Govinda born on 21 December 1963 in pre-partition Gujranwala, Punjab, British India (in present-day Pakistan) on 26 January 1917. He studied in an engineering college at Lahore. Veteran producer Mehboob Khan brought him to Mumbai in 1937 and cast him in Ek Hi Raasta as the leading man. Arun was notable for acting in Mehboob Khan's Aurat (1940). Govinda's mother, Nazeem who was Muslim had converted to Hinduism and adopted the name Nirmala Devi. Arun and Nirmala first met during the making of the film Savera, in which they were cast opposite each other. They married in 1941.
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His box office graph suffered a setback in the early 2000s following a series of commercially unsuccessful films. He played the role of a villain for the first time in his career in Shikari (2000). Although the movie was not a commercial success, Govinda's convincing portrayal of a sociopath murderer was critically acclaimed. He turned down roles in Taal, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha and Devdas which went on to become successful films. His acting career was further affected when he contested and won the seat for Member of Parliament from Mumbai North in the 2004 parliamentary elections. He did not have any new film releases in 2004 and 2005 although some of his delayed films such as Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen (2005) and his home production Ssukh (2005) were released and turned out to be box office disasters.
Govinda made a comeback to films in late 2006 with the comedy film, Bhagam Bhag, alongside Akshay Kumar which became a hit. His first release of 2007 was the huge multi-starrer Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love. Although a box office disappointment, Govinda was praised for his performance.
His second release of 2007 was the David Dhawan directed comedy, Partner, which co-starred Salman Khan. 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. In 2008, he appeared in the film, Money Hai Toh Honey Hai. The same year, Salman Khan invited David Dhawan and Govinda on his show 10 Ka Dum to celebrate the success of their film Partner. In 2009, he had a successful release titled Life Partner. Govinda got back to the successful trio of David Dhawan, Vashu Bhagnani and himself with the film, Do Knot Disturb, which flopped at the box office.
In 2010, Govinda was seen in Mani Ratnam's bilingual project, Raavan, along with Vikram, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. Govinda played a forest department employee who takes Vikram's character through the forests in search of a wanted criminal. While it was earlier speculated that his character was a contemporary version of Hanuman, Govinda refuted the claim. Despite having a small role in the film, Govinda was appreciated for his performance.
In 2011, Govinda was seen in Jagmohan Mundhra's adult comedy film Naughty @ 40. Despite the movie being flopped, Govinda was appreciated for his performance. He was also seen in another comic caper Rajnish Thakur's film Loot which too flopped at box office. Govinda also lent his voice to 'Bajrangi(The monkey)' for Nikhil Advani's animation film Delhi Safari.
In 2013, Govinda was seen in much delayed K. C. Bokadia's film Deewana Main Deewana co-starring Priyanka Chopra, which again flopped at box office. This film was shot approximately six years ago. The film was a Hindi remake of Tamil film Priyamudan directed by Vincent Selva. However despite being it so much delayed, Govinda received much praise for his villainous performance in the film. In 2013, he also released his music album Gori Tere Naina with T.V. actress Pooja Bose. He appeared on the popular Colors T.V. show Comedy Nights with Kapil along with Pooja Bose for his album's promotion on 15 December 2013.
In 2014, after about 3 years since his last film Loot released, Govinda will be seen in a number of films. He will be seen in Happy Ending along with Saif Ali Khan. Govinda and Saif Ali Khan will be seen together for the first time. He is also doing AR Murugadoss's Holiday which is a Thuppakki remake which also stars Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha. Although he will be seen in a short role but it will be an important character of the film. This will be second collaboration of Govinda and Akshay Kumar after Bhagam Bhag. He is also doing Yash Raj Films's Kill Dil directed by Shaad Ali in which he is playing as an antagonist and will be seen along with Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra and Rani Mukerji. Govinda was last seen as an antagonist in Shikari in 2000. This will be fourth collaboration of Govinda and Rani Mukerji. Previously they have worked together in Hadh Kar Di Aapne, Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai and Chalo Ishq Ladaaye. He is also starring in Anurag Basu's Jagga Jasoos and will be seen as Ranbir Kapoor's Step-Father. The film also stars Katrina Kaif. Govinda and Katrina Kaif were last seen together in Partner in 2007. He will also be seen in Pahlaj Nihalani's Avatar in which Govinda will be seen as a Football coach. The films also stars Sunny Deol in a guest role. Govinda and Sunny Deol will be seen together for the first time. Govinda is also doing Afra Tafri which co stars Suniel Shetty, Yuvika Chaudhary and Arya Babbar and is being directed by Haadi Abrar. Govinda is also producing a film called Abhinay Chakra which will be released in 2014. He is also acting in the film as a cop. Recently Mira Nair has roped in Govinda to play the lead in her upcoming film "The Bengali Detective". Earlier there was speculation that Shahrukh Khan will be part of this film. But Mira has confirmed that Govinda is going to be part of this film. She said in an interview with Times Of India Kolkata on 21 December 2013 that there was none better than Govinda to play the role. Filming of "The Bengali Detective" will start from October 2014 and will release around mid-2015.
His delayed films Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai, Run Bhola Run may also release in 2014.
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