Govind Arun Ahuja known mononymously as Govinda, is an Indian actor, comedian, dancer, singer and politician, who has appeared in more than 165 Hindi-language films. Considered one of the greatest and most culturally significant Indian actors of all time, Govinda is known for his slapstick performances and dancing skills. He has received 12 Filmfare Award nominations and won two Filmfare Special Awards and one Filmfare Award for Best Comedian. In June 1999, he was voted the tenth-greatest star of stage or screen in last thousand years by BBC News Online poll.
Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen is an Indian Hindi-language comedy film starring Govinda and Preity Zinta. Due to complications the film kept on getting delayed therefore it was released only in 2005 despite being ready in 2002. The film was Harmesh Malhotra's last film before his death and was a box office failure.
Mandakini is an Indian former actress. She is best remembered for her lead role in the 1985 popular film Ram Teri Ganga Maili.
Kartavya is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Mohan Sehgal. The music in the film is composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film stars Dharmendra, Rekha, Vinod Mehra, Nirupa Roy, Aruna Irani, Ranjeet, Utpal Dutt and Suresh Oberoi. The film is a remake of the 1973 Kannada film Gandhada Gudi.
Jungbaaz is a 1989 Hindi action drama movie directed and co-written by Mehul Kumar. It stars Raaj Kumar, Govinda, Mandakini in lead roles. The movie was remake of tamil film Jallikattu.
Haseena Maan Jaayegi is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Govinda, Sanjay Dutt, Karisma Kapoor and Pooja Batra, with Anupam Kher, Kader Khan, Aruna Irani, and Paresh Rawal in supporting. The film is thematically inspired by the 1966 film Pyar Kiye Jaa. It released on 25th June 1999 with positive critical reception and went on to become the fifth-highest-grossing Hindi film of 1999. It is often regarded amongst Govinda's greatest performances and he won many awards for his role as Monu and Chachaji.
Khoon Pasina is a 1977 Hindi action crime film. The movie is produced by Baboo Mehra and directed by Rakesh Kumar. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Nirupa Roy, Asrani, Aruna Irani, Bharat Bhushan and Kader Khan. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. This was another "super hit" movie of Amitabh Bachchan. A comedic action scene featuring Bachchan fighting a tiger as well as a taciturn Vinod Khanna are the highlights of the movie.
Mahaan (transl. Great) is a 1983 Hindi-language action drama film produced by Satyanarayana and Suryanarayana and directed by S. Ramanathan. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan in a triple role alongside Waheeda Rehman, Parveen Babi, Zeenat Aman, Ashok Kumar, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Aruna Irani, Sujit Kumar and Shakti Kapoor. The music is by R.D. Burman.The film is an official remake of the 1978 Kannada film Shankar Guru.
Lootmaar (transl. Depredator) is a 1980 Hindi mystery film produced and directed by Dev Anand. The film stars Dev Anand, Tina Munim, Mehmood, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Ranjeet, Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan, Amjad Khan, Simple Kapadia, Shreeram Lagoo and Rakhee Gulzar in a Guest appearance. The film's music was composed by Rajesh Roshan.
Pyar Ka Mandir is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by K. Bapaiah. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, Nirupa Roy, Raj Kiran, Shoma Anand, Kader Khan and Aruna Irani. The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.
Gautam-Govinda is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Aruna Irani, Vijay Arora, Nirupa Roy, Premnath, Madan Puri in pivotal roles. Reena Roy appeared in a special appearance. The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.
Kasam Khoon Ki is a 1977 Hindi-language action drama film, produced Prasan Kapoor under the Tirupati Pictures banner and directed by Ashok Roy. It stars Jeetendra, Sulakshana Pandit and music composed by Kalyanji Anandji.
Anari No. 1 is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Kuku Kohli. The film stars Govinda, Raveena Tandon and Simran in the lead roles and Aruna Irani, Kader Khan, Satish Shah and Satyendra Kapoor in supporting roles, with songs composed by Dilip Sen and Sameer Sen. It was hit at box office.
Pyar Ka Devta is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language film directed by K. Bapayya. It stars Mithun Chakraborty and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles.
Pratikar is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The film is a remake of 1987 Bengali film Pratikar, which was also remade in Telugu as Raktha Tilakam and in Tamil as Thaimel Aanai.
J. Chandulal Jain was a popular Kannada film director and producer of almost 40 films, notably, Thaaye Devaru, Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu, Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane, and Bhakta Siriyala. He also produced movies in Hindi, such as Godhuli and Pyaar Karke Dekho. His film Idu Saadhya was shot in just 48 hours.
Vakil Baboo is a 1982 Hindi movie, produced by Jawahar Kapoor and P. K. Luthra and directed by Asit Sen. The film stars Raj Kapoor alongside his younger brother Shashi Kapoor and also features Zeenat Aman, Rakesh Roshan, Rehman, Aruna Irani, Kader Khan. This was Raj Kapoor's last leading film role and was also the first and only time he appeared onscreen along with his brother Shashi Kapoor, not counting Aag & Awara, wherein Shashi Kapoor appeared as a child actor.
Maahir is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written by Talat Rakhi and directed by Lawrence D'Souza for Monang Films International. The film stars Govinda and Farah Naaz in lead roles.
Hum Hain Kamaal Ke is a 1993 released Bollywood action & comedy film. The film had a multi star cast; Sheeba, Sujoy Mukherjee, Kader Khan, Anupam Kher, Aruna Irani, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Raza Murad and Rucha Gujarathi. This movie was produced by Ashok Adnani, directed by Vijay Reddy and story was written by Anwar Khan. The film is loosely based on the 1989 American film See No Evil, Hear No Evil which was also the inspiration for Marathi movie Eka Peksha Ek, Tamil movie Andipatti Arasampatti and Kannada movies Akka Pakka and Baduku Jataka Bandi.
Teesri Ankh is a 1982 Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Subodh Mukherji and produced by Subir Mukherjee. It features an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Rakesh Roshan, Zeenat Aman, Neetu Singh, Sarika, Amjad Khan and Nirupa Roy. The film was delayed for 5 years.
