India, March 10 -- James Cameron offered Avatar to Govinda first, claims the actor. The Academy Award-winning director even got the suggestion to name the film Avatar from Govinda himself. In a new interview with Mukesh Khanna on his YouTube channel, Govinda shared that he refused to play the lead role in the film because the character was 'lame'. (Also read: Govinda says people in Bollywood conspired against him: 'Shariantra ke baad mera nature badal gaya')

During the conversation, Govinda shared that there have been many such incidents where his words have bore good results for people. He recalled an incident and said, "I even left an offer of Rs.21.5 crore, although I remember this because it was painful. I had met a Sardarji in Ameri...