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By Ashish Bhinde Š2003 Bollyvista.com |
"Hum bigad gaye ke aap bigad gaye, hamare darwaje se aap ke jootein kidher gaye..." These interesting lines are penned by poet Govind Ahuja. You don't know him? Come on, our own Govinda a.k.a. Chichi is the poet in question. From Virar, far suburb of Mumbai to Bollywood, Govinda has come a long way. And so has his poet heart.
Govinda started writing poems when he was in his early teen age. While speaking to media during a press meet prior to the release of Ek Aur Ek Gyarah, he revealed this fact to all with his trademark grin and innocence. Govinda was originally offered the role of Vikrant in Taal by Subhash Ghai but he refused playing the second fiddle. The history was later made when Anil Kapoor played that comparatively small but strong character. And that refusal resulted in four year's delay in Govinda's entry into the Subhash Ghai camp.
Ek Aur Ek Gyarah is his first movie under the Mukta Arts' banner, though it is not directed by Ghai. David Dhawan, the captain of EAEG, is one of the favorite directors of Govinda and together they have done 16 films till date. Their last film together was Kyunki Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta, which was bombed at the box-office despite having good entertaining value. With EAEG, will the director-actor jodi (pair) recreate the magic for which they are known? Govinda speaks about such possibilities and more...
After saying no to Taal in the past, what were the factors that prompted you to sign a Mukta Arts movie?
I always wanted to work for Subhash Ghai's banner but I had a feeling that I should do so in better circumstances. At the time of Taal, I felt that if I will take up that small role which was more of a character than of a hero, people would have come to me in lot with similar offers. That would, in turn, have shortened both the length of my roles and my importance as an artiste. Secondly, (in a lighter tone...) one has to be very cautious while working with such big makers. For, they are like oceans that pull you along and you are left with no choice but to get carried away. EAEG was to be directed by David (Dhawan) and so I though, 'Ok...let's work with a big banner.' I believed that this was a right chance for me to make entry into the Ghai camp.
But comedies are not doing well of late. They all look and feel similar all the time. Don't you feel that comic filmmakers have lost their touch...
Everyone works as per his own instinct. There are makers who decline to follow the proven formulas to become hit. Plus, success and failure largely depend on how viewers take your views and not on what you want them to understand. Sometime, a good movie fails to do well at the box-office. The overall morale of the industry and viewers is so down nowadays that if you tell a joke, the other person may feel that you are making a joke of him. I think that's why even good films are not doing business as expected.
You are mostly doing uniform films and playing similar roles. Are you trying to break the tradition you have set for you as an actor?
I want to do many more things. And that is the reason why I have signed just a couple of films in the last one and a half years. Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha is one of my forthcoming films that has really different subject. Its storyline revolves around a man who gets involved in a crime unknowingly. So far as doing various kinds of roles is concerned, I have decided to take a big leap after few months of EAEG's release. If you want people to forget the past, you have to work out your future well with commendable job. I am trying to do this. I have discussed several subjects in the last few months. My viewers want to see new films with old Govinda. I am preparing myself for this task.
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