Mumbai: Govinda has revealed that he was a victim of nepotism, and that was when he stopped getting work.
The one-time Bollywood superstar, who delivered a clutch of box-office hits like Hero No. 1, Coolie No. 1, Raja Babu, Saajan Chale Sasural and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, said in an interview with Times of India that he 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,” Govinda remarked, adding that “it was around that time” he stopped getting work.
“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,” he said.
He now wishes to give opportunities to the “lower strata of aspiring artistes who want to work in this industry with respect and don’t want to indulge in unethical things. I will help them through my company and would like big companies to invest in this project of mine.”
The 57-year-old confessed he had changed over the years.
“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,” said Govinda, whose last film was Rangeela Raja in 2019.
