When Govinda called Karan Johar more 'jealous and khatarnak'

Govinda has always been very vocal about his differences with filmmaker David Dhawan, with whom he did many films in the past. In an old interview, Govinda complained about filmmaker Karan Johar and compared him to David Dhawan. Govinda said that Karan is even more ‘jealous and dangerous than David’

In a 2017 interview, when Govinda was gearing up for the release of his film Aa Gaya Hero, he said that he didn't like the fact that Karan Johar is releasing Varun Dhawan's film Badrinath Ki Dulhania just a week after the release of his film.

This is not the first time that Govinda has expressed displeasure with Karan. He was upset that the ace producer did not invite the actor at Koffee With Karan. Dharma Production head honcho replied with a public apology, “There was a talk of getting him on the show in between but things did not happen then. We had thought about it. It would be an absolute honour and privilege to have Govinda on the show. My apologies that he hasn’t been (on the show) and he felt bad about it. There is no intention to hurt him. He is a terrific artist and a great movie star. I would love to call him. I will take a note and call him and I hope he accepts my invitation.”

However, Govinda did not seem to be convinced by Karan Johar’s apology. He said to the publication, “He must have said that it would be a matter of national respect for him if he calls Govinda, but he is releasing Varun’s film just a week after my film. He shows that he’s very humble and innocent, but woh mujhe David se zyaada jealous and zyaada khatarnak lagta hai (He seems more jealous and dangerous than David Dhawan to me).”

In an interview with Pinkvilla, when Govinda was asked if he will appear on Karan's talk show Koffee With Karan, he said, “He must have said that. It would be a matter of national respect for him if he calls Govinda, but he is releasing Varun's (Dhawan) film just a week after my film. He shows that he's very humble and innocent, but David (Dhawan) se zyaada jealous and zyaada khatarnak lagta hai (I find Karan Johar even more jealous and dangerous than David Dhawan).”

In 2020, Govinda opened up about his differences with David. He said that he heard David Dhawan saying that the actor has started ‘questioning a lot’ and that ‘I don't want to do films with Govinda’. He also said that David stopped picking up his calls after that.