Image was shared on Instagram. (Courtesy: Govinda)

If one needed to listing essentially the most profitable director-actor collaborations in Bollywood over time, Govinda and David Dhawan could be proper on prime. The actor and director have labored collectively on quite a few movies reminiscent of Hero No.1, Coolie No.1, Raja Babu, Partner and Deewana Mastana which have attained cult standing over time. However, their collaborations got here to an abrupt halt after a rift a number of years in the past. So, when the 2 had been seen interacting at filmmaker Ramesh Taurani’s latest Diwali occasion, it made headlines. Speaking about the identical with the Bombay Times, Govinda stated, “I am glad people still feel that we should work together. Yeh unka pyaar hai [This is their love]. Our patch-up had already happened.” 

Speaking about their recent interaction during Diwali, Govinda said, “This was our second meeting. It was a Diwali bash where we ate good food and had a great time. We don’t believe in raking up the past. Why mull over it? That’s not necessary. Let bygones be bygones. Filmy talk wasn’t a priority, but when that happened,  we only spoke about the happy memories and those were plenty.”

Govinda also shared that this was the first “film party” that he had attended in nearly 20 years.  “Ramesh Taurani is a good person. Over the years, Bollywood parties have become these group parties, and if you don’t belong to a certain group (camp), you aren’t invited. If you are not seen at these parties, it is assumed that you aren’t social, which is wrong. I am not anti-social at all, and I don’t believe in groups,” the star stated.

Speaking about his mates, Govinda added, “Back then, folks used to say Govinda, Shakti Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor and David Dhawan are a gaggle. I did not agree with that chat both. We are all artists who labored collectively.”

David Dhawan and Govinda have labored collectively in 17 movies. In 2017, after they had been rumoured to be within the midst of a fall-out, David Dhawan was asked if he could be agreeable to work with the actor for the 18th time. To this, IANS quoted the filmmaker as saying, “Why not, sure… Yes, Govinda and I have created history in cinema. Govinda has been different, that’s it.”

On the work entrance, Govinda was final seen within the 2019 movie Rangeela Raja. Meanwhile, David Dhawan directed the 2020 movie Coolie No.1 that includes his son Varun Dhawan. The movie is a remake of the eponymous 1995 movie headlined by Govinda.