Loot Review: Star Performances:Govinda struggles to rise above the script but is let down by inane dialogues and a directionless screenplay. He is good, though. Sunil Shetty does a fair job. Jaaved Jaffery tries his best to evoke laughter but succeeds only at times. Mahakshay Chakraborty is okay. Mika Singh does an ordinary job. Kim Sharma is natural. Shweta Bhardwaj passes muster. Ravi Kishan is good, as always. Mahesh Manjrekar is earnest. Dalip Tahhil leaves a mark. Razak Khan has his moments. Prem Chopra makes his presence felt. Shehzaad Khan and the others provide ordinary support. (more…)

Most star parents, whose children have acting aspirations in Bollywood, guide them. But Govinda doesn’t work that way. The actor maintains that he’s not going to dictate terms for his daughter Narmada’s foray into movies.
Probe him on her debut, under the direction of Lovely Singh, and Govinda says, “She has worked very hard. Besides, it’s natural for me to want her to make a good debut. The film is yet to be officially announced, so it’s not right for me to talk.”
Taking the first step forward, Govinda ensured that Narmada didn’t get a lot of celebrity pampering during her . (more…)

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Mumbai: Bollywood actor Govinda, who is also a former Member of Parliament, says though bitter his brief political stint was a learning experience for him.
“I don’t have any regrets having joined politics. Although the experience was bitter… but I learnt lessons. Being a politician is a more difficult task,” Govinda said.
“Nothing is easy but politics is too difficult. Since I had come from the world of cinema and not politics I did not know much about it (politics) and by the time I learnt it I felt I didn’t belong to that world. So I decided not to remain there,” Govinda said.
The actor had represented Congress from the Mumbai North constituency from 2004-2009. He had defeated senior BJP leader and former Petroleum Minister Ram Naik to win the seat.
However, he opted out of the 2009 General Elections to revive his sagging career.
As an MP, Govinda has been criticised for being inaccessible to the people of his constituency, especially during the terrible deluge of 26 July, 2005.
“The world of politics is vast and there is a lot that one can learn. It is a difficult task. Only after I entered it, I was able to understand what politics was all about but I did not play politics. Politics is meant for those have spent quite a long time in this field…it is meant for experienced people,” the 48-year-old-actor said.

In the background of Bollywood grapevine over “heart burn” between him and fellow buddy Salman Khan over launching Narmada in the tinsel town, actor Govinda said that it was he who made Sonakshi Sinha a ‘heroine‘.
Speculations are rife in Bollywood that Govinda was not very happy with Salman as the latter did not keep his promise of launching his daughter Narmada in Bollywood. (more…)