Govinda talks to his dead mom; literally!
It all began one day on the sets in Mumbai. The actor had a surprise guest that day. What's the big deal? This guest 'spoke' only to Chi Chi and was 'seen' only by him and his brother Kirti (who probably does it to humour his star brother).
Says a source present on the sets, "As usual, Govinda came in pretty late. During one of the breaks, the actor was chatting with a group, when suddenly his brother's car came and halted in front of him. Kirti Kumar stepped out, opened the door to the backseat and waited for someone (there was no one there) to step out. After this imaginary person stepped out, he closed the door. Then he held the hand of this person and started walking towards the set. Except, we couldn't see who it was."
Adds the source, "But Chi Chi did. He said, 'Mummy aa gayi,' then got right up and walked towards his brother (and mother) and bent down and touched her feet. He asked his brother to leave and pulled up a chair for his mom." The actors on the set, and the unit kept a straight face, as he chatted to the empty chair next to him.
It was later learnt that Chi Chi was actually talking to his deceased mother (she passed away a couple of years ago). He kept talking for two hours, then summoned his brother and told him to "take mom home"!
Govinda has always been known to be close to his mom and their bond seems to have gone on beyond the grave as well. He even tells people who visit him at home about his mom being there in the same room.
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