The 90+ Best Govinda Movies, Ranked

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Vote for your favorite Govinda movies, regardless of critic reviews or how big the role was.

Over 4,900 movie fans have come together to vote on this comprehensive list of Govinda movies, from the best to the worst. Known for his impeccable comedic timing and charismatic screen presence, Govinda has been a staple of Bollywood cinema for over three decades. From his early days as a leading man to his recent supporting roles, each of his performances is infused with humor and energy that never fails to entertain audiences.

Govinda's filmography boasts an impressive array of genres ranging from romantic comedies to action-packed thrillers. However, it is in comedy where he truly shines. His ability to effortlessly switch between slapstick humor and subtle wit has made him one of India's most beloved actors.

The films included in this list are not only a reflection of Govinda's talent but also serve as an ode to the evolution of Bollywood cinema over the years. Whether you're looking for classic hits or underrated gems, there's something here for everyone.

So sit back, relax and get ready to reminisce about some of your favorite Govinda moments. And don't forget- be sure to vote up your favorites on this ranked list.

  • Dulhe Raja
    1
    nm2147526, Johnny Lever, Kader Khan
    281 votes
    Dulhe Raja is a 1998 Bollywood comedy film starring Govinda., Raveena Tandon, Kadar Khan, Johnny Lever, Prem Chopra and Asrani.
  • Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
    2
    Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Madhuri Dixit
    375 votes
    Bade Miyan Chote Miyan is a 1998 Bollywood action comedy film starring Amitabh Bachchan in a double role, Govinda in a double role, Anupam Kher, Ramya Krishnan, and Raveena Tandon. Directed by David Dhawan, it was released in the Diwali of 1998 along with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. This movie was the first hit of Amitabh Bachchan at the box office since his comeback after a few years of hiatus from Bollywood. This movie was the second highest grosser of the year after Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. The bumper collections at the Box Office and the thunderous opening ensured that the movie was the second biggest hit of the year. It is a remake of the Hollywood film Bad Boys and is inspired by William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors.
  • Coolie No. 1
    3

    Coolie No. 1

    Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan, Karisma Kapoor
    228 votes
    Coolie No. 1 is a 1995 Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Govinda, Shakti Kapoor, Kadar Khan, Sadashiv Amrapurkar with music by Anand-Milind. This movie was one of the first successful movie of Karisma Kapoor. Actor Govinda received the Star Screen Award Special Jury Award for his role in this movie as 'performer of the decade'. Over the years the movie has become a classic in Indian film history and is now considered a cult film. The movie is a remake of a 1993 Tamil film Chinna Mapillai.
  • Aankhen
    4
    Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover, Kader Khan
    241 votes
    Aankhen is a 1993 Bollywood comedy directed by David Dhawan and starring Govinda in a double role and Chunky Pandey. It is copied from hit Hindi movie Do Phool, starring Vinod Mehra and Mehmood, released in 1973. It was remade into Telugu as Pokiri Raja in 1995, starring Venkatesh and Ali.
  • Hero No. 1
    5
    Govinda, Karishma Kapoor, Kader Khan
    401 votes
    An industrialist's son and a student try to convince their relatives that their love is real.
  • Haseena Maan Jaayegi
    6
    Sanjay Dutt, Anupam Kher, nm2147526
    358 votes
    Haseena Maan Jaayegi is a 1999 Indian Bollywood comedy film, starring Govinda, Sanjay Dutt, Karisma Kapoor, Pooja Batra, Anupam Kher, Kader Khan, Aruna Irani and Paresh Rawal. It was directed by David Dhawan. The film was inspired by the movie Pyar Kiye Ja.
  • Swarg
    7
    Rajesh Khanna, Paresh Rawal, Juhi Chawla
    335 votes
    Swarg is a 1990 Indian Bollywood film directed by David Dhawan, released on 18 May 1990. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Govinda, Juhi Chawla and Madhavi in pivotal roles. Swarg is the last certified hit of Rajesh Khanna. The film was remade in Telugu as Indrabhavanam with Krishnam Raju and Krishna.
  • Shola Aur Shabnam
    8
    Anupam Kher, Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover
    450 votes
    Shola aur Shabnam is a 1992 Bollywood romantic drama film directed by David Dhawan starring Govinda and Divya Bharati. Shola aur Shabnam became a hit at the box office with the song "Tu Pagal Premi Awara" being applauded by the audience.
  • Partner
    9
    Salman Khan, Govinda, Katrina Kaif
    331 votes
    Prem (Salman Khan) likes to think he knows more about women than the average man. Growing up with six sisters made him more sensitive to the female psyche, and he's turned that experience into a successful career helping other men land the women of their dreams. One of his newest clients is Bhaskar (Govinda), who has fallen in love with his wealthy boss, Priya (Katrina Kaif). While helping Bhaskar, Prem develops feelings for Naina (Lara Dutta), a journalist who doubts his matchmaking skills.
  • Jodi No.1
    10
    Sanjay Dutt, Anupam Kher, Shakti Kapoor
    271 votes
    Jodi No.1 is a 2001 Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan and starring Govinda and Sanjay Dutt in the lead roles, along with Anupam Kher, Monica Bedi and Twinkle Khanna in supporting roles. It was released on 13 April 2001 and was a success at the box office.
  • Hadh Kar Di Aapne
    11
    Rani Mukerji, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever
    196 votes
    Hadh Kar Di Aapne is a 2000 Hindi movie directed by Manoj Agrawal. The film stars Govinda and Rani Mukerji.
  • Saajan Chale Sasural
    12
    Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan, Karisma Kapoor
    309 votes
    Saajan Chale Sasural is a 1996 Bollywood comedy film starring Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Kader Khan and Satish Kaushik. The film was directed by David Dhawan. It is based on the 1994 Rajinikanth starrer Veera, which itself is a remake of the Mohan Babu starrer 1992 Telugu film Allari Mogudu. A French dubbing parody of this movie called New Délire was released in 2007.
  • Raja Babu
    13
    Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover, Aruna Irani
    557 votes
    Raja Babu is a 1994 Bollywood movie directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Govinda, Shakti Kapoor, Kadar Khan, Aruna Irani, Prem Chopra and Gulshan Grover, with music by Anand-Milind and lyrics by Sameer. It is a remake of K. Bhagyaraj's Tamil comedy movie Raasukutti. The film is choreographed by B. H. Tarun Kumar. Film faced vehement media criticism on song "sarkaye lo khatia jaada lage ". Not only the lyrics but the choreography of the song drew much flak. Magazines heavily criticised Karisma Kapoor .
  • Hum
    14
    Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Anupam Kher
    265 votes
    Hum is a 1991 Hindi action crime film directed by Mukul S. Anand. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Govinda, Kimi Katkar, Deepa Sahi, Shilpa Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa, Anupam Kher and Kader Khan. This was the most successful film for Bachchan in the early '90s before he announced his temporary retirement immediately after its release. He also won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for it in 1992. The film ranked second among the top grossers of 1991 at the box office and was declared a hit.
  • Bhagam Bhag
    15
    Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, nm2147526
    238 votes
    Bhagam Bhag is a 2006 Bollywood comedy mystery film, starring Akshay Kumar and Govinda. It is the first time the two are in a film together. The movie also stars Paresh Rawal, Lara Dutta and Jackie Shroff. It is directed by Priyadarshan. Shooting took place in Oxford, United Kingdom in July–August 2006, filming at several University of Oxford landmarks. It released on 22 December 2006. The story borrows certain sub-plots from Siddique-Lal's 1995 Malayalam film Mannar Mathai Speaking as well as 1958 Hollywood classic Vertigo and was remade in Telugu as Brahmanandam Drama Company in 2008.
  • Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta
    16
    Anupam Kher, Sushmita Sen, Govinda
    270 votes
    Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta is a 2001 Bollywood comedy film, starring Govinda, Sushmita Sen, Rambha, Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik, Mohnish Bahl and Ashish Vidyarthi. It is directed by David Dhawan. This movie is inspired by the Hollywood film Liar Liar, starring Jim Carrey. The movie shares certain elements with Liar Liar, such as Govinda being a compulsive liar like Carrey's character and his son wishing that his dad would stop lying.
  • Dulaara
    17
    Gulshan Grover, Karisma Kapoor, Farida Jalal
    202 votes
    Dulaara is a 1994 Bollywood mystery film directed by Vimal Kumar starring Govinda and Karisma Kapoor.
  • Khuddar
    18
    Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan, Shreeram Lagoo
    187 votes
    Khuddar is a 1994 Hindi movie directed by Iqbal Durrani and starring Govinda, Karishma Kapoor, Kader Khan. Other cast include Shakti Kapoor, Shreeram Lagoo, Anjana Mumtaz, Raju Shrestha, Mahesh Anand, Vikas Anand, Anil Dhawan. It includes the controversial number "Sexy Sexy Mujhe Log Bole", which was censored to "Baby Baby Mujhe Log Bole". It is a remake of Tamil film Walter Vetrivel starring Sathyaraj. Dialogues of this movie became very popular and therefore audio cassette of dialogues were released.
  • Ek Aur Ek Gyarah
    19
    Sanjay Dutt, Gulshan Grover, Govinda
    196 votes
    Ek Aur Ek Gyarah is an Indian film by comedic director David Dhawan. This movie stars the comedic veterans Govinda and Sanjay Dutt.
  • Hatya
    20
    Anupam Kher, Johnny Lever, Satyendra Kapoor
    219 votes
    Hatya is a 1988 Bollywood thriller film directed by Kirti Kumar and starring Govinda, Neelam and Anupam Kher. This film is a remake of Malayalam Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal 1986.
  • Joru Ka Ghulam
    21
    Johnny Lever, Kader Khan, Govinda
    294 votes
    Joru Ka Ghulam is a 2000 Bollywood comedy movie. The film is directed by Shakeel Noorani and stars Govinda, Twinkle Khanna, Kader Khan and Johnny Lever. The music is by Aadesh Shrivastava. The movie was released on 16 June 2000, and did well at the box office.
  • Anari No.1
    22

    Anari No.1

    Aruna Irani, Johnny Lever, Kader Khan
    129 votes
    Anari No. 1 is a 1999 Hindi language movie directed by Kuku Kohli. The film stars Govinda, Raveena Tandon and Simran in lead roles and Aruna Irani, Kader Khan, Satish Shah, Satyendra Kapoor in supporting roles and the songs are composed by Dilip Sen and Sameer Sen. The film was a huge hit.
  • Muqabla
    23
    nm2147526, Paresh Rawal, Shakti Kapoor
    172 votes
    Muqabla is 1993 Hindi film directed by T. Rama Rao and starring Karishma Kapoor, Govinda, Paresh Rawal. Other cast include Shakti Kapoor, Aditya Pancholi, Asrani, Aruna Irani, and Farha Naaz.
  • Ilzaam
    24
    Prem Chopra, Govinda, Shashi Kapoor
    186 votes
    Ilzaam is a 1986 Bollywood film starring Govinda in his film debut alongside Neelam, Shatrughan Sinha, Shashi Kapoor, Prem Chopra and Anita Raj.
  • Marte Dam Tak
    25
    Paresh Rawal, Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani
    130 votes
    Marte Dam Tak is a 1987 Bollywood action film directed by Mehul Kumar and starring Raaj Kumar, Govinda and Farha Naaz. The film was a big hit.
  • Rajaji
    26

    Rajaji

    Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Kader Khan
    142 votes
    Rajaji is a Bollywood comedy movie produced and directed by Vimal Kumar; starring Govinda and Raveena Tandon. The movie released in 1999 and number 38 grosser of the year amongst Hindi movies. This movie is more or less a rough remake of the 1982 Rakesh Roshan film Kaamchor. Both films share the same basic plot except that the makers of Rajaji tried to incorporate more humor into their movie, albeit unsuccessfully .Rakesh Roshan's nephew in Kaamchor film, is played by a young Sonu Nigam, who is now a popular singer.
  • Maharaja
    27
    Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Prem Chopra
    202 votes
    Maharaja is a 1998 bollywood supernatural superhero film directed by Anil Sharma. It stars Govinda and Manisha Koirala in the title roles. It is about the struggle of a prince with supernatural powers to get his kingdom back. After the surprise big hit of Mr. India as a superhero movie, Maharaja came out with a bigger budget film in the same genre. Maharaja is considered to be a pioneer in Hindi superhero films.
  • Wanted
    28
    Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia, Vinod Khanna
    136 votes
    In Mumbai, India, beautiful middle-class Jhanvi (Ayesha Takia) falls for lifelong gangster Radhe (Salman Khan), though she has two other men vying for her affections: the older Sonu Gates (Prabhu Deva) and Inspector Talpade (Mahesh Manjrekar), Radhe's nemesis. But the inspector is both already married and knee-deep in the corruption and gang violence that rules Mumbai. Radhe, too, may not be entirely what he seems. Between a kidnapping and a violent shootout, love can be brutal indeed.
  • Dariya Dil
    29
    nm2147526, Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover
    129 votes
    Dariya Dil is a 1988 Hindi family drama film directed by K. Ravi Shankar and starring Govinda, Kimi Katkar, Roshni and Raj Kiran. The film was released on 8 January 1988 in India. The film has gained renewed interest as one of its song and dance sequences, in which Govinda's character Ravi appears dressed as Superman and Kimi Katkar's character Radha appears dressed as Spiderwoman, has become a widely seen video on YouTube with almost 10 million views as of March 2013. DARIYA DIL was a box office hit and it remains for its family drama story and superb acting of Kader Khan.
  • Hathkadi
    30
    Shilpa Shetty, Shakti Kapoor, Satyendra Kapoor
    129 votes
    Hathkadi is a 1995 Bollywood action film directed by Rama Rao Tatineni starring Govinda, Shilpa Shetty and Shakti Kapoor. The movie was an average grosser at the box office