He is known to be one of the coolest persons in the Bollywood and never loses his temper.
On Wednesday, however, Govinda lost it, and went on to hit one of the onlookers.
The incident happened on the sets of Money Hai Toh Honey Hai in Mumbai.
The actor was giving a shot for the film when he found a man roaming on the sets and looking at him intently.
He initially thought the person in question was a journalist waiting for him. On further inquiry, Govinda
Govinda requested that person to leave, but the man refused. Now Govinda, a Member of Parliament from the same area, could not take this, and slapped the man.
"It was quite shocking to see Govinda behave that way," a source present on the sets told rediff.com.
The film crew of Money Hai Toh Honey Hai intervened, and cooled the fuming actor. No police complaint was lodged.