Virar-ka-chokra makes the final shift from shocking pink to pristine white, from abhineta to neta  Yahoo yellow! Govindas sunflower jackets made him an instant hit with cinegoers. You see, people were hynotised by the bright colours into coming back for more  Pink fundas: When audiences got tired of his blinding yellows, Govinda decided to shock them with pink instead. And what do you know, it worked!  Suited and booted: Govinda found his box-office ratings plummeting, By then, hed also run out of colours, so he tried his hand at politicking. But then nobody recognised him!  White is might: Govinda finally finds a colour that everybody likes.
Pic: Rane Ashish When an actor makes the transition to politician, there are a few things he has to make major changes to. The most important, being his dress sense.
Until yesterday, Govindas proud trademark was his garish attire. Now hes ditched his favourite colours for a sober, solemn white.
And that, of course, is for his latest role he was announced as the official Congress candidate from the North Mumbai Lok Sabha constituency yesterday.
However, he was still the filmstar when he invited journalists at 2 pm and made them wait two hours until the Chief Minister and Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde officially declared his candidature.
To all questions shot at him, his stock answer was, I will wait, I will see, I will listen and then talk.
Party politics
Ask him why he joined the Congress and he says, My mother used to be a Congress supporter. Sonia ki jai!
How does he find Sonia as a person? Very soft-spoken and well-mannered. What I like about her is that she values her relations with people and responds warmly, he says.
You see, when I met her for the first time, a party member was pulling my leg. Since the person was a senior leader, I didnt respond. Soniaji realised this and replied on my behalf. I became an instant fan, he says.
Campaign plan
When reminded that he only has a month before the elections, he said time was not an issue.
I will seek the blessings of Jivdani Mata at Virar before I get into campaigning. I will then go to Virar station and travel in trains the same way I used to in my struggling days. I remember I once cried for 15 minutes outside Andheri station after my mother could not get into a train. I want to see if things have changed, said the actor.
Ask him how he plans to defeat BJPs Ram Naik and he says. Wait and watch. I will unleash such a campaign that people will be forced to follow my style. It will be unique, he promises.
Home work
Meanwhile, Congress activists had already taken charge of the situation at his house. Till yesterday, this was a private place. From now on, this is a public place. Get someone to take care of things, advised Congress MLA Madhukar Chavan. There were people all around and Govinda was shaking hands with everyone. But he was at a loss for words. So he just smiled (something he is great at).
Code of conduct
After this had gone on for some time, Govinda was forced to ask some relevant questions. This is all fine, but tell me about the code of conduct. I dont want any panga. How do you maintain expenditure accounts? Arent you supposed to file it every day to the election authorities? he asked one of the Congressmen.
Dont worry, we will take care of it, he was assured.
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