Govinda is a well-recognised actor in the industry who made his debut in the ’80s and thrived in the ’90s. He entertained the masses with his precise comic timing, impeccable dance moves, versatile acting and impressive screen presence where scripts were written for him, and he worked in back-to-back hits. But the superstar who was a household name in the ’90s gradually faded away and his films failed to create the same magic in the audience. He made several attempts, but none worked. In addition, rumours about his late arrival on sets and bad attitude distanced good filmmakers from him. The actor always replied to questions about these things in his usual funny manner, but in a recent interview, his wife, Sunita Ahuja, shared her take on it.
Sunita Ahuja Govinda was a victim of ‘Bollywood politics’
Sunita Ahuja recently sat down for an interview with Zoom and shared her views on Govinda’s faded stardom. When asked about the rumours about Govinda arriving several hours late at the set of his films, Sunita shared it wasn’t the reality. Instead, some people purposely shared these rumours about her husband, and he became a victim of the Hindi film industry’s politics. She added that the industry doesn’t want people from humble backgrounds to succeed. In her words:
“They would spread rumours about Govinda. He would go to the set, and people would talk behind his back. Govinda ke sath politics toh hua hai bahut. No one wants to see a poor guy become famous and successful. So many of his films have been stopped from being released. But why? Because he was a superstar, and I won’t take any name, but there is a lot of politics in the film industry.”
