In 1975, He moved to Mumbai to join his brother's business there. After a short while, he found that he no longer enjoyed the work and decided to find something more enjoyable. After doing dramas in college he decided to start acting. Govil got his first break in Indian cinema in the 1977 film "Paheli", when he was introduced to Tarachand Barjatya by his sister-in-law Tabassum. Barjatya was really impressed by Govil's performance in the film and he signed him a three-film-deal — Kanak Mishra's "Sawan Ko Aane Do" (1979), Vijay Kapoor's "Raadha Aur Seeta" (1979) and Satyen Bose's "Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin" (1979). "Sawan Ko Aane Do" became a major success at box office catapulting Govil to stardom. "Raadha Aur Seeta" was a box office failure while "Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin" was another success at box office. He featured in Kanak Mishra's "Jiyo To Aise Jiyo" (1981).