Mumbai: Govinda has announced his return to the big screen with the film ‘Roopa’.
The veteran star unveiled the project at a press conference, infirming that he will be seen opposite newcomer Rani Swarnkar.
In addition to playing the lead role, Govinda will also be producing the film, marking a new chapter in his career after a long break from cinema.
Reflecting on the ups and downs of his career during a conversation with TOI, Govinda said: “Maybe it was destiny that I was written off many times. People said that now he will not appear in films. I start again. And I pray to God that what I have thought and what people cannot think, this film works its magic. This film is especially for youngsters. When they will see this in the theater. Such a dream will come true. And this is possible. I will not discuss any spirituality in this”.
He was a believer in numerology.
“14 is my good luck number. I believe in numerology. My name is also as per numerology. I believed in it at a very young age. I was 14 years old. I was blessed by God. I signed 14 films in a week. Then I saw super-stardom for 14 years. Then I became a member of parliament in the 14th Lok Sabha. I struggled for 14 years. And then I came back to films. This is the first time that I could not wait for more than 5 years. I said, ‘I will start again’. And now I hope that the journey has started from here”.
The actor was recently seen on the reality show ‘Lock Upp Season 2’, where his wife Sunita Ahuja is a contestant.
During a light-hearted interaction with the hosts, Govinda joked about the rumours surrounding his married life and also made a humorous reference to the widely discussed incident in which he accidentally shot himself in the knee.
“Yeh voh Lock Upp hai jo dikhayi deta hai, jo nahi dikhaye dete voh kayi lock-ups hai, main vahan se aa raha hoon (This is the Lock Upp that everyone can see, but there are many other lock-ups that no one sees. I’ve come from those),” Govinda said.
Host Farah Khan jokingly asked, “Tune aisi supari kyun di thi ki isko maaro goli? (Why did you put out a contract to have him shot?)”
Govinda quipped, “Arre, main leke aaya hoon jeb mein goli. Main bola seene mein maarna chah rahi thi, maar le ab. (Hey, I’ve even brought a bullet in my pocket. You said you wanted to shoot me in the chest, so go ahead and do it now.)”
