One notable instance was Govinda’s decision to decline the role of Chunnilal in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas (2002), a role that ultimately went to Jackie Shroff. Speaking about this, his wife Sunita Ahuja defended her husband’s choice, emphasizing his stature in the industry at the time. “Why would he play Chunnilal? He was a very big star," she said. Devdas also featured Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhur Dixit.