"I haven't played any tough character yet"- Govinda
You
have
been
for
a
long
time
now
in
Bollywood.
Which
were
your
best
days
of
your
professional
career?
Starting
from
Shola
Aur
Shabnam
to
1997
released
film
Bade
Miya
Chote
Miya,
was
the
best
period
of
my
life
as
during
that
period
I
did
some
good
roles
and
that
too
with
innocence.
Now
too
the
innocence
in
visible
in
the
roles
you
play.
How
do
you
manage
to
treasure
that
innocence?
As
one
takes
care
of
his/her
house
so
that
it
looks
attractive
to
him/her
as
well
as
others.
Likewise
one
should
also
make
sure
to
regularly
clean
his/her
mind
thinking
of
Saraswati
Maata.
I
also
do
the
same
thing.
Now-a-days
you
are
known
to
divert
your
attention
more
towards
spiritualism;
any
special
reason
behind
it?
I
am
moving
towards
spiritualism
due
to
my
mother.
For
the
start,
I
was
very
hot-tempered
and
had
to
indulge
in
fights.
But
once
I
got
inspired
by
my
mother's
teachings
and
became
her
student,
life
changed
for
me.
I
learnt
a
lot
of
good
things
from
my
mother.
At
the
same
time
I
learnt
that
those
who
are
hot
tempered
get
to
meet
people
who
are
much
more
hot
tempered
than
him/her.
At
the
start
of
your
career
you
portrayed
a
lot
of
serious
characters.
But
since
around
ten
years
you
are
mostly
seen
in
comedy
flicks.
Why?
Frankly
speaking,
I
was
tired
of
portraying
serious
roles.
I
started
working
in
the
industry
when
I
was
21
years
old.
Before
that,
since
I
was
fourteen
I
have
to
help
my
mother
in
household
works
like,
sweeping,
washing
clothes,
etc.
I
have
worked
a
lot
throughout
my
life.
Due
to
this
I
started
going
through
a
lot
of
stress
and
comedy
brought
a
new
freshness
in
my
life.
How
do
you
manage
a
brilliant
timing
in
comedy
with
your
co-stars
which
off
course
is
a
very
important
aspect
in
comedy?
See,
in
comedy
more
than
an
actor,
a
director
has
to
be
good
in
his
work.
If
the
director
is
good
then
you
can
even
succeed
in
doing
a
comedy
act
with
a
lamppost.
Amongst
all
the
comedy
flicks
you
have
worked
in
until
now,
who
has
been
your
favourite
co-star?
I
have
enjoyed
working
with
all
the
stars
whether
he
is
Kader
Khan,
Anupam
Kher,
Satish
Kaushik,
Satish
Shah,
Chunky
Pandey,
Shakti
Kapoor
or
even
Karishma
Kapoor.
Whoever
works
with
me
always
gives
their
100
percent.
Even
my
recent
pairing
with
Salman
Khan
was
appreciated
by
the
viewers.
Which
film
would
you
rate
the
best
amongst
the
various
movies
you
have
done
under
the
direction
of
David
Dhawan?
My
favourite
films
are
Deewana
Mastana
and
Swarg.
Which
has
been
the
toughest
character
to
play
in
your
career?
I
haven't
got
any
of
such
character
yet.
When
would
we
see
you
acting
in
a
serious
cinema?
Not
until
I
am
satisfied
that
the
film
is
going
to
be
a
super
hit.
There
is
known
to
be
two
comedy
schools
in
Bollywood
now-a-days;
one
run
by
Priyadarshan
whereas
other
by
David
Dhawan.
How
would
you
differentiate
between
the
two?
(laughs)
See,
the
cheque
that
one
gets
from
both
the
sides
is
the
same.
Their
faces
too
match
with
each
other.
To
be
frank,
when
it
comes
to
comedy
cinema,
South
always
has
an
upper
hand.
Even
the
films
David
has
made
have
been
inspired
by
South
movies.
The
only
difference
has
been
in
the
way
the
script
has
been
treated.
Which
is
your
favourite
comedy
scene?
I
love
watching
all
the
scenes
from
Dilip
Kumar
starrer
Kohinoor
and
Ram
Aur
Shyam.
Whom
would
you
name
your
three
all
time
favourite
stars?
Dilip
Kumar,
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Dharmendra.
Dilip
Kumar
is
such
an
institute
of
acting
that
anyone
who
copies
him
can
become
a
superstar.
Dhramendra
is
my
favourite
hero
and
I
have
got
a
lot
of
respect
for
Amitabh
Bachchan.
Even
today
he
is
very
active
as
an
actor.
It
wouldn't
be
wrong
to
call
him
the
gem
of
India.
Have
you
ever
copied
anyone?
I
copy
everyone.
From
whomsoever
I
get
the
right
energy,
I
copy
from
there.
Today
you
have
got
everything.
Any
such
thing
which
you
still
desire
for?
I
haven't
got
anything
yet.
Infact
I
think
that
I
have
just
started
my
career.
It's
been
said
that
the
people
who
do
comedy
are
very
happy
in
life.
What
do
you
have
to
say
about
the
same?
It's
very
true.
But
some
times
you
come
across
some
kind
of
people
who
joke
about
your
happiness
and
then
you
have
to
show
him
some
of
your
punches.
It's
good
to
be
nice
and
happy
but
only
till
someone
else
doesn't
use
your
nature
in
a
wrong
way.
According
to
you,
who
are
the
fittest
actor
and
actress
in
Bollywood?
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Deepika
Padukone
are
the
fittest
stars
in
Bollywood.
Even
Akshay
Kumar
is
very
fit
but
Amitabhji
being
my
favourite;
I
would
like
to
give
him
extra
marks.