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You return to Bollywood with Bhagam
Bhag after four years. How does it feel? It feels great. I want
to make a successful comeback. I am nervous but I am hopeful. I am
happy to see that my wife (Sunita) stands beside me in my moment of
trial. My kids cannot conceal their excitement. My daughter Narmada is
17 years old and hence knows what is happening, but for my 10-year old
son Yashvardhan, Bhagam Bhag is just like my first film.
Whom do you particularly thank for your comeback? David Dhawan and
Salman Khan. See, everybody knew that politics is my second profession
and I hadn’t gone away from anywhere, but film offers completely
dried up. Someone had to put up his hand and say ‘I want to work
with Govinda’. Salman and David (he offered me Partner) were
the only ones who came forward. Frankly, David’s help did not
surprise me; we go back a long way. But Salman’s consideration did.
I drive the Mercedes he gifted me to most of my shootings and social
get-togethers.
What is Bhagam Bhag about? Paresh Rawal has a theatre group in
India and he performs shows all over the country. Akshay and I along
with others are actors in the group. Both are very naughty guys who
never miss any chance to flirt with girls, even the girls in the
group. At the completion of one show, an organiser offers Paresh’s
group to perform 30 shows in England. They all get very excited but
according to the contract they need to leave for England on the same
day. Unfortunately the heroine of the play opts out due to Akshay
misbehavior (pauses). I can’t tell you more.
Did politics hamper your career? Not really. It was just a
coincidence that when I plunged into politics, film offers dried up.
Yes, I had a big lull in my career. I had no work for three and half
years. You have had a rough passage in politics? (Shrugs). Some
senior people of India chose me to fight against Ram Naik. I complied,
simply because I wanted to join myself with some good and reliable
families of this country. But soon, I found that I was fighting a
lonely battle.
Even your security has been reduced... Yes. But what to do? Today, my
security is Uparwallah (God). I have been born and brought up
in Virar (in Mumbai). I am not scared. If I was a darpok (coward),
I wouldn’t have fought Ram Naik. If I was a darpok, I wouldn’t
have become an actor. While all your three return films have Salman Khan, why aren’t you
being considered with Sanju with whom you were a hit duo? We gave
three successful films in a row — Jodi No.1, Haseena Maan Jayegi,
Ek Aur Ek Gyarah. But today, Sanju has gone in a different
genre. He is doing comedy films, which are serious at the same time—like
the Munnabhai series for example. And, I am doing roles mostly, which
will cater to purely the masses— Salam-E-Ishq, Bhagam Bhag
and Partner. I would love to do another film with Sanju.
Your first production Sukh bombed at the box-office. Will you
produce another film? I don’t know whether I’ll produce another
film, but agar kiya, then I will put only panch paisa from
my ek rupaiya, not the full rupaiya like I did last
time. I lost a lot of money in Sukh. I almost sold my bungalow
after that.
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