Govinda
was
one
of
the
most
popular
male
stars
in
Bollywood
in
the
90s.
Known
for
his
swag
and
impeccable
dancing
style,
the
actor
belted
out
many
successful
commercial
potboilers
which
are
enjoyed
by
the
audience
today.
Unfortunately,
post
his
brief
stint
in
politics,
when
Govinda
made
his
acting
comeback,
his
career
took
a
nosedive
as
his
films
turned
out
to
be
a
flop
show.
Recently,
in
an
interview
with
ETimes,
the
Hero
No.1
actor
opened
up
about
how
he
lost
Rs.
16
crores
in
investments
and
how
the
film
industry
conspired
against
him.
On
being
asked
if
remaking
Coolie
No.1
was
a
mistake,
Govinda
refused
to
slander
the
Varun
Dhawan-Sara
Ali
Khan's
version
of
the
film
and
told
the
tabloid,
"You
will
never
see
me
speaking
against
others.
While
others
often
like
to
talk
about
me,
I
never
talk
about
their
work
or
judge
it
because
I
respect
everybody's
hard
work
and
money
invested."
He
continued,
"In
the
last
14-15
years,
I
have
invested
money
and
lost
around
₹16
crore.
I
was
treated
badly
by
some
people
from
the
fraternity
too.
My
films
didn't
get
theatres
and
they
wanted
to
demolish
my
career,
which
didn't
happen.
Now,
I
am
ready
to
kick-start
2021
in
a
big
way."
Govinda
make
a
shocking
claim
that
Bollywood
conspired
against
him
and
told
the
daily,
"As
they
say,
apne
bhi
paraye
ho
jaate
hain.
If
fate
is
not
on
your
side,
then
your
own
people
also
turn
against
you."
The
actor
said
that
he
doesn't
give
importance
to
such
people
and
that
one
shouldn't
waste
their
positive
energy
on
negative
things
as
they
ain't
worth
it.
In
the
same
interview,
Govinda
addressed
the
topic
of
nepotism
and
said,
"I
am
talking
about
everything.
I
am
talking
about
my
own
past.
I
have
nothing
to
say
about
today's
situation.
What
people
are
saying
today,
I
have
been
saying
that
for
several
years.
There
is
no
point
discussing
that
now.
It
did
not
take
a
year
or
two.
I
have
been
fighting
this
battle
for
20
years
and
some
people
have
maligned
my
name
but
I
ignored
them.
This
is
how
one
should
behave
with
them
instead
of
wasting
your
time
fighting
as
then
you
will
not
be
able
to
work."
"I
have
been
a
victim
of
nepotism
and
it
was
around
the
time
I
stopped
getting
work.
I
saw
Amitabh
Bachchan
struggle
too;
he
would
come
on
stage
and
people
from
the
industry
would
walk
away.
Don't
know
if
I
got
punished
for
supporting
him.
They
set
him
free,
but
caught
me
instead," ETimes
quoted
Govinda
as
saying.
Talking
about
how
these
things
have
changed
him
over
the
years,
the
Coolie
No.1
actor
said,
"I
have
become
more
corrupt
and
bitter.
These
days,
I
party,
smoke,
and
also
drink.
The
old
Govinda
was
very
pious.
Earlier,
my
emotional
nature
came
in
the
way
of
my
work
but
today,
I
don't
get
emotional.
I
deal
with
situations
more
practically
and
business-like."
We
wonder
how
the
film
fraternity
will
react
to
Govinda's
recent
statements!