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2008°°° Chal Chala Chal [2008] °°° Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai [2008] °°° Do Knot Disturb [2008] °°° Naughty @ 40 [2008] °°°
2009°°° Loot [2009] °°° Chai Garam [2009] °°° Ab Dilli Door Nahin [2009] °°° Mani Ratnam's next movie [2009] °°° Main Aur Mrs Khanna [2009] °°° Run Bhola Run [2009] °°° Life Partner [2009] °°° Showman [2009] °°°
°°° Shaadi Banayega [rumored] °°° Dil Mein Baji Guitar [rumored] °°° Partner 2 [rumored] °°°
On the net...
These are some good pages on the internet worth visiting, most of them dealing with Govinda.
If you have a page about Govinda this would of course be welcome in the list, just contact me.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
From Govinda's latest interview
Labels: deepika padukone, dharmendra, dilip kumar, govinda, interview
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Govinda Aala Re - new interview
Labels: banda yeh bindaas hai, chal chala chal, govinda, interview, money hai toh honey hai, Politics
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Labels: comedy awards, govinda, pictures, sunita
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Ab Dilli Door Nahin part of 8-films deal
Labels: ab dilli door nahin, akshaye khanna, boman irani, govinda, nikhil advani, urmila matondkar
Sunday, August 17, 2008
MumbaiMirror reports about problems at the sets of Showman - or whatever the name may be. And we've already reached the problem with this: it's the name as well as script changes which come all of a sudden.Labels: govinda, showman, tigmanshu dhulia
Friday, August 15, 2008
Labels: govinda, haseena maan jayegi, playback, raja bhaiyan, shola aur shabnam
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Year of Production: 1991
Direction: Kishore Vyas
Cast: Govinda, Bhanu Priya, Gulshan Grover, Juhi Chawla, Anand Balraj, Shobha Pradhan, Ram Mohan, Dinesh Hingoo
Synopsis: Sita lives a middle-class lifestyle with her retired and widowed schoolmaster dad, Ramdas. One day she is molested by Prakash and slaps him. A few days later, wealthy Ghanshyamdas, a former pupil of Ramdas, approaches him to ask for Sita's hand in marriage for his son. The marriage takes place, Sita re-locates to Prakash's house and family, consisting of Prakash's mom, Shanti; his married sister, Shobha, whose husband is Police Inspector Sudhir; a cousin brother, Amar; and Shanti's brother, Rakesh, who had also attempted to molest Sita. Shanti and Shobha had wanted Prakash to get married to wealthy & gorgeous Sonia, are quite peeved with Sita, they abuse her both physically and verbally, while Prakash makes it clear that he only married her to get even for getting slapped. Things get worse after Ghanshyamdas passes away, and the rest of the family, save for Amar, attempt to burn Sita.
Review: The story of Bhabhi comes with a lot of changes but it needs time to come to the point. The first 40 minutes were more or less without much function, then – for quite some time – it gets much better. But the second half is pure non-sense. If they wrote David Dhawan’s name on the cover I wouldn’t have noticed that he’s not responsible for Bhabhi. And it’s no Govinda movie but rather a Gulshan Grover movie! He’s everywhere you look and this Rakesh guy is no nice person at all. The rest of the time is occupied by Bhanu Priya as Sita – the bhabhi in question. She’s very convicing, I have to admit this. To get some screen time for Govinda the director invented the character of Asha, Amar’s love interest. But only a few scenes and most of the videos are dedicated to Juhi and Govinda.
The soundtrack is a very classical one, the songs are good and the picturizations strange. Chandi Ki Cycle seemed legendary and I really enjoyed this song. Juhi and Govinda are a sweet couple but just part of the requisites in this movie. In my opinion neither of them is a real main character. They just exist to have something for the songs which are the highlights of this movie.
As I’ve already mentioned the second half is no good and the end likewise is not at all convincing but more a scene to get everybody into one frame. I had this “What the hell are they doing there?” feeling. The scenes between Juhi and Govinda are worth watching but the rest is a rather bad movie.
Rating: 4/10 points
Labels: 1991, bhanu priya, govinda, gulshan grover, juhi chawla, kishore vyas, pictures, review
Monday, August 11, 2008
David & Vashu Bhagnani speak about Do Knot Disturb
Bhagnani and Dhawan have earlier given hits like Hero No 1 and Biwi No 1.
"It (Do Knot Disturb) is an out-and-out comedy. Let's not pretend about that. But it is an original idea and script. When David and I come together, we can't fool around with people's expectations," Bhagnani said.
Added Dhawan: "When Govinda says he has full faith in me, I get frightened. Will I be able to deliver again this time? I can't say our film is spectacularly different from what we've done so far. But at the same time I must admit audiences want to see something different.
"Look at Jannat. Its success is so welcome. But I can't do something too different with Govinda because I can't play around with audiences' expectations."
Labels: david dhawan, do knot disturb, govinda, sushmita sen, vashu bhagnani
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Review: Beta Ho To Aisa (1994)
Year of Production: 1994
Direction: C.P. Dixit
Cast: Govinda, Varsha Usgaonkar, Gulshan Grover, Sharat Saxena, Vikas Anand, Anuradha, G. Asrani, Savita Bajaj, Mohan Bhandari, Vijayendra Ghatge, Raza Murad, Anjana Mumtaz
Synopsis: The family of Officer Anand (Vijayendra Ghatge) is suddenly shaken when he is shot in an encounter with J.K. (Raza Murad). Earlier, he hid his servant Dinubhai and his son Raju. The rest of the family has to flee and during the escape Dinubhai dies as well. Laxmi (Anjana Mumtaz) has to raise her children and Raju on her own. Years later Laxmi finds out that her beloved Raju (Govinda) has become a thief. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Mini (Varsha Usgaonkar) who happens to be J.K.’s daughter. When his mother realizes what he has been doing for some time she takes her family and leaves Raju. But then she gets to know what a good person Raju really is and the circumstances of her husband’s death are being disclosed.
Review: From the mere synopsis it does not sound too bad but Beta Ho To Aisa wants to many things in too less time. There’s a main plot but also a couple of smaller stories besides this one and soon there’s nothing to concentrate on anymore. Some of the supporting actors ruin the whole thing and even Govinda is not in a good form – well as long as he still has his shirt, that is.
After about an hour all of sudden there’s this very nice video with Varsha and nearly naked Govinda at a riverside and with the start of this song the whole movie improves for about half an hour just to get back to the rather boring plot after this time. It should be an exciting movie but it isn’t. The past history takes too much time and (besides that one song) there’s no real chemistry between Varsha and Govinda. I don’t even think that the love story was necessary, the movie would have done pretty well without it.
The songs, for one thing, are nice. Good and catchy melodies and especially Raat Morandowali was a fine song.
Rating: 3/10 points
Labels: 1994, beta ho to aisa, govinda, pictures, review, varsha usgaonkar
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Reportedly the female cast of Partner 2 will not ressemble to the one from the first movie, they are looking for new leading ladies. Mumbai Mirror writes:Labels: david dhawan, govinda, katrina kaif, partner 2, salman khan, sohail khan
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Review: Money Hai Toh Honey Hai (2008)
Year of Production: 2008A dream comes true with Money Hai Toh Honey Hai for Ganesh Archaya. Finally he was to direct Govinda, whom he already wanted to have in his directorial debut Swami. Unlike the latter, Money Hai Toh Honey Hai is said to be a comedy - I still wonder why.
Synopsis: Six losers - runaway rich guy Bobby (Govinda), failed businessman Lala (Manoj Bajpai), small time model Manik (Upen Patel), sacked copywriter Gaurav (Aftab Shivdasani), out of work actress Ashima (Hansika) and jobless designer Shruti (Celina Jaitley) - are randomly chosen by eccentric industrialist Jaiswal (Prem Chopra) to inherit his wealth. But when they get to the resort where they have been summoned, they find that they have to actually pay back a huge sum of money to the bank, and deal with Jaiswal’s villainous manager Batra (Ravi Kissen).
Lucky No.1 – Upen Patel as Manik
I can’t stand Upen at all yet I have to admit he’s the secret star of this movie! The only actor whose introduction and story is funny. He got me really surprised by his performance though he’s running around half-naked in 60 % of the time.
Lucky No.2 – Manoj Bajpai as Lala Bhai
He’s wasted on this one. I feel sorry for the energy he invested in the project and his role had no substance at all. Sorry Manoj, you’re not made for mainstream cinema.
Lucky No.3 – Celina Jaitley as Shruti
I know that she can be good – if they let her. And they won’t let her here. That Shruti girl is a pain in the neck, absolutely boring but, at least once, I have to say that Celina was not showing her usual acting, it was way better.
He was nearly kept out of the promotion and likewise out of the movie. Just a few scenes with Aftab and they are nothing great though I believe he could have saved at least a little bit.
Lucky No.5 – Govinda as Bobby
Yes, so here we are. He looks great in the movie. But that’s it. The role of Bobby was designed for a 20 something happy-go guy, Govinda’s not like that. There’s one thing I liked about Bobby and the whole movie – his parents! Played by Javed Sheikh and Ketaki Dave they were very funny characters altogether. Ketaki – besides Upen Patel – made me laugh out, made me feel like it’s a comedy. Still the picture of Bobby does not fit into this family.
Lucky No.6 – Hansika Motwani as Ashima
I still wonder why she was casted here. All her co-star are older by years and more experienced by movies and that’s what you see at first glance. Ashima’s story is not funny either – this whole thing “No Big Deal”!
The songs were a bit strange, too. OK, Ta Na Na is nearly perfect (though I wondered about the windmills and the colors). Esha managed not to look stupid next to dancer Govinda and the two of them really turned this song into quite something. Meanwhile Churiyaan is a complete mess, you get to see itemgirl Ganesh Archaya and Hansika whose cloth style changes from classy to mongrel and all you wish for is the end of the song! Likewise Rangeeli Raat and Awaara Dil are not nice to watch. It’s no good idea to put all these different dancers into one picture – nearly perfect Govinda, jumping-jack Upen Patel and that Manoj Bajpai who looks like he’s accidentally swallowed a cane. Really no good and not at all funny either. No Big Deal marks one of the best moments of this whole movie. Finally they are not trying to be funny!
Rating: 2/10 points
Labels: esha deol, ganesh archaya, govinda, hansikaa motwani, manoj bajpai, money hai toh honey hai, review, upen patel
Monday, August 4, 2008
Pictures for Chal Chala Chal out!
Labels: chal chala chal, govinda, rajpal yadav, reema sen
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Has Govinda forgotten Sunil Shetty?
Labels: bhagam bhag, govinda, partner, salman khan, Sunil Shetty
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Salman's cameo in Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai
With Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai which is said to release in November 2008 Salman Khan and Govinda once again team up and even Salman's "Partner" Lara Dutta will be on it. She is paired opposite Govinda, rather in a substantial role than as a nice accessory. Govinda plays a lawyer and his friend Salman will make a cameo as such as well. The whole movie will be loosely based on the Hollywood comedy "My Cousin Vinny" with Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomey in the lead roles. Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai will mark Govinda's second appearance as a lawyer after the comedy Kyunki Main Jhooth Nahin Bolta with Sushmita Sen.Labels: banda yeh bindaas hai, govinda, lara dutta, ravi chopra, salman khan
Friday, August 1, 2008
Synopsis: Young Kohinoor, born into a wealthy dynasty, is saved by nanny Ameenabi and has to flee from home in order to survive an assault on his family by Ranbir Singh. 20 years later it got around that Kohinoor (Govinda), now a young man, has certain magical powers and that he can communicate with animals. TV reporter Shaili (Manisha Koirala) tries to meet him to invite him to her show and to take profit in his abilities. Kohinoor, very simple-minded and trusting, falls for her immediately and does not realize her bad intentions. Then, suddenly he’s confronted with his past – facing a threat by Ranbir Singh.
Review: Maharaja – this has to be said – is one of my favorite movies and it’s really a nice piece of cinema. A perfectly entertaining movie with the sort of 80s special effects though being made at the end of the 90s. Even that fact just makes you laugh. Usually Shakti Kapoor is a big minus of every movie for me – here he’s bearable even though he’s stripping down to his undies. There’s lots of small scenes to make you feel happy and good and the songs are superb! Maharaja really has the perfect kind of soundtrack for a movie from this decade. The songs are all very loveable, especially the first track right at the beginning of the movie and Main Tera Deewana. Manisha and (Govinda likewise) is very convincing in her role and I liked that portrait she gave to her character on screen. And Kohinoor – well, he just makes you want to have such a sweet man at your home. Completely uncomplicated, loves animals and always reacts very kind. Govinda is surprising in this role, you wouldn’t recognize him as the man of comedies like Aankhen or Raja Babu, he’s absolutely different here. And that’s exactly what I like about Maharaja.
Rating: 8/10 points
Labels: govinda, kiss, maharaja, manisha koirala, review, shakti kapoor
