Govinda known for movies like ‘Hero No 1’, ‘Raja Babu’, ‘Aankhen’ among many others is still remembered for his iconic roles, comic timing and dancing. However, his fans have been quite disappointed as he hasn’t done movies in a while and been away from the screen. Many have spoken about Govinda’s career decline in the past and blamed his ‘superstitious’ side along with a bit of arrogance for it. In a recent interview, former CBFC chief and producer Pahlaj Nihalini reacted if its true that Govinda is arrogant.He reacted and said on Learn From The Legend podcast, “Govinda was always insecure in everything. His father was a huge hero of Mehboob Khan. He was a producer also, had so many losses. Usne itna dard saaha uske baad, bahut saari cheezein unke haath se nikal gayi, aur struggle karna pada. All those things were built inside him while doing something.”He added, “Usko yeh tha ki paise kisi tarah se ajaayen. He had many responsibilities of his brothers and sisters as well, paison mein uljha rehta tha. He wanted to do everything. Uska attitude aisa hogaya tha. Jab kaam aur pressure bahut tha, he developed a habit of that attitude. Vehmi bhi ho gaya. Yeh saari cheezein usko khaati rahi. Jab nahi chalta aadmi toh sab usko damage karta hai. Otherwise, you won’t find an actor like Govinda even after searching.”He also revealed that he gave him ‘Shola Aur Shabnam’ when he didn’t have any work. He said, “When he didn’t have any work, I gave Shola Aur Shabnam to him. He was doing comedy for the first time. Then, when he didn’t have any work again, I gave him Aankhen. I changed his entire image. Both Shola Aur Shabnam and Aankhein were opposite. I was actually wanting to cast Dilip Kumar and Mehmood in Aankhen. I moulded him for that role. You will see Dilip Kumar and Mehmood at certain places if you watch the film today.”
