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Though Govinda and director David Dhawan played pivotal roles in each other’s careers for years, their relationship, both professionally and personally, hit a rough patch in the early 2010s. This led to a long period of silence between the two, making their fallout one of the biggest in Bollywood. However, they reconciled last year, much to the joy of fans, as it opens the door for a potential future collaboration. Recently, Govinda’s daughter Narmada Ahuja alias Tina discussed the fallout between the two longtime friends and the widespread belief that it impacted her Bollywood debut.
Tina Ahuja, who made her acting debut in the romantic comedy Second Hand Husband (2015), didn’t see her career take off as expected. Despite this, she doesn’t feel any resentment towards Govinda and Dhawan for not offering her a career boost early on. Instead, she believes neither of them had any obligation to help her and feels that every person should build their own career.
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“Interesting, but honestly, I felt like — why should they? Why should it be like… In short, no one has taken on the responsibility of giving me a break. And why should they? If they felt there was something that would be right for me, they would have done it. It’s not about that. What I feel is that you cannot be dependent on others all the time,” she said during a chat with Bollywood Bubble.
“And to be very honest, I don’t even think about these things. I’ve never thought, ‘Oh, they should have launched me.’ No, I mean, kisine mera thekha nahi lekar rakha hai (nobody has taken my contract). At any given time, I just do what I feel is the best for me. That’s what I’ve learned from my dad — never be dependent on anybody. You cannot be a cranky child at all,” she added.
Govinda and Dhawan’s professional journey began with the filmmaker’s debut movie Taaqatwar (1989). They also worked in movies such as Swarg, Shola Aur Shabnam, Aankhen, Raja Babu, Coolie No 1, Saajan Chale Sasural, Banarasi Babu, Deewana Mastana, Hero No 1, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Haseena Maan Jaayegi, Kunwara, Jodi No 1, Kyo Kii… Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta, Ek Aur Ek Gyarah and Partner. The two’s last movie together as Do Knot Disturb (2009).
In 2015, Govinda announced that he had distanced himself from Dhawan, citing that the filmmaker hadn’t supported him during a tough phase. “I don’t want to work with David Dhawan as he didn’t stand by me during my bad patch,” he was quoted by Times of India. A year earlier, Govinda issued a statement explaining his frustrations with Dhawan, revealing that he had come up with the idea for Chashme Buddoor (2013) in 2009, but Dhawan chose to cast Rishi Kapoor in the film instead. Despite their past issues, the two reconciled last year, emphasizing that they wished to “let bygones be bygones.”
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