trusts pandits and astrologers and is surrounded by people who do not mean well for him. He called it the actor’s biggest “weakness" and added that all of this has impacted his career.

“Govinda was an all-rounder. He handled his career very well, but because of his ‘weakness’, he tends to trust people easily, which is why this happened. The atmosphere around him isn’t good, that’s why he wanders away. He keeps the company of pandits and astrologers, fortune tellers and the atmosphere he has around him and what he believes in. But people don’t take those conversations seriously. These types of conversations and this aura are extremely damaging, which has affected his career in the film industry," Pahlaj Nihalani told Vicky Lalwani.

The film producer and the former chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification further claimed that it was David Dhawan who spoiled their relationship. Recalling what had happened, he shared, “He was a single-screen hero, and the time when multiplexes came, people stopped his films from releasing. Jab Govinda ka time aaya Partner ke baad toh uski filmein jitni aayi, logon ne usko neecha dikhaaya aur shows chalne nahi diye. David Dhawan uske saath kaam kar raha tha aur David Dhawan ne uske mind me zeher daal diya tha against me. Kyuki unko lagta tha main ne paisa kamaya, jabki meri picture sey unka naam hua (After Partner, many of his films were not released or stalled. David Dhawan was working with him that time and he poisoned his mind against me. He thought I was making money but did not see he also made his name with my films)."

Govinda was one of the top actors in the 90s. He gave several superhit films, including Raja Babu, Coolie No. 1, Hero No. 1, and Sajaan Chale Sasural. However, his films underperformed during the early 2000s. He has been away from the screen for a long time now.

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