Govinda filmography

Govinda at Bright Advertising Awards announcement

This is the filmography of Govinda (born Govind Arun Ahuja^[1] on 21 December 1963^[2]), an Indian actor and a former politician. Govinda has received twelve Filmfare Awards nominations winning two Filmfare Awards including a Special Jury Award and he has also won four Zee Cine Awards .

Making his debut in Ilzaam in 1986, he has appeared in over 140 Hindi films of the Bollywood industry. In June 1999, Govinda was voted as the tenth greatest star of stage or screen of the last thousand years by BBC News Online users.^[3]

In 1980s he appeared in films of variety of genres such as family drama, action and romantic. In 1990s, he gained recognition as a comic actor after playing a mischievous young NCC cadet in the romantic movie Shola Aur Shabnam (1992) opposite the late Divya Bharti. He played leading roles in several commercially successful comedy films in the 1990s such as Aankhen(1993), Raja Babu(1994), Coolie No. 1 (1995), Hero No. 1 (1997) and Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999). He received the Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Haseena Maan Jayegi and Filmfare Special Award for Saajan Chale Sasural. He has successfully played dual roles in several movies like Gentleman (1989), Jaan Se Pyaara (1992), Aankhen (1993), Hathkadi (1995), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998), Anari No.1 (1999), Waah! Tera Kya Kehna (2002) and Sandwich (2006) .^[4]

Govinda's biggest hit film so far is Partner. The film grossed Rs.300 Million in India on its opening week, the second highest domestic opening week gross for an Indian film until then.^[5] The film was declared a "Blockbuster hit at box office". Govinda won many awards for his performance in Partner including an IIFA Best Comedian Award and a Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male.

In addition to film acting, he is a member of the Indian National Congress Party. He was elected as the seventh Member of Parliament for the Mumbai North Constituency of Maharashtra, India in the 14th Lok Sabha elections in 2004,^[6] after defeating Ram Naik of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In the 2009 General Elections, he opted out of politics to concentrate more on films. His constituency was succeeded by Sanjay Nirupam (also from Congress).

Films

As actor

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Year	Film	Role	Notes
1986	Ilzaam	Ajay Sharma/Vijay	Debut
1986	Tan-Badan	Ravi Pratap
1986	Love 86	Vikram Doshi
1986	Sadaa Suhagan	Ravi
1987	Mera Lahoo	Govinda Singh
1987	Khudgarz	Kumar Saxena
1987	Dadagiri	Suraj
1987	Marte Dam Tak	Jai
1987	Pyaar Karke Dekho	Ravi Kumar
1987	Sindoor	Ravi
1988	Jeete Hain Shaan Se	Iqbal Ali
1988	Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga	Deepak Malhotra
1988	Hatya	Sagar
1988	Halaal Ki Kamai	Kabir Khanna
1988	Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1988 film)	Amar Dhanraj
1988	Dariya Dil	Ravi
1988	Ghar Mein Ram Gali Mein Shyam	Amar
1988	Pyaar Mohabbat	Raj
1988	Shiv Shakti	Shakti
1988	Tohfa Mohabbat Ka	Hero
1989	Aakhri Baazi	Ram Kumar
1989	Jung Baaz	Arjun Srivastav
1989	Do Qaidi	Kanu
1989	Paap Ka Ant	Abhishek Mhatre
1989	Gentleman	Hari/Om	Double Role
1989	Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii	Ravi Verma
1989	Billoo Badshah	Vijay
1989	Gair Kanooni	Om Narayan
1989	Farz Ki Jung	Vishal
1989	Dost Garibon Ka	Vijay/Barkat Ali
1989	Asmaan Se Ooncha	Vikram Malik (Vicky)
1989	Gharana	Ravi Mehra
1989	Sachai Ki Taqat	Sagar Singh
1989	Taaqatwar	John D'Mello
1990	Maha-Sangram	Arjun 'Munna'
1990	Swarg	Krishna
1990	Apmaan Ki Aag	Vikrant 'Vicky' Narayan Singh
1990	Izzatdaar	Vijay
1990	Kali Ganga	Govinda
1990	Naya Khoon	Dr. Anand
1990	Taqdeer Ka Tamasha	Satya
1990	Awaargi	Dhiren Kumar	Critically acclaimed role
1991	Hum	Vijay
1991	Kaun Kare Kurbanie	Ajit 'Munna' Singh
1991	Bhabhi	Amar/Nakadram
1991	Karz Chukana Hai	Ravi
1991	Raiszaada	Sanjay
1992	Shola Aur Shabnam	Karan
1992	Baaz	Deva
1992	Naach Govinda Naach	Govinda
1992	Jaan Se Pyaara	Inspector Jai/Sunder	Double Roles
1992	Zulm Ki Hukumat	Pratap Kohli
1992	Radha Ka Sangam	Govinda
1993	Aankhen	Vijay (Bunnu) / Gaurishankar	Double Role / Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1993	Muqabla	Havaldar Suraj
1993	Zakhmo Ka Hisaab	Suraj Kumar
1993	Aadmi Khilona Hai	Sharad Verma
1993	Prateeksha	Raja
1993	Teri Payal Mere Geet	Premi
1994	Ekka Raja Rani	Sagar
1994	Andaz Apna Apna	Himself	Special appearance
1994	Raja Babu	Raja Babu
1994	Khuddar	Siddanth Suri
1994	Dulaara	Raja
1994	Bhagyawan	Amar
1994	Beta Ho To Aisa	Raju
1994	Prem Shakti	Gangwa/Krishna
1994	Aag	Birju/Raju
1994	Brahma	Suraj
1995	The Gambler	Dayashankar Pandey
1995	Hathkadi	Suraj Chauhan/Rajnikant	Double Role
1995	Andolan	Aniket
1995	Kismat	Ajay
1995	Coolie No. 1	Raju	Star Screen Award Special Jury Award Nominated - Filmfare Best Actor Award
1996	Saajan Chale Sasural	Shyamsunder	Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Actor Filmfare Special Award
1996	Chhote Sarkar	Amar/Rohit
1996	Zordaar	Ravi
1996	Maahir	Bhola
1996	Apne Dam Par	Himself	Special appearance
1997	Hero No. 1	Rajesh Malhotra
1997	Deewana Mastana	Bunnu	Nominated - Filmfare Best Actor Award
1997	Do Ankhen Barah Hath	Sagar
1997	Agnichakra	Amar
1997	Loha	Govinda
1997	Banarasi Babu	Gopi
1998	Achanak	Arjun
1998	Dulhe Raja	Raja	Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role
1998	Aunty No. 1	Gopi/Kanaklakshmi
1998	Maharaja	Kohinoor Karan
1998	Bade Miyan Chote Miyan	Pyare Mohan/Chhote Miyan	Double Role / Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role Nominated - Filmfare Best Actor Award Special Videocon Screen award from Jury
1998	Pardesi Babu	Raju Pardesi
1998	Naseeb	Krishna Prasad
1999	Anari No.1	Rahul Saxena /Raja	Double Role
1999	Rajaji	Rajaji
1999	Haseena Maan Jaayegi	Monu/Chachaji	Filmfare Best Comedian Award Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role
1999	Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain	Rahul Malhotra
2000	Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain	Ganga
2000	Shikari	Om Srivastav/Mahendra Pratap Singh	Nominated - Filmfare Best Villain Award
2000	Kunwara	Raju	Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
2000	Beti No. 1	Bharat Bhatnagar
2000	Joru Ka Ghulam	Raja
2000	Hadh Kar Di Aapne	Raju/Mummy/Daddy/Sweety/Dada/Dadi	Six Roles
2001	Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa	Bhishma
2001	Albela	Rocky Hiranandani
2001	Censor	Himself	Special appearance
2001	Jodi No.1	Veeru	IIFA Best Comedian Award Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
2001	Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya	Prem
2001	Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta	Raj Malhotra	Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
2002	Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai	Sunder
2002	Waah! Tera Kya Kehna	Raj Oberoi/Banne Khan	Double Role
2002	Akhiyon Se Goli Maare	Raj Oberoi	Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
2002	Chalo Ishq Ladaaye	Pappu
2003	Ek Aur Ek Gyarah	Tara
2003	Raja Bhaiya	Raja Bhaiya
2005	Ssukh	Chandraprakash Sharma
2005	Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen	Raja/Vicky
2006	Sandwich	Shekhar/Vicky/Sher Singh	Double Role
2006	Bhagam Bhag	Babla	One of the biggest hit of the year
2007	Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love	Raju
2007	Partner	Bhaskar Diwakar Chowdahry	IIFA Best Comedian Award Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male Star Gold Excellent Comic Actor Award MTV Lycra Style Most Stylish Comeback Award NDTV Imagine Best Jodi of the Year with Salman Khan
2007	Jahan Jaaeyega Hamen Paaeyega	Karan/Bobby Singh/Sher Khan
2007	Om Shanti Om	Himself	Special appearance
2008	Money Hai Toh Honey Hai	Bobby Arora
2008	Humsey Hai Jahaan		Special appearance
2009	Chal Chala Chal	Deepak
2009	Life Partner	Jeet Oberoi	Nominated - IIFA Best Comedian Award
2009	Do Knot Disturb	Raj
2009	Wanted	Himself	Special appearance
2010	Raavan	Vijay Kumar
2011	Naughty @ 40	Sanjeev Srivastav
2011	Loot	Pandit
2011	Delhi Safari	Bajrangi (voice)	3D Animation film
2013	Deewana Main Deewana	Basant	Released After 10 years
2013	Samadhi	Deputy Inspector General of Police	Bengali debut
2014	Holiday	Sr. Commanding Officer Pratap	Special Appearance
2014	Kill Dil	Bhaiyaji	Antagonist, Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actor
2014	Happy Ending	Armaan	Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actor
2015	Hey Bro		Special Appearance
2016	Jagga Jasoos		Filming ( Releasing on 3 June 2016)

Other language films

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Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	Three Roses	Himself	Tamil Film - Guest appearance
2013	Samadhi	Deputy Inspector General of Police	Bengali Debut

Delayed

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Year	Film	Role	Notes
2016	Abhinay Chakra	Cop	Also producer, (Releasing in 2016)[7]
2016	Avataar	Football Coach	Post-production, (Releasing in 2016)
2016	Afra Tafri		Post-production, (Releasing in 2016)
2016	Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai	Pappu	Delayed
TBA	Run Bhola Run		Delayed

As Producer

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2016	Abhinay Chakra	Cop	Post-production, (Releasing in jan 2016)

References

1. "Celebrities and their Real Names".
2. "Happy 50th Birthday Govinda".
3. "Bollywood star tops the poll". BBC News. 1 July 1999. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
4. "Directors double dilemma". 1 July 1999. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
5. "indiaglitz.com". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
6. "Govinda the MP seen seldom in House, constituency". Retrieved 29 May 2010.
7. "Govinda Produces, Stars in Action Film ‘Abhinay Chakra’".