Today
marks the birthday of a famous Bollywood dancer, trendsetter, and versatile
actor. Any guesses? Yes it's the birthday of
Govinda! BollyCurry joins
together with fans across the world to celebrate his birthday today.
Govind
Arun Ahuja was born on 21
st December 1963 to actor cum
producer Arun
Kumar Ahuja and singer Nirmala Devi in a Punjabi family. He was the
youngest
child in the family. He is the uncle of actress Ragini Khanna as well as
actress and popular comedian Krushna Abhishek.
Govinda graduated in
Commerce from Annasaheb Vartak College, Mumbai. He is happily married to Sunita, who he met while working on
Tan-Bandan (1986). The couple has two kids Narmada Ahuja and Yashvardhan Ahuja.
His journey in Bollywood began with
the film
Ilzaam (1986). Apart from being a hit, this movie launched the actor as
a dancing icon. He continued to wow audiences with hit movies like
Dariya Dil (1988),
Hum (1991), and
Ghair Khanooni (1989).
In 1990, his popular No. 1 series movies started along with several
comedy movies, establishing
Govinda as a Comedy King of the time. Some
of these movies include
Aankhen (1993),
Coolie No. 1 (1995),
Hero No. 1 (1997), and
Haseena Maan Jayegi (1999). He continued to star in hit movies starting in 2006 with
Bhagam Bhag. His other hits include
Partner (2007)
, Life Partner (2009),
Holiday (2014) and the most recent one,
Kill Dil (2014). This fabulous star appeared in negative roles in
Shikari (2000) and
Kill Dil (2014), both of which received much appreciation from critics and viewers alike.
Govinda holds the record
of signing maximum films. He has been paired with actors like Shakti Kapoor,
Kader Khan, Johnny Lever, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, and Paresh Rawal, all of which always turned out to be successful ventures.
He has tried his hand in politics and served as a MP.
Govinda lent his voice in the movie
Delhi Safari
(2007) and made a cameo appearance in Tamil movie,
Three Roses (2003) after which he made a Bengali debut with
Samadhi (2013).
Govinda has further tried his hand at singing with his first track being "Meri Marzi" from
Gambler (1995). He then went on to release 2 albums:
Govinda (1998) and
Gori Tere Naina (2013).
Govinda currently has
Hero and
Jagga Jasoos in
his kitty. Both are expected to release in 2015. There are also several
delayed films expected to be released in 2015. They are
Abhinay Chakra,
Avataar,
Afra Tafri,
Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai, and
Run Bhola Run.
On the
special occasion of his birthday here is a playlist of some of his popular
songs:
- "Tumhi
Ne Meri Zindagi" - Naseeb
- "I
am a Street Dancer" - Ilzaam
- "O
Lal Duppate Wali" - Aankhen
- "Meri
Marzi" - Gambler
- "Jaana
Aa Jaana" - Coolie No.1
- "Kitne
Dino Ke Baad" - Andolan
- "UP Wala Thumka"- Hero No.1
- "Prem
Jaal Mein" - Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain
- "Masti
Masti"- Chalo Ishq Ladaaye
- "Joru Ka Ghulam" - Joru Ka Ghulam
- "Soni De Nakhre" - Partner
- "Bol Beliya"- Kill Dil
On behalf of BollyCurry and all the fans, here's wishing this multi-talented actor a very Happy Birthday with bright
future and success in every endeavour!
Writer; Vaishnavi V.
Editor(s): Shreya S. and Sonia R.
Graphics: Virina M.
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