Govinda (born Govind Arun Ahuja[3] on 21 December 1963[4]) is an Indian actor and a ormer !

o"itician# Govinda has received t$e"ve %i"m are A$ards nominations $innin& t$o %i"m are A$ards inc"udin& a '!ecia" (ur) A$ard and he has a"so $on our *ee +ine A$ards #

,a-in& his debut in I".aam in 19/60 he has a!!eared in over 141 2indi i"ms o the 3o"")$ood industr)# In (une 19990 Govinda $as voted as the tenth &reatest star o sta&e or screen o the "ast thousand )ears b) 33+ 4e$s 5n"ine users#[6]

2is ear"ier i"ms in the 19/1s $ere in a variet) o &enres such as ami") drama0 action and romantic# In 1991s0 he &ained reco&nition as a comic actor a ter !"a)in& a mischievous )oun& 4++ cadet in the romantic movie 'ho"a Aur 'habnam (1992) o!!osite the "ate Div)a 3harti# 2e !"a)ed "eadin& ro"es in severa" commercia"") success u" comed) i"ms in the 1991s such as Aan-hen(1993)0 7aja 3abu(1994)0 +oo"ie 4o# 1 (1996)0 2ero 4o# 1 (1998) and 2aseena ,aan (aa)e&i (1999)# 2e received the %i"m are 3est +omedian A$ard or 2aseena ,aan (a)e&i and %i"m are '!ecia" A$ard or 'aajan +ha"e 'asura"# 2e has success u"") !"a)ed dua" ro"es in severa" movies "i-e Gent"eman (19/9)0 (aan 'e 9)aara (1992)0 Aan-hen (1993)0 2ath-adi (1996)0 3ade ,i)an +hote ,i)an (199/)0 Anari 4o#1 (1999)0 :aah; <era =)a =ehna (2112) and 'and$ich (2116) #[6] A!art rom doub"e ro"es0 he has a"so success u"") !"a)ed si> ro"es o his o$n ami") in 2adh =ar Di Aa!ne (2111)0 one bein& 7aju and others bein& 7aju?s mom0 7aju?s dad0 7aju?s sister0 7aju?s Grandmother and 7aju?s Grand ather#[8]

Govinda is nic-named as ?4o# 1? because o the series o i"ms he has done endin& $ith @4o# 1@ ta& "i-e +oo"ie 4o# 10 2ero 4o# 10 Aunt) 4o# 10 Anari 4o#10 3eti 4o# 1 and (odi 4o#1# Govinda is the on") actor a ter A-sha) =umar in 3o"")$ood $ho has done series o i"ms $ith a s!eci ic tit"e0 A-sha) =umar has done / i"ms o =hi"adi ( i"m series) $hi"e Govinda has done 6 i"ms o @4o# 1 ( i"m series)@#[/]

A ter a !eriod o bo> o ice "o!s in the 2111s0 his recent commercia" successes have been 3ha&am 3ha& (2116)0 9artner (2118)0 Ai e 9artner (2119) and 7aavan (2111) and thus ar he has estab"ished himse" as one o the "eadin& actors o 2indi cinema#

In 21130 he re"eased his music a"bum Gori <ere 4aina# 2e a!!eared on the !o!u"ar +o"ors <#B# sho$ +omed) 4i&hts $ith =a!i" or his a"bum?s !romotion on 16 December 2113#

In addition to i"m actin&0 he is a member o the Indian 4ationa" +on&ress 9art)# 2e $as e"ected as the seventh ,ember o 9ar"iament or the ,umbai 4orth +onstituenc) o ,aharashtra0 India in the 14th Ao- 'abha e"ections in 21140[9] a ter de eatin& 7am 4aio the 3harati)a (anata 9art)# In the 2119 Genera" C"ections0 he o!ted out o !o"itics to concentrate more on i"ms# 2is constituenc) $as succeeded b) 'anja) 4iru!am (a"so rom +on&ress)#

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1 Car") "i e 2 Actin& career 2#1 19/6D91E Debut and brea-throu&h 2#2 1991F1999E +ritica" and commercia" success 2#3 2111F16E '"um! and brea- rom i"ms 2#4 2116F19E Actin& comebac- and return to !rominence 2#6 2111F!resentE 7ecent $or3 %reGuent co""aboration $ith other actors and actresses 3#1 Actors 3#2 Actresses 4 9o"itica" career 4#1 +riticism 6 9ersona" "i e 6 2onors and reco&nitions 8 ,usic Directors H 'in&ers / %i"mo&ra!h) 9 A$ards H 4ominations 11 7e erences

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GovindaIs ather0 Arun Ahuja0 $as born in !reF!artition Gujran$a"a0 9unjab0 3ritish India (in !resentFda) 9a-istan) on 26 (anuar) 1918#[11] 2e studied in an en&ineerin& co""e&e at Aahore# Beteran !roducer ,ehboob =han brou&ht him to ,umbai in 1938 and cast him in C- 2i 7aasta as the "eadin& man# Arun $as notab"e or actin& in ,ehboob =han?s Aurat (1941)# Govinda?s mother0 4a.eem $ho $as ,us"im had converted to 2induism and ado!ted the name 4irma"a Devi#[11] Arun and 4irma"a irst met durin& the ma-in& o the i"m 'avera0 in $hich the) $ere cast o!!osite each other# <he) married in 1941#[12]

<he on") i"m Ahuja ever !roduced $as a "o!# Jnab"e to bear the "oss0 his hea"th ai"ed# <he ami")0 "ivin& in a bun&a"o$ on ,umbai?s u!mar-et +arter 7oad0 "ater moved to Birar K a northern ,umbai suburb0 $here Govinda $as born# <he )oun&est o si> chi"dren0 his !et name +hi +hi means "itt"e in&er in 9unjabi0[13] the "an&ua&e the) s!ea- at home# 'ince his ather $as unab"e to $or-0 4irma"a Devi brou&ht u! the chi"dren throu&h hard times in ,umbai# Actin& career 19/6D91E Debut and brea-throu&h

2e studied at Annasaheb Barta- +o""e&e in Basai0 ,aharashtra# 2e &raduated in commerce# 2is ather su&&ested i"ms as he himse" $as associated $ith i"ms# Around this time0 Govinda sa$ the i"m Disco Dancer and dance became his obsession# 2e !racticed or hours and circu"ated a !romo o himse" on a B2' cassette# 'oon a erti"i.er commercia" came his $a)0 o""o$ed b) an A""$)n ad0 ina"") his ver) irst "eadin& ro"e in <anF3adan0 $hich $as to be directed b) his unc"e Anand# 2e started shootin& or his ne>t i"m Aove /6 in (une 19/6# 3) midF(u")0 he had si&ned 41 others#[14][16]

2is irst re"eased i"m $as I".aam (19/6)0 a bo> o ice success and the i th bi&&est hit o 19/6# <he i"m son& @street dancer@ havin& a brea- dance became a brea-throu&h in his career and estab"ished him as a dancin& star# 2e acted in a strin& o movies a ter that $ith mi>ed success# ,ost o the i"ms he a!!eared in durin& the 19/1s $ere in the action0 romance or ami") drama &enres# 2e $as o ten !aired o!!osite actress 4ee"am and to&ether the) a!!eared in severa" hit i"ms such as Aove /6 (19/6)0 =hud&ar. (19/8) and his brother =irti =umar?s directoria"0 2at)a (19//)# 2e had success $ith ami") drama

i"ms such as Dari)a Di" (19//)0 (eete 2ain 'haan 'e (19//) and 2um (1991) as $e"" as action i"ms such as ,arte Dam <a- (19/8) and (un& 3aa. (19/9)# 2e $or-ed $ith David Dha$an or the irst time in the 19/9 action i"m <aaGat$ar# 2e a"so $or-ed $ith 7ajni-ant and 'ridevi in the hit i"m that )ear tit"ed0 Ghair =hanooni# 1991F1999E +ritica" and commercia" success %rom ("Fr)0 David Dha$an0 Govinda and +hun-) 9ande) at 3obb) Deo"?s birthda) bash

Govinda a!!eared in severa" critica"") and commercia"") success u" i"ms in the 1991s and he $as one o bi&&est su!erstars o the era# In 1991 he became a !art o cu"t c"assic i"m A$aar&i# <he movie had Ani" =a!oor0 Govinda and ,eena-shi 'heshadri in "ead ro"es# 5thers i"ms "i-e '$ar& and ,aha 'an&ram a"so did $e""# In 19920 he $as seen in the critica"") acc"aimed i"m0 *u"m =i 2u-umat0 an Indian rema-e o <he God ather $here his !er ormance $as immense") a!!reciated# 2e then ormed a success u" co""aboration $ith David Dha$an and $ent onto act in 18 movies directed b) him most o $hich $ere comed) i"ms and $ere success u"# <he i"ms made b) their co""aboration are <aaGat$ar (19/9)0 '$ar& (1991)0 'ho"a Aur 'habnam (1992)0 Aan-hen (1993)0 7aja 3abu (1994)0 +oo"ie 4o# 1 (1996)0 'aajan +ha"e 'asura" (1996)0 3anarasi 3abu (1998)0 Dee$ana ,astana (1998)0 2ero 4o# 1 (1998)0 3ade ,i)an +hote ,i)an (199/)0 2aseena ,aan (aa)e&i (1999)0 =un$ara (2111)0 (odi 4o#1 (2111)0 C- Aur CG)arah (2113)0 9artner (2118) and Do =not Disturb (2119)# Aan-hen became the hi&hest &rossin& i"m o the )ear and one o bi&&est a""Ftime b"oc-busters ever# 2e a"so san& or himse" in some o his movies "i-e0 @,eri 9ant 3hi 'e>)@ rom Du"aara and @Gori Gori@ rom 'ho"a Aur 'habnam# Dha$an and other directors reGuent") cast him o!!osite actresses such as =arishma =a!oor0 (uhi +ha$"a and 7aveena <andon durin& the 1991s# 2111F16E '"um! and brea- rom i"ms Govinda ("e t) $ith A-sha) =umar on the set o 3ha&am 3ha&

2is bo> o ice &ra!h su ered a setbac- in the ear") 2111s o""o$in& a series o commercia"") unsuccess u" i"ms# A"thou&h some o his movies $ere dec"ared hit "i-e =un$ara0[16][18] 2adh =ar Di Aa!ne0[1/] (odi 4o#10[19] =)o =ii### ,ain (huth 4ahin 3o"ta[21] and C- Aur C- G)arah#[21]

2e a"so &ot nominated the %i"m are A$ard or 3est 9er ormance in a +omic 7o"e or =un$ara0 (odi 4o#10 =)o =ii### ,ain (huth 4ahin 3o"ta and A-hi)on 'e Go"i ,aare# 3ut since 21120 most o his i"ms turned out to be "o! at bo> o ice# 2e !"a)ed the ro"e o a vi""ain or the irst time in his career in 'hi-ari (2111)# A"thou&h the movie $as not a

commercia" success0 Govinda?s convincin& !ortra)a" o a socio!ath murderer $as critica"") acc"aimed#[22] 2e turned do$n ro"es in <aa"0 GadarE C- 9rem =atha and Devdas $hich $ent on to become success u" i"ms#[23]

2is actin& career $as urther a ected $hen he joined Indian 4ationa" +on&ress and contested and $on the seat or ,ember o 9ar"iament rom ,umbai 4orth b) de eatin& 6 time sittin& ,ember o 9ar"iament ormer 9etro"eum ,inister 7am 4ai- b) over 610111 votes in the 2114 !ar"iamentar) e"ections#

Govinda too- brea- rom i"ms rom 2113F16# 2e did not have an) ne$ i"m re"eases in 2114 and 2116 a"thou&h some o his de"a)ed i"ms such as =hu""am =hu""a 9)aar =aren (2116)0 his home !roduction 'su-h (2116) and 'and$ich $ere re"eased and turned out to be bo> o ice disasters# 2116F19E Actin& comebac- and return to !rominence Govinda at =atrina =ai ?s 3irthda) bash in 211/

Govinda made a comebac- to i"ms in "ate 2116 $ith the comed) i"m0 3ha&am 3ha& directed b) 9ri)adarshan0 a"on&side A-sha) =umar and Aara Dutta# It $as the irst time Govinda and A-sha) =umar $ere seen in a i"m to&ether# <he movie became a hu&e hit and 3o> 5 ice dec"ared it a @su!er hit@ and is sti"" considered as one o the inest comed) i"ms o the 2111s#

2is irst re"ease o 2118 $as 4i-hi" Advani?s directed heav) bud&eted drama i"m 'a"aamFeFIshGE A <ribute to Aove# <he i"m had a hu&e starcast name") Govinda0 'hannon Csra0 'a"man =han0 9ri)an-a +ho!ra0 Ani" =a!oor0 (uhi +ha$"a0 A-sha)e =hanna0 A)esha <a-ia0 (ohn Abraham0 Bid)a 3a"an0 'ohai" =han and Isha =o!!i-ar# Govinda !"a)ed the ro"e o 7aju0 a ta>i driver $ho comes to the assistance o a +aucasian $oman0 'te!hanie ('hannon Csra)0 $ho is rantica"") tr)in& to hunt do$n her "over0 and 7aju eventua"") a""s in "ove $ith her# A"thou&h a bo> o ice disa!!ointment0 Govinda $as s!ecia"") !raised or his !er ormance#[24]

2is second re"ease o 2118 $as David Dha$an directed comed)0 9artner0 $hich coF starred 'a"man =han0 =atrina =ai and Aara Dutta# <he i"m &rossed 7s#311 ,i""ion in India on its o!enin& $ee-0 the second hi&hest domestic o!enin& $ee- &ross or an Indian i"m unti" then#[26] <he i"m $as dec"ared a 3"oc-buster hit at bo> o ice# Govinda $on man) a$ards or his !er ormance in 9artner inc"udin& an II%A 3est +omedian

A$ard and a *ee +ine A$ard or 3est Actor in a 'u!!ortin& 7o"e D ,a"e# 2e $as a"so seen in i"m0 (ahan (aae)e&a 2amen 9aae)e&a a"thou&h it $as i"med man) )ears bac-# <he i"m $as a major disa!!ointment at the bo> o ice# Govinda $as a"so seen in a s!ecia" a!!earance in son& @Dee$an&i Dee$an&i@ in 5m 'hanti 5m

In 211/0 he a!!eared in the i"m0 ,one) 2ai <oh 2one) 2ai# It $as directed b) amous 3o"")$ood choreo&ra!her Ganesh Achar)a# <he i"m did not !er orm $e"" at the bo> o ice# Govinda $as then seen in < = 7ajeev =umar directed comed)0 +ha" +ha"a +ha"# Govinda $as a!!reciated or his !er ormance and the i"m did a decent business at the bo> o ice# <he same )ear0 'a"man =han invited David Dha$an and Govinda on his sho$ 11 =a Dum to ce"ebrate the success o their i"m 9artner#

In 21190 he had a success u" re"ease tit"ed Ai e 9artner in $hich Govinda $as seen as a "a$)er and his !er ormance $as !articu"ar") !raised b) the critics# <he i"m $as dec"ared @2it@ at bo> o ice[26] Govinda &ot bac- to the success u" trio o David Dha$an0 Bashu 3ha&nani and himse" $ith the i"m0 Do =not Disturb0 $hich des!ite receivin& &ood revie$s rom the critics0 ai"ed to ma-e an im!act at the bo> o ice#[28] 2111F!resentE 7ecent $orGovinda and 3oman Irani (ri&ht) at the 9ress con erence o De"hi 'a ari

In 21110 Govinda $as seen in ,ani 7atnam?s bi"in&ua" !roject0 7aavan0 a"on& $ith Bi-ram0 Abhishe- 3achchan and Aish$ar)a 7ai# Govinda !"a)ed a orest de!artment em!"o)ee $ho ta-es Bi-ram?s character throu&h the orests in search o a $anted crimina"# :hi"e it $as ear"ier s!ecu"ated that his character $as a contem!orar) version o 2anuman0 Govinda re uted the c"aim#[2/] Des!ite havin& a sma"" ro"e in the i"m0 Govinda $as a!!reciated or his !er ormance#[29][31][31]

In 21110 Govinda $as seen in (a&mohan ,undhra?s adu"t comed) i"m 4au&ht) L 41# Des!ite the movie bein& "o!!ed0 Govinda $as a!!reciated or his !er ormance#[32] 2e $as a"so seen in another comic ca!er 7ajnish <ha-ur?s i"m Aoot $hich too "o!!ed at bo> o ice# Govinda a"so "ent his voice to the character ?3ajran&i(<he mon-e))? or 4i-hi" Advani?s animation i"m De"hi 'a ari#

In 21130 Govinda $as seen in much de"a)ed =# +# 3o-adia?s i"m Dee$ana ,ain Dee$ana coFstarrin& 9ri)an-a +ho!ra0 $hich a&ain "o!!ed at bo> o ice# <his i"m $as shot a!!ro>imate") ten )ears a&o# <he i"m $as a 2indi rema-e o <ami" i"m 9ri)amudan

directed b) Bincent 'e"va# 2o$ever des!ite bein& it so much de"a)ed0 Govinda received much !raise or his vi""ainous !er ormance in the i"m#[33] Govinda a"so made his 3en&a"i debut and $as seen as De!ut) Ins!ector Genera" o 9o"ice in Di!a- 'an)a"?s 3en&a"i i"m 'amadhi coFstarrin& Grac) 'in&h and 'a)a"i 3ha&at $hich did not !er orm $e"" at bo> o ice#[34]

In 21140 Govinda $i"" be seen in a number o i"ms# 2e $i"" be seen in 2a!!) Cndin& a"on& $ith 'ai A"i =han and I"eana D?+ru.# Govinda $i"" be seen !"a)in& the ro"e o a su!erstar in the i"m#[36] Govinda and 'ai A"i =han $i"" be seen to&ether or the irst time# 2e is a"so doin& A7 ,uru&adoss?s 2o"ida) $hich is a <hu!!a--i rema-e $hich a"so stars A-sha) =umar and 'ona-shi 'inha# [36] A"thou&h he $i"" be seen in a short ro"e but it $i"" be an im!ortant character o the i"m# <his $i"" be second co""aboration o Govinda and A-sha) =umar a ter 3ha&am 3ha&# 2e is a"so doin& Mash 7aj %i"ms?s =i"" Di" directed b) 'haad A"i in $hich he is !"a)in& as an anta&onist and $i"" be seen a"on& $ith 7anveer 'in&h0 9arineeti +ho!ra and 7ani ,u-erji#[38] Govinda $as "ast seen as an anta&onist in 'hi-ari in 2111# <his $i"" be ourth co""aboration o Govinda and 7ani ,u-erji# 9revious") the) have $or-ed to&ether in 2adh =ar Di Aa!ne0 9)aar Di$ana 2ota 2ai and +ha"o IshG Aadaa)e# 2e is a"so starrin& in Anura& 3asu?s (a&&a (asoos and $i"" be seen as 7anbir =a!oor?s 'te!F%ather# <he i"m a"so stars =atrina =ai #[3/] Govinda and =atrina =ai $ere "ast seen to&ether in 9artner in 2118# <he i"m is schedu"ed to be re"eased on 29 ,a) 2116# 2e $i"" a"so be seen in 9ah"aj 4iha"ani?s Avatar in $hich Govinda $i"" be seen as a %ootba"" coach# Govinda has a!!arent") "ost 2/ -i"os and a"so under$ent a hair trans!"ant or his ro"e in the i"m#[39] <he i"ms a"so stars 'unn) Deo" in a &uest ro"e# Govinda and 'unn) Deo" $i"" be seen to&ether or the irst time[41] # Govinda is a"so doin& A ra <a ri $hich co stars 'unie" 'hett)0 Muvi-a +haudhar)0 Ar)a 3abbar and ,u&dha Godse and is bein& directed b) 2aadi Abrar#[41] Govinda is a"so !roducin& a i"m ca""ed Abhina) +ha-ra $hich $i"" be re"eased in 2114# 2e is a"so actin& in the i"m as a co!# <he i"m a"so stars Ashutosh 7ana0 ,a-arand Desh!ande0 2arish =umar and ormer ,rs :or"d 7icha 'harma#[42] Abhnina) +ha-ra $i"" be Govinda?s third !roduction !ost 2at)a and 'su-h#[43][44] Govinda is a"so doin& a i"m $ith ,ira 4air# ,ira has ro!ed in Govinda to !"a) the <it"e ro"e in her u!comin& i"m <he 3en&a"i Detective#[46][46] Car"ier there $as s!ecu"ation that 'hahru-h =han $i"" !"a) the "ead in this i"m# 3ut ,ira has con irmed that Govinda is the !rota&onist o the i"m# 'hahru-h =han is not a !art o the i"m# 'he said in an intervie$ $ith <imes 5 India =o"-ata on 21 December 2113 that there $as none better than Govinda to !"a) the ro"e# 7ani ,u-erji $i"" a"so star in the i"m#[48] %i"min& o @<he 3en&a"i Detective@ $i"" start rom 5ctober 2114 and $i"" re"ease around midF2116# Govinda is a"so said to be ma-in& his ,arathi debut# 2e $as a!!roached b) his ma-eu! man 7amesh0 to !"a) a ro"e that resemb"es Dada =ond-e?s character#[4/] 5n / (anuar) 21140 4e$s s!readed that Govinda re used to do the rema-e o ,ahesh ,anjre-ar?s ,arathi i"m 'hi-shanacha Aaicha Gho in 2indi $hich $as to be !roduced b) 3o"")$ood