But the director heaved a sigh of relief after Govinda relented and agreed to complete their London-based comedy where Govinda plays a con-man with Celina Jaitly and Rimi Sen as his co (n)-stars.
The director, anxious to somehow complete his tragic comedy pending since Govinda left the London schedule suddenly, has agreed to all of Govinda's terms and condition including the film's title that had changed from Showman to King Con and Con Flick.
"The film is now called Showman as it originally was. I've also deleted the portions Govinda objected to from a song in London featuring the Queen's lookalike. I've fifty minutes of edited footage. Govinda will now shoot the rest of the film from 12 January."