Govinda back on square one

Rumours are rife that Chi Chi is back to his old habits of reporting late and stalling shoots, this time on the sets of Mani Ratnam’s Raavan.

After the last report of Mani Rantnam’s illness stalling the shoot of Raavan, the director seems to be facing losses again. Supposedly, Govinda has been skipping his shoots and Mani Sir is badly miffed with the actor. But sources say Govinda was at his best behaviour until recently, and have no idea what came into him when he missed three days of precious shooting.

A spokesperson for the film however dismissed all the rumours, saying, “This is completely untrue, shooting had been stalled earlier only due to Mani Sir’s health. Govinda has never been late and has never caused any inconvenience on the sets. He is a thorough professional and had even excused himself from an IIFA appearance so that he could complete his shoot for the film.”

Also starring Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Vikram, the film is a present day version of the Indian epic Ramayana which tells the story of Rama, whose wife Sita is abducted by the demon (Rākshasa) king of Lanka, Ravana.

Govinda was however unavailable for comment. We hopes that the actor doesn’t suffer another relapse.