After publically slamming David Dhawan, Govinda wishes his best to Varun Dhawan for 'Coolie No 1'

Actor Govinda, after publically slamming David Dhawan recently, opened up about the upcoming reboot of his 1995 film Coolie No 1 starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan in lead roles, directed by David Dhawan. 

In an interview with Zoom, Govinda wished 'all the best' to Varun who has, in the past, publically admitted to admiring Govinda. "We used to do that too when we were young. I go on tours and I’m told all the time that such and such young star says he wants to be like me," he said. 

Govinda had recently made disparaging remarks against David Dhawan and said, "After I left politics, I told my secretary to keep the phone speaker on, so that I could listen to what he (David Dhawan) was saying. I heard David saying, Chi-Chi (Govinda’s nickname) is questioning a lot. He was telling my secretary, I do not want to work with Govinda anymore. Tell him to do some small bit roles. This shocked me and I decided never to work with him. After 4-5 months, I again rang him up just to find out if he would give me a guest appearance in his film. He then never rang me back. I am revealing this in public after so many years. I think he is under somebody’s influence. I do not think he is that same David Dhawan whom I used to know."

About Varun, Govinda had said, "I do not think his son will ever do 17 films with him, because he is, after all, David Dhawan’s son. He is educated. I never realized the meaning of doing 17 films with a director. It was Sanjay Dutt who told me to give work to a fellow Punjabi (David Dhawan). I used to give work to fellow Punjabis at that time. I liked David and did many hit films with him. I did not even treat my relatives so well as I treated him. Even with my brother, who is a director, I did not do 17 films."