If one had to list the most successful director-actor collaborations in Bollywood over the years, Govinda and David Dhawan would be right on top. The actor and director have worked together on numerous films such as Hero No. 1, Coolie No. 1, Raja Babu, Partner and many others. However, the two had a fallout in 2017, after which they didn’t collaborate. Recently, David Dhawan defended Govinda for coming late to sets and praised his ability to perform scenes in one take.

David Dhawan on Govinda arriving late on sets

While Govinda has been one of the top stars of the ’80s and ’90s, he was also accused by several filmmakers of coming late to sets. During his appearance on The Kapil Sharma Show, Dhawan said, “Here I want to tell you, log bolte hain na late aata hai sets par, aaj kaun nahi late aata hai? Woh aata hai, apna kaam khatam kar ke jaata hai (People say that he comes late to the sets, but tell me who doesn’t arrive late these days? He arrives, completes his work, and then leaves).”