New Delhi, May 13 -- Actor Govinda's wife, Sunita Ahuja, blamed his friends for not pushing him enough to resume his acting career, while his peers like Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff and Suniel Shetty still feature in prominent roles.

Sunita said the veteran star was wasting away his life sitting at home.

In an interview with Zoom, Sunita discussed Govinda's absence from the silver screen for over six years and shared that she has often asked him, "Why?" often citing the examples of his peers.

Sunita asked Govinda: "Why is a legend like you sitting at home? Actors of your age are doing so much work, including Anil Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, and Jackie Shroff. Why don't you work?"

Govinda, once among the most bankable stars in Hindi cinema du...