Actor · Hindi Cinema

Govinda

Modern1986–present

Govinda, born Govind Arun Ahuja, is a Hindi-cinema actor who broke through in the late 1980s and became one of Bollywood's biggest comedy and dancing stars through the 1990s. Widely nicknamed the "Comedy King," he is known for his slapstick timing, energetic dance numbers, and a long run of hit comedies made with director David Dhawan, including the Coolie No. 1 and Hero No. 1 franchises. He has appeared in more than 120 Hindi films and also served as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009. In 1999 he was named among the world's greatest screen stars in a BBC News Online readers' poll, a marker of his enormous mass popularity.

Honours: Filmfare Award for Best Comedian (Haseena Maan Jayegi) and a Filmfare Special Award (Saajan Chale Sasural), among multiple Filmfare nominations

Filmography

45 films · compiled from Wikidata

Recent & Ongoing

2018

The 1990s

1999

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In a 1999 BBC News Online poll, he was voted the world's tenth-greatest star of stage or screen.
He served as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha for Mumbai North from 2004 to 2009, elected on an Indian National Congress ticket after defeating five-term incumbent Ram Naik.
His prolific 1990s partnership with director David Dhawan produced many of his biggest hits, including the 'No. 1' comedy films.
His childhood nickname is 'Chi Chi'; he was introduced to cinema by his uncle Anand Singh, and his father Arun Kumar Ahuja was also a film actor.
Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa (1957) appeared on Time magazine’s All-Time 100 Movies list.
Playback singing — recording songs separately for actors to lip-sync — is a defining feature of Indian cinema.
Dhurandhar (2025) became the highest-grossing Hindi film of all time, crossing ₹1,350 crore worldwide.

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Filmography

Recent & Ongoing

Afra Tafri

FryDay

Run Bhola Run

Abhinay Chakra

2000s

Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty

Kill Dil

Deewana Main Deewana

Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai

Delhi Safari

Loot

Naughty @ 40

Raavan

Chal Chala Chal

Do Knot Disturb

Life Partner

Money Hai Toh Honey Hai

Partner

Salaam-e-Ishq

Jahan Jaaeyega Hamen Paaeyega

Bhagam Bhag

Sandwich

Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen

Ek Aur Ek Gyarah

Raja Bhaiya

Chalo Ishq Ladaaye

Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai

Akhiyon Se Goli Maare

Waah! Tera Kya Kehna

Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa

Albela

Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta

Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya

Hadh Kar Di Aapne

Shikari

Beti No.1

Joru Ka Ghulam

Kunwara

Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain

The 1990s

Haseena Maan Jaayegi

Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain

Rajaji

Pardesi Babu

Aunty No. 1

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan

Dulhe Raja

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