Tadka trivia
At the annual Filmfare function in 1985, the chief reporter of Filmfare, V S Gopalakrishnan, was briefed by The Times Of India heads, that the show was supposed to promote Indian culture and should have a performance from a young industrywallah, who would set everybody’s feet tapping.
This is when Govind Ahuja came through, and used to learn all the right breakdance moves for sixteen hours at a stretch, that too by travelling every day from Virar. And when V S was asked with all the doubt by his team, about who this Govinda was, his only answer was, “He dances like a dream”. And thus started the journey of a young lad, whom we know by the name of Govinda today!
