Bollywood actor Govinda has endured hard work and struggles to earn name in the industry. In an old interview, Govinda had talked about his early days, in which he shared an anecdote related to Mumbai’s local train. He told how while traveling like a common man, he closely saw and felt the real life of Mumbai.

Govinda had said in an interview given to Laharen TV- ‘In the beginning of my career, I traveled in local trains like common people. Local train is the heartbeat of Mumbai city. Once I went to Churchgate for the first time and was trying to board a crowded train. At that time I would have been around 18 or 19 years old, at that time I used to be very fit and strong. I was fond of playing football and exercising at that time.

‘As soon as I fell, my mother panicked…’
Govinda had further said- ‘Going to Churchgate was a completely new experience for me. First I went there with my brothers and later took my mother along with me. But, the crowd in the local train was so much that while boarding the train, I lost my balance and fell down. This was normal for me, but very scary for my mother. As soon as I fell, my mother got scared and started shouting loudly for help, my child! My child! Hearing this, the people present at the station got scared and started looking around, they thought that a small child was lost.

Govinda had said smilingly – ‘When people looked back, they found that the person who had fallen was not a small child, but a tall, strong young boy. Even though I was young, I will always be my mother’s little child.

‘Mother treated me like a daughter-in-law instead of a son…’
During this conversation, Govinda also told about his life’s journey. He said- ‘The journey from Virar to Mumbai and then onwards took about 21 years. I lived in Virar for 21 years. Everyone in the village knew that I was very close to my mother. My mother used to make me do household work daily and I was a very obedient child, doing everything without any complaint. The people of the village used to jokingly say that mother treats me like a daughter-in-law instead of a son.

How was Govinda’s early career?
Govinda told- ‘At that age I never thought that I would become an actor one day. I was studying in a small town and I was fond of dancing. When I came to Mumbai, the struggle started here. But luck favored me and within just two to three months I got my first film. This is where my acting career started. When I became a hero for the first time, I felt really happy. Even today, after so many years, when I remember my initial struggle and those days in the local train, I find that period to be the most beautiful turning point of my life.