Dev Anand made Govinda buy bungalows for his staff: ‘They are defaming you’

So, Dev Anand made them buy bungalow-like houses as compensation for Govinda firing them. “A heroine of mine went to that area (to look for a house). She saw my spotboy there. So, she said, ‘Mom, we won’t stay here. Govinda’s spotboy is living here!’,” the actor told ANI, laughing.

Govinda didn’t think twice before acting on Dev Anand’s advice. “I’ve always spent time with seniors. I’ve never made friends with youngsters. I’ve never partied at night. Not that I’ve ever gotten the time to do that,” claimed the actor. Like his senior Rajesh Khanna, even Govinda was infamous for coming terribly late on set for shoot.

Govinda defends coming late on set

Govinda argued that there was “no chance” that he could come on time on the set, given he was doing four to five shifts in a day. “It wasn’t only me who did as many shifts. Nobody forced me into doing as many shifts. People would come and insist I work with them, promising they’d somehow manage my time, but they didn’t end up doing that,” said the actor.

He also pointed out that thanks to him coming late on set, his co-actors, who would get charged per day on set, ended up becoming very rich. “I’ve done 43 films with Kadar Khan and 42 with Shakti Kapoor. All these people, who used to stay in flats initially, ended up buying bungalows. So, all of their homes and families have run smoothly. They all earned money at that time and advanced in their careers,” added Govinda.

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He also explained that while punctuality is a virtue, it shouldn’t come at the cost of risking one’s health. “It’s good to come on time as long as you’re healthy. But if your health isn’t great, then everybody would turn into Govinda,” said the actor, laughing.