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

Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty

Partner

Bhagam Bhag

Ek Aur Ek Gyarah

Chalo Ishq Ladaaye

Akhiyon Se Goli Maare

Jodi No.1

Shikari

Hadh Kar Di Aapne

Haseena Maan Jaayegi

Naseeb

Maharaja

Dulhe Raja

Aunty No. 1

Deewana Mastana

Hero No. 1

Saajan Chale Sasural

Coolie No. 1

Andolan

Khuddar

Prem Shakti

Raja Babu

Muqabla

Aankhen

Shola Aur Shabnam

Hum

Swarg
Actor
Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty as Pratap - Virat Bakshi's Senior Commanding Officer
Partner as Bhaskar Diwakar Chaudhry
Bhagam Bhag as Babla
Ek Aur Ek Gyarah as Tara
Chalo Ishq Ladaaye as Pappu
Akhiyon Se Goli Maare as Raj Oberoi
Jodi No.1 as Veeru
Shikari as Om Srivastav / Mahendra Pratap Singh
Hadh Kar Di Aapne as Raj Malhotra
Haseena Maan Jaayegi as Monu
Naseeb as Krishna Prasad
Maharaja as Kohinoor Karan
Dulhe Raja as Raja
Aunty No. 1 as Gopi
Deewana Mastana as Bunnu
Hero No. 1 as Rajesh Malhotra 'Raju'
Saajan Chale Sasural as Shyamsunder
Coolie No. 1 as Raju
Andolan as Aniket
Khuddar as Police Inspector Siddhant Suri
Prem Shakti as Gangwa / Krishna
Raja Babu as Raja Singh
Muqabla as Havaldar Suraj
Aankhen as Bunnu / Gaurishankar
Shola Aur Shabnam as Karan
Hum as Vijay
Swarg as Krishna