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Govinda

Biography

Govinda ( born Govind Arun Ahuja, 21 December 1963) is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. 

 

He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films such as Shola Aur Shabnam, Aankhen, Coolie No. 1, Haseena Maan Jaayegi and Partner. He was a member of the Indian National Congress Party. 

 

He was elected as the seventh Member of Parliament for the Mumbai North Constituency of Maharashtra, India in the 14th Lok Sabha elections in 2004, after defeating Ram Naik of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

 

 In the 2009 General Elections, he opted out of politics to concentrate more on films. However, he continues to have political favor from the Congress Party. His constituency was succeeded by Sanjay Nirupam (also from Congress). 

 

In June 1999, Govinda was voted as the tenth greatest star on stage or screen of the last thousand years by BBC News Online users.

Known for
Actor
2014

Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty as Pratap - Virat Bakshi's Senior Commanding Officer

2007

Partner as Bhaskar Diwakar Chaudhry

2006

Bhagam Bhag as Babla

2003

Ek Aur Ek Gyarah as Tara

2002

Chalo Ishq Ladaaye as Pappu

2002

Akhiyon Se Goli Maare as Raj Oberoi

2001

Jodi No.1 as Veeru

2000

Shikari as Om Srivastav / Mahendra Pratap Singh

2000

Hadh Kar Di Aapne as Raj Malhotra

1999

Haseena Maan Jaayegi as Monu

1998

Naseeb as Krishna Prasad

1998

Maharaja as Kohinoor Karan

1998

Dulhe Raja as Raja

1998

Aunty No. 1 as Gopi

1997

Deewana Mastana as Bunnu

1997

Hero No. 1 as Rajesh Malhotra 'Raju'

1996

Saajan Chale Sasural as Shyamsunder

1995

Coolie No. 1 as Raju

1995

Andolan as Aniket

1994

Khuddar as Police Inspector Siddhant Suri

1994

Prem Shakti as Gangwa / Krishna

1994

Raja Babu as Raja Singh

1993

Muqabla as Havaldar Suraj

1993

Aankhen as Bunnu / Gaurishankar

1992

Shola Aur Shabnam as Karan

1991

Hum as Vijay

1990

Swarg as Krishna