MUMBAI: Govinda previously claimed that, even after the movie's filming had started, Salman Khan asked him not to act in Judwaa (1997) and instead offered him the main role. Recently, a video clip from Govinda's 2019 interview with the popular entertainment portal has made the rounds on Reddit, garnering a lot of feedback.

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Govinda had said in the interview, “Uss time pe main Judwaa kar raha tha aur kisi din Salman ne mujhe phone lagaya, 2-3 baje, aur kaha ki ‘Chichi Bhaiya aap kitni hit doge yaar?’ Maine bola kya hua? Woh bola ‘Woh jo picture aap kar rahe ho, Judwaa, woh aap band kar dijiye aur woh mujhe de dijiye (Govinda brother, how many hit films will you give? When I asked him what happened, Salman said ‘The movie you are working on, Judwaa, stop filming for it and let me do your role’)."

The actor added, "(Salman said) Director (David Dhawan) bhi aapko mujhe dena padega. Producer (Sajid Nadiadwala) bhi maine aap hi ka le liya hai’. Toh woh chalti film, wahan pe thehra di gayi hai, rok di gayi aur bandh kar di gayi. Aur woh Salman ko de di gayi thi (Salman said he will work with the same director and producer. So the film was stopped midway and my role was given to Salman).”

A user posting on Reddit in response to the recently discovered footage of Govinda's previous interview commented, "Bhoi (Salman) isn't the best human out there, but Govinda has made some very weird claims in the past including being offered Avatar. His 'woe is me' attitude has been quite apparent for some time. He would rather blame others than admit his downfall was due to unprofessional behaviour, superstitions, and not being able to move with the times."

Another asked, "Didn't Govinda praise Salman for casting him in Partner (2007) when no one else wanted to work with him?" A comment also read, "Salman literally helped him with his comeback with Partner. Govinda is an opportunist."

A person also wrote, "Salman is trash, but isn't Govinda the same dude who used to lick Salman's a** and got angry because he launched Athiya Shetty (With the 2015 movie Hero) instead of his daughter (Tina Ahuja). Suddenly, he started bad-mouthing people. The dude even spoke trash about David Dhawan, who gave him the biggest hits of his career."

Among the most recognizable director-actor pairs in Bollywood are Govinda and David, who together have directed several successful films. Their collaboration is said to have ended, though, when David decided to cast Rishi Kapoor in Chashme Baddoor (2013) rather than Govinda.

In the well-known Hindi movie, Salman Khan played two distinct roles: Raja and Prem Malhotra. Salman was paired with Rambha and Karisma Kapoor on the other side. David Dhawan directed and Sajid Nadiadwala produced the movie. Salman and David's first joint film was Judwaa. The publication date was February 1997. It was a reimagining of the Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishnan, and Soundarya movies from Telugu in 1994.

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Credits - Hindustan Times