Govinda (actor)
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| Born | 21 December 1963 Thane, Maharashtra |
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| Residence | Mumbai | |
| Office | MP | |
| Constituency | Mumbai North | |
| Political party | INC | |
| Religion | Hinduism | |
| Spouse | Sunita Govind Ahuja | |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter | |
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As of September 16, 2006 |
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Govind Arun Ahuja (born December 21, 1963 in Virar, Maharashtra India), popularly known as Govinda, is an actor in Hindi films. Starting with his debut in 1985, he has acted in over 120 Hindi films. In 2004, he joined politics, winning a parliamentary seat from Mumbai (formerly "Bombay").
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[edit] Personal life
Govinda was born to Arun Ahuja and Nirmala Arun Ahuja. He studied at Annasaheb Vartak College in Vasai, Maharashtra. He initially wanted to marry actress Neelam with whom he had made many films but she rejected his proposal. [2].He married Sunita Govind Ahuja on 11 March 1987 and has two children with her.
[edit] Acting career
Govinda's first film was Ilzaam in 1986 which was a success and launched his career. He acted in a string of movies after that with mixed success. He was often paired opposite Neelam and together they appeared in hit films such as Love 86 (1986), Khudgarz (1987) and Hatya (1988) which was directed by his brother Kirti Kumar. [3]. He was also known as a talented dancer in many of his films in the 1980s and considered a rival of Mithun Chakraborty at the time. He worked with David Dhawan for the first time in the 1989 film Taaqatwar which was an action film. He did several other films with David Dhawan most notably Shola Aur Shabham (1992) and Aankhen (1993), that were not only successful but also pulled Govinda towards comic roles. He then went onto star in many successful comedy films in the 90s where he was frequently paired with actresses such as Karishma Kapoor and Raveena Tandon.
Raja Babu (1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), Hero No. 1 (1997), Deewana Mastana (1997), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998), Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999) and Jodi No. 1 (2000) were some of the hit movies that the Govinda and David Dhawan combination did. [4]
In an attempt to try a different role, Govinda played a negative role for the first time in Shikari (2000). Although the movie was not a commercial success, Govinda's convincing portrayal of a villain was critically acclaimed.[5] His movies since then have not been box-office succeesses.
He decided to move to politics in 2003 and did not have any new film releases although some of his delayed films released in 2005 which were Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen and Ssukh which he had also produced.
Govinda made a comeback to films in 2006 with the comedy film Bhagam Bhag which was the first film of his to have success at the box office since Jodi No.1 in 2000.[6]. His first 2007 release was the huge multi-starrer Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love for which he was well appreciated by critics.[7]
[edit] Political career
In 2004, Govinda joined the Congress party, and was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower House of Parliament from Mumbai with a thumping majority of beating the 5 time sitting MP by over 50000 votes.
In a run up to the polls, Govinda had announced that his agenda will be awaas (housing), prawaas (transportation), swasthya (health) and gyaan (education).
During the first ten months of his tenure as an Member of Parliament (MP), Govinda did not spend any money from his MP Local Area Development Fund of Rs. 20 million. He started utilizing his fund only when newspaper reports brought this to notice. According to the Thane district collectorate sources, Govinda committed Rs 7 to construct anganwadi, samaj mandirs and resolve drinking water problem of Vasai and Virar residents. However, work on these projects did not begin (as of August 2005), because administrative approval was being awaited. Govinda also took credit for 80% of the quadrupling of Borivli-Virar section on Western Railway (India).
His maiden speech in the Parliament, made during "zero hour", had to be stopped by the speaker, after he started ranting problems in North Mumbai.
During his tenure as an MP, Govinda embarrassed his party, Congress, by coming out in open to support actor Shakti Kapoor, who had been caught in an sting operation, asking for sexual favours from a television reporter posing as a Bollywood aspirant[8]. He also opposed the ban on dance bars, which embarrassed the Congress-NCP led Democratic Front Government, which had proposed the ban.
As an MP, Govinda has been criticized for being inaccessible to the people of his constituency, especially during the terrible rains (beginning July 26, 2005) that left around 450 dead in Mumbai. After the rains, while speaking to a TV channel, Govinda claimed that he had got Rs 150 million sanctioned for his flood-hit constituency after speaking to Sonia Gandhi. However, his own party colleagues contested the claim. Mohan Adhikari, the president of Palghar Congress Unit went on record saying that "not a single paisa" had been received.
In October 2005, a private TV channel telecast footage (believed to be 10-15 years old) showing him with the members of the underworld gang D-Company. Govinda has stated that he had no links with the gang and that he, along with other Bollywood personalities was pressured to meet with the gang and perform.
[edit] Awards
- 1997 - Special Filmfare award for Saajan Chale Sasural
- 1998 - Lux Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comedian role for Dulhe Raja
- 1998 - Special Videocon Screen award from Jury for overall performance [9]
- 1999 - Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role for Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
- 1999 - Filmfare Best Comedian Award, Haseena Maan Jaayegi
- 2000 - Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role for Haseena Maan Jaayegi
[edit] Condensed filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Director | Other Note | |
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| K.C.Bokadia's next film | 2007 | Announced | |||
| Rang Manche | 2007 | Ujwal Chatterjee | Announced | ||
| Jewellery Box | 2007 | Sashank | Aparna Sen | [10] | |
| Partner | 2006 | David Dhawan | In Production | ||
| Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love | 2007 | Raju | Nikhil Advani | ||
| Bhagam Bhag | 2006 | Babla | Priyadarshan | ||
| Sandwich | 2006 | Sher Singh/Shekhar/Vicky | Anees Bazmi | ||
| Ssukh | 2005 | Chandraprakash Sharma | Kirti Kumar | Also Producer | |
| Ek Aur Ek Gyarah | 2003 | Tara | David Dhawan | ||
| Three Roses | 2003 | cameo | Parameshwar | Tamil | |
| Chalo Ishq Ladaaye | 2002 | Pappu | |||
| Waah! Tera Kya Kehna | 2002 | Raj Oberoi/Banne Khan | |||
| Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai | 2002 | Sunder | Kirti Kumar | ||
| Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta | 2001 | Raj Malhotra | David Dhawan | ||
| Albela | 2001 | Tony | |||
| Jodi No. 1 | 2001 | Veeru | David Dhawan | ||
| Aamdani Atthani Kharchaa Rupaiyaa | 2001 | Bhimsha | |||
| Hadh Kar Di Aapne | 2000 | Raju | |||
| Joru Ka Ghulam | 2000 | Raju | |||
| Shikari | 2000 | Om Srivastav | N. Chandra | ||
| Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain | 1999 | Rahul Malhotra | Nabh Kumar 'Raju' | ||
| Haseena Maan Jaayegi | 1999 | Monu | David Dhawan | ||
| Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan | 1998 | Pyare Mohan/Chhote Miyan | David Dhawan | ||
| Dulhe Raja | 1998 | Raja | Harmesh Malhotra | ||
| Deewana Mastana | 1997 | Bunnu | David Dhawan | ||
| Gambler | 1996 | Unknown | |||
| Hero No. 1 | 1997 | Rajesh Malhotra | David Dhawan | ||
| Saajan Chale Sasural | 1996 | Shyamsunder | David Dhawan | ||
| Coolie No. 1 | 1995 | Raju | David Dhawan | ||
| Dulaara | 1994 | Raja | Vimal Kumar | Also Singer | |
| Raja Babu | 1994 | Raja Singh | David Dhawan | ||
| Ekka Raja Rani | 1994 | Sagar | Afzal Ahmed | ||
| Aankhen | Bunnu/Gulshan/Gaurishankar | 1993 | David Dhawan | ||
| Jaan Se Pyara | 1992 | Inspector Jai/Sunder | Anand | ||
| Hum | 1991 | Vijay | Mukul S. Anand | ||
| Swarg | 1990 | Krishna | David Dhawan | ||
| Izzatdar | 1990 | K. Bapahia | |||
| Maha-Sangram | 1990 | Mukul S. Anand | |||
| Awaargi | 1990 | Dhiren Kumar | Mahesh Bhatt | ||
| Do Qaidi | 1989 | Kanu | Ajay Kashyap | ||
| Jung Baaz | 1989 | Arjun Srivastav | Mehul Kumar | ||
| Hatya | 1988 | Sagar | Kirti Kumar | ||
| Jeete Hain Shaan Se | 1988 | Iqbal Ali | Kawal Sharma | ||
| Marte Dam Tak | 1987 | Mehul Kumar | |||
| Khudgarz | 1987 | Rakesh Roshan | |||
| Love 86 | 1986 | Vikram Doshi | Ismayeel Shroff | ||
| Ilzaam | 1986 | Ajay Sharma/Vijay |
[edit] Trivia
- His pet name is chichi
[edit] External links
- Govinda at the Internet Movie Database
- Biography at www.apunkachoice.com
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
| Congress candidates for 2004 elections to the Lok Sabha from Mumbai |
| Milind Deora (Mumbai South) | Govinda (Mumbai North) | Gurudas Kamat (Northeast Mumbai) Eknath Gaikwad (North-Central Mumbai) | Sunil Dutt (North-West Mumbai) | Sachin Ahir (South-Central Mumbai) |
