Enough Comedy …. Govinda to turn into action hero

Enough Comedy …. Govinda to turn into action hero
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 12:06 IST
By Subhash K Jha, Santa Banta News Network
/> Govinda is about to switch lanes, drastically. Having made a career out of comic roles, he's for the moment bidding adieu to laughter to embrace action.

The preparation has started in all seriousness. Govinda has got himself a martial arts and physical trainer and is working on his physique and agility.

Says the comic virtuoso, "I've done action films in the past like Hatya and Shola Aur Shabnam. But they weren't full-on actioners. I now want to do an action film with stunts of an international caliber. I don't want to just plunge into it without being fully prepared. I've already lost a lot of weight. But it isn't enough. I want to lose some more."

On a recent trip to London, Govinda discovered yoga. Govinda's life -style has changed completely.

Thanks to yoga. And though he doesn't admit it, it was Celina Jaitley who introduced him to a new lifestyle.

Says Govinda, "Yoga has changed my life. No matter what my schedule I've to do yoga every morning. I feel the difference within me.

It's not about just losing weight. I lost a lot of weight earlier this year when I was shooting in Bangkok with Suniel Shetty for Loot. No, yoga is about self-discipline, about toning the body. I feel myself losing inches around my waist. I fill fitter. I can get into tight clothes without cringing."

Govinda's target? "To look as healthy handsome and fit as Dharamji did in his heydays. He has always been my role model. And now when I look at myself in the mirror I see glimpses of him in myself. That makes me feel really good."

Pausing to laugh Govinda says, "I might soon get together with David Dhawan to make Handsome No.1"
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