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Govinda Arun Ahuja (born December 21, 1963 in Punjab), popularly known simply as Govinda, is an actor in Hindi films. Starting with his debut in 1977, he has acted in over 100 Hindi films. In 2004, he joined politics, winning a parlimentary seat from Mumbai (formerly "Bombay").

Govinda was known as "Virar ka chhokra" in early days as an actor. The north-Mumbai suburb of Virar was where he and his family lived for decades before Govinda stuck gold as a filmstar. Govinda is married to Sunita Ahuja.

His pet name is Chichi

Political career

In 2004, Govinda joined the Congress party, and was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower House of Parliament from Mumbai.

In a run up to the polls, Govinda had announced that his agenda will be awaas (housing), prawaas (transportation), swasthya (health) and gyaan (education).

During the first ten months of his tenure as an Member of Parliament (MP), Govinda did not spend any money from his MP Local Area Development Fund of Rs. 20 million. He started utilizing his fund only when newspaper reports brought this to notice. According to the Thane district collectorate sources, Govinda committed Rs 7.5 million to construct anganwadi, samaj mandirs and resolve drinking water problem of Vasai and Virar residents. However, work on these projects did not begin (as of August 2005), because administrative approval was being awaited. Govinda also took credit for 80% of the quadrupling of Borivli-Virar section on Western Railway (India). But the records show that the work on project was sanctioned much before he was elected an MP.

His maiden speech in the Parliament, made during "zero hour", had to be stopped by the speaker, after he started ranting problems in North Mumbai.

During his tenure as an MP, Govinda embarrassed his party, Congress, by coming out in open to support actor Shakti Kapoor, who had been caught in an sting operation, asking for sexual favours from a television reporter posing as a Bollywood aspirant. He also opposed the ban on dance bars, which embarrassed the Congress-NCP led Democratic Front Government, which had proposed the ban.

As an MP, Govinda has been criticized for being inaccessible to the people of his constituency, especially during the terrible rains (beginning July 26, 2005) that left around 450 dead in Mumbai. After the rains, while speaking to a TV channel, Govinda claimed that he had got Rs 150 million sanctioned for his flood-hit constituency after speaking to Sonia Gandhi. However, his own party colleagues contested the claim. Mohan Adhikari, the president of Palghar Congress Unit went on record saying that "not a single paisa" had been received.

In October 2005, a private TV channel telecast footage (believed to be 10-15 years old) showing him with the members of the underworld gang D-company. Govinda has stated that he had no links with the gang and that he, along with other Bollywood personalities was pressured to meet with the gang and perform.

Condensed filmography

Hatya (Murder) (1988)
Swarg (Heaven) (1990)
Shola aur Shabnam (1992)
Aankhen (The Eyes) (1993)
Dulaara (1994)
Raja Babu (1994)
Khuddaar (1994)
Coolie No. 1 (1995)
Saajan Chale Sasuraal (Darling is going to in-law's place) (1996)
Hero No. 1 (1997)
Deewana Mastana (1997)
Aunty No. 1 (1998)
Dulhe Raja (1998)
Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan (1998)
Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999)
Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain (1999)
Hadh Kar Di Aapne (You have crossed the limit) (2000)
Aamdani Atthani Kharchaa Rupaiyaa (2001)
SSUKH (2005) home production
Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love
(2006)

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