Govinda is a Filmfare

Filmfare

Filmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...

 award-winning Indian actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 and politician

Politician

A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 icon through comedy films such as Shola Aur Shabnam, Aankhen

Aankhen (1993 film)

Aankhen is a 1993 Bollywood comedy directed by David Dhawan and starring Govinda in a double role and Chunky Pandey. It is a remake of the hit Kannada movie Kittu Puttu, starring Vishnuvardhan which is copied from hit Hindi movie Do Phool, starring Vinod Mehra and Mehmood, released in 1973...

, Coolie No. 1

Coolie No. 1

Coolie No. 1 is a 1995 Hindi language movie directed by David Dhawan.The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Govinda, Shakti Kapoor, Kadar Khan, Sadashiv Amrapurkar with music by Anand-Milind. This movie was one of the first successful movie of Karisma Kapoor. Actor Govinda got Star Screen Award Special...

, Haseena Maan Jaayegi

Haseena Maan Jaayegi

Haseena Maan Jaayegi is a 1999 Indian Bollywood film, starring Govinda, Sanjay Dutt, Karishma Kapoor, Pooja Batra, Anupam Kher, Kader Khan, Aruna Irani and Paresh Rawal. It was directed by David Dhawan.-Plot:...

and Partner.

He is a member of the Indian National Congress Party.