Qaidi, Dost Garibon Ka, Farz Ki Jung and Billoo Badshah.

During the 1990s, Govinda was often paired with Karisma Kapoor. They have made 10 films together: Muqabla, Prem Shakti, Raja Babu, Dulaara, Khuddar, Coolie No. 1, Saajan Chale Sasural, Hero No. 1, Haseena Maan Jaayegi and Shikari. He has appeared in nine films with Raveena Tandon: Aunty No. 1, Dulhe Raja, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Pardesi Babu, Rajaji, Anari No.1, Akhiyon Se Goli Maare, Waah! Tera Kya Kehna and Sandwich

Govinda has made eight films with Juhi Chawla: Swarg, Bhabhi, Karz Chukana Hai, Radha Ka Sangam, Bhagyawan, Deewana Mastana, Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa and Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love, and a cameo in Andaz Apna Apna. He made two films with Divya Bharti: Shola Aur Shabnam and Jaan Se Pyaara.

Govinda has made five films with Shilpa Shetty: Aag, Hathkadi, The Gambler, Chhote Sarkar and Pardesi Babu; four films with Lara Dutta (Bhagam Bhag, Partner, Do Knot Disturb and the upcoming Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai), and three with Rani Mukerji: Hadh Kar Di Aapne, Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai and Chalo Ishq Ladaaye.

Political career

In 2004, Govinda joined the Congress Party party and was elected to the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian parliament) from Mumbai by 50,000 votes over the five-term incumbent.^[76]

During the elections, he said his agenda would be prawaas (transportation), swasthya (health) and gyaan (education). In the field of transportation, he claimed 80% credit for the quadrupling of the Borivali-Virar section of the Western Railway zone, which was certainly a great help to suburban commuters of his constituency. According to official sources, he made some efforts in the fields of health and education also. The Thane district collector said in an interview that Govinda had committed money from his "local area development fund" (allocated to each MP by the government) to construct anganwadis and solve drinking-water problems in Vasai and Virar but administrative approval was delayed.

Resignation

Govinda's filmstar status could explain his inaccessibility to his constituents but not his absence from parliament. During his tenure as the Member of Parliament, Govinda was usually absent when the Lok Sabha was in session and he was severely criticised for inactivity.^[77] At the same time, he continued his film career while he was serving as an MP. Indeed, his career witnessed a comeback of sorts in 2007, after the release of Partner (co-starring Salman Khan, who had been instrumental in getting him the role). He was pilloried in the press for the combination of continuing to act in films while being generally absent from parliament, and inaccessible to his constituents. On 20 January 2008, Govinda decided to leave politics and concentrate on his Bollywood acting career.^[78]

Personal life

Govinda's father, Arun Ahuja, was an actor during the 1940s; his mother, Nirmala Ahuja, was an actress and singer. His brother, Kirti Kumar, is an actor, producer and director. His sister, Kaamini Khanna, is a writer, music director and singer. Govinda's maternal uncle, Anand Singh (assistant to director Hrishikesh Mukherjee), introduced him in Tan-Badan. Singh's sister-in-law Sunita fell in love with Govinda at this time, and they were married on 11 March 1987. Their marriage was a secret for four years.^[79] They have two children: daughter Tina Ahuja and son Yashvardhan. Tina made her Bollywood debut in the 2015 Second Hand Husband.

Govinda has six nephews and two nieces in the entertainment industry: actors Vinay Anand, Krishna Abhishek, Aryan, Arjun Singh, Ragini Khanna, Amit Khanna, Aarti Singh and director Janmendra Kumar Ahuja. Govinda's brother-in-law, Devendra Sharma, has appeared in several Hindi films.

Govinda was seriously injured on 5 January 1994 while travelling to a studio for the shooting of Khuddar. The actor's car collided with another car, and he sustained head injuries. Although he was bleeding profusely, Govinda did not cancel the shoot; after seeing a doctor, he worked until midnight.^[80][81][82]

Controversy

In January 2008, Govinda slapped a struggling actor, Santosh Rai, on the set of Money Hai Toh Honey Hai at Filmistan Studio in Mumbai. On 5 February 2009, Rai filed a complaint against Govinda, accusing him of assault and criminal intimidation, in the Borivali Magistrate Court. In 2013, the court ruled against Rai.^[83][84] In 2014, Rai took his case to the Supreme Court. He said that he had come to Mumbai to become an actor, and felt very humiliated when he was slapped by Govinda. According to Rai, he had contested the case for six years and had spent ₹500,000–600,000 on attorney fees. Since the actor did not apologise, he was more determined to fight him in court.^[85][86][87] In December 2015, the Supreme Court asked Govinda to apologise to Rai for slapping him and settle the whole matter out of the court immediately in the span of two weeks. The actor said that he "respects" the court's decision, and will decide when he receives it in writing.^[88][89]

Television

In 1999 Govinda, his wife and Karisma Kapoor appeared on Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai, hosted by Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi.^[90] Two years later he hosted a game show, Jeeto Chappar Phaad Ke (loosely translated as When the Heavens Open) on Sony TV. Although its first episode had good ratings,^[91] it ended after 13 episodes due to poor TRPs.^[92]

In 2002 Govinda appeared on SAB TV's Movers & Shakers, a late-night talk show hosted by Shekhar Suman. The following year, he and his wife Sunita appeared on Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.^[93]

In 2012 Govinda appeared on the first episode of SAB TV's Movers & Shakers Masala Markey, a late-night talk show hosted by Shekhar Suman.^[94] On 15 December 2013, he appeared on the Colors TV show Comedy Nights with Kapil with Pooja Bose to promote his album. Govinda also sang few lines of the title track, "Gori tere naina", on the show (which was appreciated by legendary Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar).^[95]

In 2014 Govinda appeared on Star Plus' Mad In India, dancing to some of his hits with Karisma Kapoor. The following year he replaced Mithun Chakraborty as a judge on Zee TV's dance-based reality show, Dance India Dance Super Mom Season 2.^[8][9][10] The show received the highest TRP for any season opener of a reality show.^[11]

Accolades

In 1999, Govinda was voted the world's tenth-greatest star of stage or screen in a BBC News Online poll.^[96] In July 2016, he was recognised as Actor of the Decade at the India Leadership Conclave in Mumbai.^[97]

Music directors and singers

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 40 films, the greatest number of films and songs he has sung for a particular actor. Other singers associated with Govinda include Kumar Sanu, Vinod Rathod, Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Sonu Nigam.

His first album, Govinda, was released in 1998.^[98] In November 2013 Govinda released his second album, Gori Tere Naina, with actress Pooja Bose.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1986	Ilzaam	Ajay Sharma/Vijay	Debut film
1986	Tan-Badan	Ravi Pratap	First film signed for leading role
1986	Love 86	Vikram Doshi
1986	Duty (1986 film)|Duty
1986	Sadaa Suhagan	Ravi
1987	Mera Lahoo	Govinda Singh
1987	Khudgarz	Kumar Saxena
1987	Dadagiri (film)	Suraj
1987	Marte Dam Tak	Jai
1987	Pyaar Karke Dekho	Ravi Kumar
1987	Sindoor	Ravi
1988	Jeete Hain Shaan Se	Iqbal Ali
1988	Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga	Deepak Malhotra
1988	Hatya	Sagar
1988	Halaal Ki Kamai	Kabir Khanna
1988	Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani	Amar Dhanraj
1988	Dariya Dil	Ravi
1988	Mera Imaan
1988	Ghar Mein Ram Gali Mein Shyam	Amar
1988	Pyaar Mohabbat	Raj
1988	Shiv Shakti	Shakti
1988	Tohfa Mohabbat Ka	Hero
1989	Aakhri Baazi	Ram Kumar
1989	Jung Baaz	Arjun Srivastav
1989	Do Qaidi	Kanu
1989	Paap Ka Ant	Abhishek Mhatre
1989	Gentleman (1989 film)'	Hari/Om - Double Role
1989	Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii	Ravi Verma
1989	Billoo Badshah	Vijay
1989	Gair Kanooni	Om Narayan
1989	Farz Ki Jung'	Vishal
1989	Dost Garibon Ka''	Vijay/Barkat Ali
1989	Asmaan Se Ooncha	Vikram Malik (Vicky)
1989	Gharana	Ravi Mehra
1989	Sachai Ki Taqat	Sagar Singh
1989	Taaqatwar	John D'Mello
1990	Maha-Sangram	Arjun 'Munna
1990	Swarg	Krishna
1990	Paap Ke Dushman	Vijay
1990	Apmaan Ki Aag	Vikrant 'Vicky' Narayan Singh
1990	Izzatdaar	Vijay
1990	Kali Ganga	Govinda
1990	Naya Khoon	Dr. Anand
1990	Taqdeer Ka Tamasha	Satya
1990	Awaargi	Dhiren Kumar	Critically acclaimed role
1991	Hum	Vijay
1991	Kaun Kare Kurbanie	Ajit 'Munna' Singh
1991	Bhabhi	Amar/Nakadram
1991	Karz Chukana Hai	Ravi
1991	Raiszaada	Sanjay
1992	Shola Aur Shabnam	Karan
1992	Baaz	Deva
1992	Naach Govinda Naach	Govinda
1992	Jaan Se Pyaara	Inspector Jai/Sunder - Double Roles
1992	Zulm Ki Hukumat	Pratap Kohli
1992	Radha Ka Sangam	Govinda
1993	Aankhen	Vijay (Bunnu) / Gaurishankar	Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1993	Muqabla	Havaldar Suraj
1993	Zakhmo Ka Hisaab	Suraj Kumar
1993	Aadmi Khilona Hai	Sharad Verma
1993	Prateeksha	Raja
1993	Teri Payal Mere Geet	Premi
1994	Ekka Raja Rani	Sagar
1994	Andaz Apna Apna	Himself - Special appearance
1994	Raja Babu	Raja Babu
1994	Khuddar	Siddanth Suri
1994	Dulaara	Raja
1994	Bhagyawan	Amar
1994	Beta Ho To Aisa	Raju
1994	Prem Shakti	Gangwa/Krishna
1994	Aag	Birju/Raju
1994	Brahma	Suraj
1995	The Gambler	Dayashankar Pandey
1995	Hathkadi	Suraj Chauhan/Rajnikant - Double Role
1995	Andolan	Aniket
1995	Kismat	Ajay
1995	Coolie No. 1	Raju	Star Screen Award Special Jury Award Nominated - Filmfare Best Actor Award
1996	Saajan Chale Sasural	Shyam/Sunder	Filmfare Special Award Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1996	Chhote Sarkar	Amar/Rohit
1996	Zordaar	Ravi
1996	Maahir	Bhola
1996	Apne Dam Par	Himself - Special appearance
1997	Hero No. 1	Rajesh Malhotra
1997	Deewana Mastana	Bunnu	Nominated - Filmfare Best Actor Award
1997	Do Ankhen Barah Hath	Sagar
1997	Agnichakra	Amar
1997	Loha	Govinda
1997	Banarasi Babu	Gopi
1998	Achanak	Arjun
1998	Dulhe Raja	Raja	Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role
1998	Aunty No. 1	Gopi/Kanaklakshmi
1998	Maharaja	Kohinoor Karan
1998	Bade Miyan Chote Miyan	Pyare Mohan/Chhote Miyan	Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role Special Videocon Screen award from Jury Nominated - Filmfare Best Actor Award
1998	Pardesi Babu	Raju Pardesi
1998	Naseeb	Krishna Prasad
1999	Anari No.1	Rahul Saxena /Raja - Double Role
1999	Rajaji	Rajaji
1999	Haseena Maan Jaayegi	Monu/Chachaji	Filmfare Best Comedian Award Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role
1999	Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain	Rahul Malhotra
2000	Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain	Ganga
2000	Shikari	Om Srivastav/Mahendra Pratap Singh	Nominated - Filmfare Best Villain Award
2000	Kunwara	Raju	Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
2000	Beti No. 1	Bharat Bhatnagar
2000	Joru Ka Ghulam	Raja
2000	Hadh Kar Di Aapne	Raju/Mummy/Daddy/Sweety/Dada/Dadi (Six Roles)
2001	Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa	Bhishma
2001	Albela	Rocky Hiranandani
2001	Censor	Himself - Special appearance
2001	Jodi No.1	Veeru	IIFA Best Comedian Award Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
2001	Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya	Prem
2001	Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta	Raj Malhotra	Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
2002	Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai	Sunder
2002	Waah! Tera Kya Kehna	Raj Oberoi/Banne Khan - Double Role
2002	Akhiyon Se Goli Maare	Raj Oberoi	Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
2002	Chalo Ishq Ladaaye	Pappu
2003	Ek Aur Ek Gyarah	Tara
2003	Raja Bhaiya	Raja Bhaiya
2005	Ssukh	Chandraprakash Sharma
2005	Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen	Raja/Vicky
2006	Sandwich	Shekhar/Vicky/Sher Singh - Double Role
2006	Bhagam Bhag	Bablaa	Comeback after a brief phase of temporary break from acting
2007	Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love	Raju
2007	Partner	Bhaskar Diwakar Chaudhary	IIFA Best Comedian Award Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male Star Gold Excellent Comic Actor Award MTV Lycra Style Most Stylish Comeback Award NDTV Imagine Best Jodi of the Year with Salman Khan
2007	Jahan Jaaeyega Hamen Paaeyega	Karan/Bobby Singh/Sher Khan
2007	Om Shanti Om	Himself - Special appearance
2008	Money Hai Toh Honey Hai	Bobby Arora
2008	Humsey Hai Jahaan	Special appearance
2009	Chal Chala Chal	Deepak
2009	Life Partner	Jeet Oberoi	Nominated - IIFA Best Comedian Award
2009	Do Knot Disturb	Raju
2009	Wanted	Himself - Special appearance
2010	Raavan	Vijay Kumar
2011	Naughty @ 40	Sanjeev Srivastav
2011	Loot	Pandit
2011	Delhi Safari	Bajrangi (voice) - 3D Animation film
2013	Deewana Main Deewana	Basant
2013	Samadhi	Basant Deputy Inspector General of Police (Bengali debut)
2013	Holiday	Basant (Sr. Commanding Officer Pratap- Special Appearance)
2014	Kill Dil	Bhaiyaji	Antagonist, Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actor
2014	Happy Ending	Armaan	Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actor
2015	Hey Bro	Special Appearance
2017	Jagga Jasoos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Govinda at the Internet Movie Database

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