 "Govinda’s career was destroyed after Salman Khan starrer Partner, claims Pahlaj Nihalani: 'He has been stabbed in the back many...'")
The Hero No. 1 of Bollywood, Govinda, dominated the 90s with his comic timing, dance moves and magnetic screen presence. However, with time, his graph went downward. Even his much hyped Partner alongside, which turned out to be a blockbuster, didn’t revive his stardom.
Now, producer Pahlaj Nihalani, who collaborated with Govinda in Aankhen, Ilzaam and S_hola Aur Shabnam_, claimed that people within the industry have destroyed the career of the actor.
“After Partner, everything went against him. He didn’t get any films after that. Many of his big films got shut down, including one with Priyanka Chopra. If someone stabs you in the back, there’s not even a single mark left behind. You don’t even get to know. So, he has been stabbed in the back many times," said Nihalani while talking to PinkVilla.
“It was the truth. Even after Rangeela Raja (2019), many big producers asked me if Govinda ever annoyed me, but I denied. He used to come and go back on time. It’s a rumour that he comes late. He has shot for me at 6 am in the morning. He was never late beyond the assigned time," he added.
“There are no friends in Bollywood. Time par dost hai, time ke baad nahi hai (They are friends only for the moment, not afterwards). Koi kisi ka apna nahi hai. If someone’s film flops, people throw parties," Pahlaj shared.
Pahlaj also agreed to Govinda’s wife Sunita Ahuja’s statement that people around the actor didn’t allow him to grow and said, “She is not wrong, she is right. These pundits destroyed his career."
The producer also shared that he never intervened or gave suggestion to Govinda and added, “It is wrong to advise anyone. Giving advice to someone means keeping your own self below them. Sachai bolna aur sachai sunna, bahut bada farak hai (Speaking and listening to the truth are very different things). I will never say anything wrong about Govinda as an actor and as a person. His thought process is at fault sometimes."
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