Govinda celebrates his birthday on December 21 and has turned 57 this year. The actor born Govind Arun Ahuja opted for Govinda as his screen name. With his slapstick comedy outings and incredible dancing skills, the actor is considered as a hot favourite among the 90s kids. He has been a part of several comedy and action films since his debut in the year 1986. Now, we came across an old interview of Govinda from the popular talk show Rendezvous with Simi Garewal where he spoke at length about his struggles.
For the uninitiated, Govinda's mother was a classical singer and a dancer. Talking about how her struggles to meet the ends shook him, the actor had told Simi, "Sometimes, when you get to know when someone is struggling to get through the bad patch of life, struggling very hard and alone, especially a woman and a mother, and with six children trying to cope up with everything and yet keeping her dignity intact, the dignity of the family, getting four daughters married, it is very difficult. Anek aisi baatein huyi jo chubti thi (several incidents would hurt). I have seen her go through all this. I wanted to change it and change it fast."
Govinda recalled about having a gap of about 33 years between his parents leaving the film industry and he joins it. The Hero No 1 actor shared, "There was a gap of 33 years between them leaving the film industry and me becoming an actor at 21. So by the time I entered the industry, many new producers had come who didn’t know much about my lineage. I had to wait for hours to meet them. I understood why they’d talk or behave in a certain way but never let it come in between me and my art."
Govinda had also spoken about the time when he was rejected the job of a steward at Taj Mahal Hotel. He said, "I didn’t the job because I couldn’t speak English. I couldn’t speak in front of them."
Meanwhile, on the work front, Govinda was last seen in the film Rangeela Raja released in 2019.
