With his new film Avatar, Govinda is decided to take football to new heights, within the way that Shimit Amin's Chak De shone the spotlight on hockey.
In fact, producer-director Pahlaj Nihalani intends to sell the film as football's answer to Chak De. Plans to 'do a Chak De' on Avatar, with Govinda serving because the face of the sport just as Shah Rukh had done for hockey in Shimit's film are being worked out. Govinda has made it clear that during the film, he's going to promote football with a vengeance.
Though Govinda who is not known for films which can be anything as opposed to masala entertainers, not to mention have sport-related messages could seem like an unlikely choice for a movie on football however the actor could be very keen to do that right. Not just has the actor been spending time engaged on his physique to appear the a part of a football coach, he has also been honing his football skills.
Says Govinda, `The mind and the body are our temples. It's as much as us how much respect we give to those temples.` Govinda believes an excessive amount of attention is given to cricket in our country. Once the film is ready, the actor plans to organise football benefit matches along with his football-crazy colleagues within the film industry like Ranbir Kapoor and Vishal Bharadwaj.
`We neglect all games and sports except cricket. Hopefully my film will break that monopoly and motivate youngsters to take a look at games instead of cricket, ` says Govinda.
The actor says, `I was resolute to get into shape. And that i managed it. Now my daily routine has changed. I FINISHED eating dinner completely. I do yoga within the morning after which two hours on the gym. This routine will remain unchanged even after the film. My role as a sportsperson now stretches far beyond this film.`
Courtesy: Mid-Day.com
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