Govinda rejected these superhit films, which later became blockbusters

In the 90s, Govinda was at the peak of his stardom. His films received tremendous love from the audience, and he managed to win the hearts of the audience with his dance, comic timing and energy. He was counted among the top superstars of Bollywood during that period. However, with time the graph of his career started going down, and he distanced himself from the film industry. During his career, Govinda was offered many big films, but he rejected some films, which later proved to be superhits. Let's know about those films which Govinda rejected and later became blockbusters.

Chandni

Govinda was offered Rishi Kapoor's role in the superhit film Chandni, but Rishi's character was to be shown disabled for some time. That's why Govinda didn't want to do this role. Later this film proved to be a hit. Govinda himself told this in an interview.

Taal and Slumdog Millionaire

According to reports, Govinda was offered Anil Kapoor's role in Subhash Ghai's superhit film Taal. Govinda liked the script and role of the film. However, later he refused disliking the title of the film. Later he told that he was very sorry to reject this film. Not only this, Anil Kapoor's role in Slumdog Millionaire was also offered to Govinda, which he rejected.

Devdas

The fourth film that Govinda rejected is Sanjay Leela Bhansali's memorable film Devdas. Sanjay had offered Govinda the role of Chunni Babu in the film Devdas, which Govinda refused. Later this role was played by Jackie Shroff and his character was well-liked. Govinda was a superstar then and he did not want to do a supporting role.

Gadar

Govinda had done the movie Maharaja in 1998 with Gadar's director Anil Sharma. The film was well-liked. Later, when Anil Sharma was making Gadar, he narrated its script to Govinda. Govinda refused this film saying that there were a lot of abuses in its narrative. Then he wanted to avoid political and controversial films and this film changed Sunny Deol's fortunes.

Avatar

Govinda had told in one of his interviews that he was offered James Cameron's worldwide blockbuster film 'Avatar'. This film is the highest-grossing film to date. He refused to do the film saying that he did not want to put paint on his body.