Star Profile: Govinda Used To Walk From Virar To Film City

Do you know about the struggles Govinda has faced in his career? Read on and find out more...

Star Profile: Govinda Used To Walk From Virar To Film City

GOVINDA is known to be a master entertainer who can make one laugh, cry, dance and sing. As a young man his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained world-wide fame as a Bollywood icon t
through comedy films such as Raja Babu, Coolie no.1, Saajan Chale Sasuraal, Hero no.1, Haseena Maan Jayegi. He is a film-fare award winning actor. In june 1999, he was voted the 10th greatest actors by the BBC opinion poll.

For an actor who doesn’t have the perfectionism of Aamir Khan, the physique of Salman Khan or the topnotch banners like Shahrukh khan, Govinda has carved a niche for himself as a complete actor by his sincerity and simplicity. This must be one of the reasons what endears him to the common man.

Vishal Malhotra who is playing one of the lead roles with Govinda in an upcoming film says, "My personal experience tells me acting is all about reacting. Govinda is so fast and so precise with his timing that my timing and my performance improved working with him. Govinda is a guy who has his own believes in life and we should all admire him for his achievements so far. I know for the fact that Govinda use to live in Virar and used to walk from Viar to film city. He used to leave his house at 3 in the morning for a shoot at 9 and then shoot all day, walk back and sleep for an hour and go back to shoot. How many people do we know that work so hard?" Govinda has had a long journey so far and his future films also look promising.

Govinda's upcoming film “Banda Ye Bindas Hai” is by the film-maker Ravi Chopra and is an adaptation of the Hollywood film “My Cousin Vinny”. Usually Indian filmmakers take the plots from Hollywood movies without getting legal permission but this time producers are asking for the American studio's approval, which could be a first for Bollywood. The movie is complete and being readied for November release.

“Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai” is the story of a boy who is from a small town who wins a contest on T.V. and gets to spend 2 nights and 3 days free in Ooty. He goes there and is very excited about it but to his bad luck he gets himself trapped in a murder of a girl that he has not committed. Now this guy don’t know anybody and have no money but finally he gets someone for his rescue. It’s his cousin (Govinda) who is a mechanic and a lawyer but, have never entered the courtroom and suddenly, he is entrusted with a murder case.

Reporter: Sony Kanodia

Writer: Pooja Kabra

Courtesy: Bolly Curry

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