Shatrughan Sinha Calls Govinda 'An Institution In Himself', Who Was Shunned And Sidelined During A 'Tough Phase In His Life'

Lending more power to self-made actors like the late Sushant Singh Rajput and Kangana Ranaut veteran Bollywood star Shatrugan Sinha has now come forward and condemned the practice of nepotism in the industry.

Sinha added that Govinda is a ‘complete actor’ and better than 99% of the current pool of heroes. Saying that the Raja Babu actor deserved better treatment than being simply forgotten the veteran actor claimed that Govinda was replaced from a project he had already begun shooting for while he was not even informed.

Republic TV quotes him saying, "The way Govinda developed himself as an artist. He has taught himself and persevered in the industry.. The way he kept learning.. especially his dancing and his timings.. He became an institution in himself.. Actors from all over were inspired by him.. would mimic him and follow him... but when Govinda went through a tough phase in his life, then they started shunning him.. They started distancing from him.. I heard, and Govinda himself heard, that an ongoing project was taken over by some people..A part of the film was already shot.. this has happened in the past.. and is more rampant now."

Calling Bollywood more cut-throat than politics, the former MP also indirectly took a jibe at Karan Johar for his London School of Economics video which went viral for him asking Kanagna to leave Bollywood.