‘Apne pair par khud kulhaadi…’, This director called Govinda ‘foolish’ because of…, his name is…
GH News June 20, 2025 03:06 AM

Bollywood actor Govinda is best known for ruling the industry in the 90s giving back-to-back blockbusters one after another. However slowly his stardom began to diminish which later became a huge concern for his die-hard admirers as they were not able to see their favorite star anymore on the big screen. Recently filmmaker producer and former CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani openly talked about Govindas career.
Many Tried To Spoil Govinda...
During an interview with Vicky Lalwani Pahlaj Nihalani who did iconic films with Govinda such as Aankhen Ilzaam and Shola Aur Shabnam talked about Govinda and mentioned that many people tried to spoil his career. There were also his rival stars who wanted him to end his career soon. He said “Govinda was an all-rounder individual. He managed his career well but due to his vulnerability he easily puts his trust in others and the environment around him is not positive which leads him to stray. He associates with pandits (astrologers fortune tellers) and immerses himself in that context and belief system. However people often do not take those discussions seriously. Such dialogues and this surrounding atmosphere are harmful to his career in the film industry. He ended his answer by saying “Inhi sab wajahon ke kaaran wo barbaad hua aur usne apne pairon par swayam kulhaadi maar li thi.”
Pahlaj Nihalani Refers Govinda As Nasamajh Due To…
Pahlaj referred to Govinda as ‘nasamajh’ and used his film Partner as an example to illustrate this point. He stated “Govinda is so nasamajh that in Partner David Dhawan specifically wanted him for that role but it was suggested that David and Salman assisted Govinda during his career downturn. Yet Govinda became emotional and is so unaware. They behaved as if they were doing Govinda a favor but they genuinely only wanted him to portray that character.”
Pahlaj Nihalani Accuses David Dhawan
Pahlaj further accused David Dhawan of influencing Govinda negatively and stirring animosity between them revealing that this was the reason their collaboration ended. He said “David Dhawan had filled Govinda’s mind with poison against me.” Pahlaj explained that David harbored resentment towards him believing that he made profits from the 1993 film Aankhen starring Govinda. However Pahlaj contended that he was the films producer and the one who conceived the story that turned into a feature film. He also mentioned that Anees Bazmee wrote the movie’s dialogues and that David Dhawan was the director but he claimed David was more like a ‘dummy director.’