Govinda made Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth wait for three days on Hum set, they would arrive early in the morning: ‘He just wouldn’t come’

Vijay shared that he had even heard that even during Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Bachchan would pick Govinda from his house. “I have heard that during Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Bachchan saab would pick Govinda from his bungalow. He would come in his car, honk outside the gate and pick him,” he said.

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When Hum released, Govinda was a rising star and Bachchan was going through a lull in his career. In a 1990 interview with Movie magazine, Bachchan recalled that once a fan ignored him for Govinda’s autograph. “I was shooting with Govinda for Hum when a group of young kids came up to me and one of the boys asked for an autograph. Govinda was standing next to me. There was a young, cute girl who gave him a slap and said ‘Woh nahin, yeh. Govinda ka autograph lo‘ (Not him. Take Govinda’s autograph),” he said.

They later worked together in Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. In an earlier chat with Aaj Tak, Govinda said the he was “scared” when started working with Bachchan in BMCM. “People were also scaring me that he always comes on time. I said I can’t (come on time) because I am tied up in so many movies,” he shared and recalled that he decided to have a word with Bachchan about the same. “I requested him that I hope this question does not arise that I don’t come on time. Mr Bachchan said, ‘You call me and let me know what time are you coming. I don’t have a problem and it is not my concern if anyone has a problem with your timings’. After this conversation, I signed that film,” he said.