Bollywood actor and politician Govinda was injured in an accidental gunshot on Tuesday morning.  

The actor said that at the time of the incident, a bodyguard provided by the Protection Branch of Mumbai Police was present with him at home. 

In an injured state, Govinda was taken to the hospital by the police bodyguard and the police control was informed about the incident then. 

According to the police investigation, there were 6 bullets loaded in the revolver, out of which one bullet was a misfire. 

The police matched the number of the revolver and the license and the license is valid. Moreover, the revolver was of 0.32 bore but was very old. 

Govinda's doctor Ramesh Agarwal said, "Govinda came to me at around 5 o'clock. We took him for the operation at 6 o'clock. It took us about one and a half hours to remove the bullet. 

His medication will continue, he will have to rest for three to four months and right now he cannot put much weight on his leg."