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Aggabai Sasubai

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{{short description|Marathi-language television program}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Aggabai Sasubai
| image =
| image_size = 300px
| genre = Soap Opera Drama
| picture_format = 576i SDTV 1080i HDTV
| composer = Madhura Datar
| theme_music_composer = [[Ashok Patki]]
| director = Ajay Mayekar
| starring = Girish Oak [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]] Tejashree Pradhan Ashutosh Patki Ravi Patwardhan [[Mohan Joshi]] Bhakti Ratnaparkhi Sanjeevani Sathe Arun Mohre Rajshri Potdar Pratibha Goregaonkar Nikhil Jhope Bhagyesh Patil
| distributor = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| num_episodes = 432
| country = [[India]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2019|07|22|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2021|03|13|df=y}}
| producer = Sunil Bhosle
| runtime = 22 minutes
| network = [[Zee Marathi]]
| website = https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/agga-bai-sasubai/0-6-1924
| followed_by = [[Aggabai Sunbai (TV series)|Aggabai Sunbai]]
}}

'''''Aggabai Sasubai''''' ({{translation|Oh Mine Mother-In-Law}}) is an Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language drama television series directed by Ajay Mayekar and produced by Sunil Bhosle, that was broadcast on the channel [[Zee Marathi]] and is now digitally available on [[ZEE5]]. The series stars an [[ensemble cast]] of Girish Oak, [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]], Tejashree Pradhan, Ashutosh Patki, Ravi Patwardhan and Bhakti Ratnaparkhi along with Sanjeevani Sathe, Arun Mohre, Rajshri Potdar, Pratibha Goregaonkar, Nikhil Jhope and Bhagyesh Patil in supporting roles. Patwardhan's role was replaced by [[Mohan Joshi]] in January 2021 due to the latter's demise in December 2020.

== Synopsis ==
''Aggabai Sasubai'' is the story of Asavari Kulkarni ([[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]]), a widow who selflessly takes care of her family and faces all life issues with peace. Her husband has passed away a couple of decades ago and therefore, she raised her son Soham (Ashutosh Patki) as a single parent and has also taken care of her elderly authoritative father-in-law Aajoba (Ravi Patwardhan).

However, Asavari always pays less attention to herself while loving everyone else. After the marriage of Soham, the show focuses on how Asavari's daughter-in-law Shubhra (Tejashree Pradhan), who is close to her mother-in-law, strives to bring a little joy in Asavari's life and decides to get her remarried to her own favourite chef Abhijeet Raje (Girish Oak).

== Plot ==
Shubhra (Tejashree Pradhan) decides to go to Soham's (Ashutosh Patki) house to inform his family members about their relationship. As Asavari enjoys chef Abhijeet Raje's cookery show, Shubhra arrives at the Kulkarni residence and informs Asavari and Aajoba about her and Soham's decision to marry. However, Aajoba instantly objects their union and creates a scene, but Asavari manages to calm him down and discusses Soham and Shubhra's marriage plans with Shubhra, having agreed for their relationship. Despite this, Aajoba is disappointed with Soham and Shubhra's register marriage and thus refuses to attend it. After Soham and Shubhra get married, the family celebrate the marriage party in Abhijeet's restaurant. While there, Abhijeet notices Asavari and falls in love with her. In order to get closer to her, he sends her the dessert ''Créme Brûlèe'' prepared by him through Shubhra as Asavari had refused to eat in Aajoba's absence. After entering Soham's house, Shubhra serves the ''Créme Brûlèe'' sent by Abhijeet to Asavari, who then gives the remarks about it to Abhijeet over a phone call.

The next morning, Shubhra finds the old camera of Soham's late father in the store room which makes Asavari emotional. Unbeknownst to them, Aajoba, with the help of Soham, uploads the photograph of the camera on the internet in order to sell it off. Later, the Kulkarni family visits a temple to perform a post-wedding ritual of Soham and Shubhra. Just then, Abhijeet also reaches there but Aajoba misunderstands him to be a thief and lashes out at him. However, Shubhra calms him down and takes him home while Abhijeet comes across the photograph of the camera uploaded by Aajoba on the internet.

Furthermore, Abhijeet arrives at Asavari's house to buy the camera while she is busy watching his cookery show on the TV. Abhijeet's unexpected arrival baffles Asavari who accidentally mixes rice in the coffee meant for him. Later, Aajoba returns home from his evening walk and sells the camera off to Abhijeet. Nevertheless, Abhijeet leaves the camera at Asavari's house on seeing her attachment to it. Meanwhile, Aajoba hurries to deposit the cheque given by Abhijeet in the bank, and refuses to return it even after learning that Abhijeet has not taken the camera with him.

Despite this, Shubhra manages to convince Aajoba to keep the camera after she lies to him that she sold off the ancestral jewellery of the Kulkarni family given to her by him. Further, Asavari goes to Abhijeet's restaurant to return him the cheque. Later, Abhijeet sets out to accompany Asavari home and they enjoy a candid conversation on their way back. The two also have tea from a street-side stall in the rain. As Asavari gets late to return home, Soham orders dinner from outside which causes Aajoba to have a stomachache.

The next day, Aajoba goes for a morning walk but Asavari and Shubhra begin to get worried when he does not return home. Aajoba takes Asavari's test with the help of his close friend and neighbour Karkhanis Kaka (Arun Mohre). Later, Abhijeet gives Asavari an idea to win her father-in-law's heart which eventually works out to be successful. Karkhanis Kaka then invites the Kulkarni family to his house for lunch. Shubhra insists Asavari to wear a nice saree but Soham expresses his dislike to it, following which, Shubhra teaches him a lesson.

Later, everyone go to the Karkhanis residence for the lunch and while watching Abhijeet's cookery show, Karkhanis Kaka's arrogant daughter-in-law Pradnya's (Sanjeevani Sathe) comments about Abhijeet indicate Shubhra to forsee Asavari's fortune inflicted by him. In the following episode, Shubhra orders a microwave for Soham and Pradnya taunts Asavari while going to the market. Aajoba creates a scene on being unable to heat food in the microwave. Elsewhere, Abhijeet bumps into Asavari at the marketplace and buys a pumpkin for her before inviting her to his restaurant with her family.

After learning this, Shubhra convinces Aajoba to accompany them to Abhijeet's restaurant for lunch. On Shubhra's prodding, Asavari prepares ''Gharge'' for Abhijeet with the pumpkin he had bought for her. Later, Aajoba creates a scene on seeing Abhijeet at the restaurant but Shubhra pacifies him. After tasting the ''Gharges'' brought by Asavari, Abhijeet insists her to teach him to prepare them. Soham, Shubhra and Aajoba enjoy desserts after lunch. Later, Aajoba blames his illness on the food at Abhijeet's restaurant. Meanwhile, Abhijeet decides to go to Asavari's house to learn the recipe.

Upon arriving, Abhijeet tries to appease an angry Aajoba. Karkhanis Kaka takes Aajoba to his house. Due to Soham's objection, Asavari refuses to teach Abhijeet the recipe of ''Gharge''. Pradnya lies to Abhijeet about having prepared the ''Gharge'' for him. The incident at Asavari's house makes Abhijeet restless. Pradnya takes Abhijeet's phone number from Asavari and invites him to her house to learn the recipe of ''Gharge''. Taking advantage of this, she invites the neighbouring women as well. After all, Pradnya fails to teach Abhijeet the recipe, but a restless Asavari intervenes at her house and teaches Abhijeet to prepare ''Gharge''.

After tasting the ''Gharge'', everyone begins to praise Asavari. Abhijeet expresses his gratitude to Asavari and invites her to his restaurant for the return gift. Pradnya gets jealous on seeing Asavari being praised. Later, an uninvited Pradnya goes to Abhijeet's restaurant but is turned away by Mandodari Parab (Bhakti Ratnaparkhi), also known as Maddy, who is the manager of Abhijeet's restaurant and also his friend. Pradnya informs Aajoba about Asavari being at Abhijeet's restaurant. Soon after, a furious Aajoba rebukes Asavari for meeting Abhijeet. In a fit of rage, he throws the camera of Soham's late father out of the house. After Abhijeet's intervention, a crying Asavari asks him to stay away from her.

A couple of days later, Shubhra goes to [[Lonavala]] for her meeting while Asavari worries about water logging in the city due to heavy rains. After a conversation with Pradnya, Asavari gets worried about Soham being stuck in a water-logged area. Later, Abhijeet tries to calm down Asavari over a phone call as she continues to panic on not being able to contact Soham. Abhijeet then arrives at Asavari's house and finds out about Soham being at his friend Akshay's (Nikhil Jhope) house. Further, Asavari prepares dinner for Abhijeet.

=== Two Months Later ===
Abhijeet's joy knows no bounds when he learns that Asavari has specially come to meet him. While chatting, the two admit that they are friends. Asavari eats the chillies offered by Abhijeet playfully. Abhijeet declares it to be a Friendship Day at his restaurant. Constant glimpses of Abhijeet on the TV irks Aajoba, while Asavari keeps getting hiccups. Abhijeet then asks Asavari to come to his restaurant urgently. Later, Maddy ties the friendship band given to her by Abhijeet to Asavari. Meanwhile, sudden arrival of Soham's friends at home annoys Aajoba. While Abhijeet and Asavari go to the vegetable market on Abhijeet's motorbike, Shubhra learns from Akshay has Soham has quit his job and insists him to inform everyone about this at home. Abhijeet sets out to meet a property owner. Further, Abhijeet comes to Asavari's house with a good news and Asavari prepares a special type of rice for him. Abhijeet proceeds to purchase a jewellery for Asavari and thinks about gifting her a ''mangalsutra'' as well due to his feelings for her. The next day, Asavari takes the "''Naralachya Wadya''" for Abhijeet at his restaurant. However, stunned by the unexpected words said by him regarding his thought at the jewellery shop, she storms off.

On reaching home, Asavari hugs Soham and begins to cry. Meanwhile, everyone at the restaurant get worried on seeing Abhijeet stunned. Shubhra gets worried on reading the letter received from Soham's office and quizzes him. Later, Pradnya eavesdrops on Soham and Shubhra's conversation with Soham's employer. Much to Abhijeet's resentment, Asavari rebukes him when he contacts her. Abhijeet then tells Shubhra that he wants to apologise to Asavari and she assures him that she will help him. Asavari gets shocked on learning from Pradnya that Soham has lost his job and questions Shubhra for hiding this from her.

The next day, Soham informs Abhijeet that he and Asavari are planning to meet him. Asavari's last moment refusal to talk to Abhijeet regarding Soham's recommendation for a job angers Soham. Later, Soham goes to meet Abhijeet alone and tells him that Asavari is unwell. That evening, Shubhra suspects Soham's involvement behind Abhijeet's unexpected arrival at their home. Asavari gets angry at Abhijeet, who leaves after declaring that he will never step into their house until Asavari invites him. Shubhra answers Asavari's questions about Abhijeet. After returning home, Soham berates Asavari on learning that Abhijeet has left.

Later, Soham tells Abhijeet about losing his job and requests him to talk to his employer about it. Asavari gets angry on learning that Abhijeet has come to Pradnya's house to learn the recipes. While Soham meets Abhijeet and thanks him, Abhijeet gives him an advice. Asavari and Shubhra get delighted on knowing that Soham has got his job back. Soon after, Abhijeet's absence in his cookery show startles Asavari. She visualises Abhijeet everywhere while trying to stay awake at night. Later, Asavari forgives an apologising Abhijeet over a phone call and is sent a sweet gift by him the next day.

After some days, Maddy visits Asavari's house to give her a cheque and contacts Abhijeet to inform him about Asavari's birthday. While on her way to the market, every passer-by gives Asavari a rose which surprises her. Later, much to her delight, Abhijeet meets Asavari and sings for her. However, Abhijeet is left stunned when Asavari reveals that it is not her birthday. Abhijeet and Shubhra accept the challenge of finding out Asavari's birth date. Later, Abhijeet contacts Asavari and pretends to be a social worker who needs her birth date but in vain. Further, he sends Maddy to Asavari's house for tricking Asavari into revealing her birth date, but fails in that attempt too. Eventually, Abhijeet visits Asavari's house and successfully finds out her birth date by using a mathematics trick.

=== One Month Later ===

Shubhra contacts Abhijeet and teases him. When Abhijeet comes to Asavari's house with Maddy, Shubhra lies to him that Asavari has gone to the market barefoot. Later, she bumps into a barefooted Abhijeet while he looks for Asavari in the market. Shubhra then makes him confess his love for Asavari, following which, Abhijeet pours his heart out before her. Shubhra refuses to help Abhijeet as he tries to win Asavari and her family over. On reaching home, Asavari applies ointment on Abhijeet's feet as they are scarred due to the heat.

On the day of Abhijeet and Asavari's birthday, Abhijeet's surprise birthday wish conveyed at night through a video delights Asavari. Asavari then takes a birthday gift for Abhijeet, but Pradnya cunningly swaps the gift. When Abhijeet comes to pick up the Kulkarni family, Aajoba teases him on seeing his clothes. On their way to the party, the tyre of Abhijeet and Asavari's taxi gets punctured, so the two ride a bicycle to reach a venue. Meanwhile, Pradnya executes her cunning plan by swapping the birthday cake meant for Abhijeet and Asavari.

Further, Aajoba rebukes Asavari as soon as she and Abhijeet reach the venue. Shubhra tricks Pradnya into confessing her misconduct and allows Abhijeet to learn the truth about his real birthday gift from Asavari. Aajoba's words regarding Asavari's life go on to upset Abhijeet. Shubhra uses her wit on seeing the swapped birthday cake and teaches Pradnya a lesson. Further, Maddy brings the original birthday cake meant for Abhijeet and Asavari. After the birthday celebration, Abhijeet gifts Asavari a mirror and pours his heart out to her.

A couple of days later, the special treat arranged by Abhijeet at his restaurant delights Asavari. However, Soham contacts her and asks her to return home urgently for having fallen off of his scooter. Further, Abhijeet asks Asavari to come down the building and proposes marriage to her. Later, Shubhra consoles a crying Asavari and a stunned Abhijeet. Eavesdropping on Abhijeet and Asavari, Pradnya deliberately tries to instigate Soham against them. Asavari gets disheartened as Soham and Aajoba berate her.

The next day, Shubhra tries to talk to Asavari about Abhijeet but in vain. Abhijeet's behaviour at his restaurant worries Maddy and the other employees. Later, Soham goes to meet Abhijeet at the restaurant but is reluctantly evaded by him. Shubhra then gives an advice to Abhijeet when he comes to meet Asavari. Pradnya tries to instigate Soham against Asavari once again. Soham goes on to meet Abhijeet at the restaurant to show him his business proposal. While there, he finds out something inside Abhijeet's wallet which makes him despise him.

After returning home, a furious Soham destroys the thinks kept safely by Asavari as souviners of Abhijeet. Plagued by Abhijeet's memories, Asavari accidentally contacts him to order groceries instead of a grocery shop. Realising that Asavari truly loves him, Abhijeet arrives at her house with the groceries ordered by her. Soham tries to confront Abhijeet over his and Asavari's relationship but in vain. Later, Abhijeet bumps into Asavari down the building where he expresses his feelings before her and gives her a promise.

Further, Soham behaves rudely with Abhijeet when he comes home with Asavari and Shubhra. Abhijeet then talks to Shubhra about his investment in Soham's business. Shubhra reprimands Soham for his rude behaviour with Abhijeet. Later, Soham asks Aajoba and Karkhanis Kaka to gather because he wants to tell them something important. Just as he is about to reveal Abhijeet's love for Asavari, Soham receives a phone call from Akshay who gives him some problematic information. Due to this new development, Soham reveals the good news of Abhijeet's partnership in his business, which leaves everyone exceedingly delighted and Asavari is grateful towards Abhijeet.

Eventually, Aajoba realises his folly and agrees for Abhijeet and Asavari's relationship, although Soham is not comfortable with the decision. On the day of Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding, Asavari and Aajoba get sentimental while leaving from the house. Exploiting this situation, Soham plans to hinder the wedding and lies to Aajoba that Abhijeet has demanded a very huge amount of dowry. Moreover, he visits the wedding venue and secretly tells Asavari that Aajoba actually disapproves of her remarriage and has thus refused to attend it. Upon learning this, Asavari breaks down before she suddenly decides to cancel the wedding, anticipating Aajoba's decision. However, Abhijeet is able to meet Aajoba on a street, thanks to his friend, who is actor [[Subodh Bhave]], and clears all the misunderstandings and misinterpretations. In the end, Abhijeet and Asavari successfully get married with their love and affection for each other in the presence of their family and friends.

== Cast ==
* Girish Oak as Chef Abhijeet Raje
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]] as Asavari Kulkarni Raje
* Tejashree Pradhan as Shubhra Kamat Kulkarni
* Ashutosh Patki as Soham Kulkarni
* Ravi Patwardhan / [[Mohan Joshi]] as Dattatray Kulkarni a.k.a. Aajoba
* Bhakti Ratnaparkhi as Mandodari Parab a.k.a. Maddy; Abhijeet's restaurant manager
* Sanjeevani Sathe as Pradnya Karkhanis; Asavari's neighbour
* Arun Mohre as Vidyadhar Karkhanis a.k.a. Kaka; Aajoba's childhood friend and Pradnya's father-in-law
* Rajshri Potdar as Prabha Karkhanis a.k.a. Kaku; Pradnya's mother-in-law
* Bhagyesh Patil as Vishwas; Abhijeet's restaurant waiter)
* Nikhil Jhope as Akshay Wagh; Soham's friend
* Pratibha Goregaonkar as Sulbha Samant a.k.a. Kaku; Asavari's neighbour and friend
* Leena Athavale Datar as Asha Kamat; Shubhra's mother
* Unknown as Anil Kamat; Shubhra's father
* Unknown as Madan Kulkarni; Soham's widowed paternal uncle
* Unknown as Malti Kulkarni; Madan's second wife

=== Recurring ===
* Mahesh Kokate as Kamlakar Katekor; Asavari's fiancée
* Rajesh Bhosle as Mangesh a.k.a. Mangya; Abhijeet and Asavari's neighbour in chawl
* Sahil Parab as Boy Bala; Soham's servant
* Purniema Dey as Twinkle; girl in club who sings for Soham
* Sakshi Gandhi as Pritali; Abhijeet and Asavari's tourist guide in [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]

=== Special Appearances ===
* [[Ankush Chaudhari]] as Himself; visitor at Abhijeet's restaurant
* [[Sai Tamhankar]] as Herself; visitor at Abhijeet's restaurant
* [[Sonalee Kulkarni]] as Herself; guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony
* [[Subodh Bhave]] as Himself; guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony
* [[Sanjay Jadhav]] as Himself; guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony
* [[Siddhartha Jadhav|Siddharth Jadhav]] as Himself; guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony

== Production ==
===Casting===
The show starred Girish Oak, [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]], Tejashree Pradhan, Ashutosh Patki and Ravi Patwardhan. In January 2021, [[Mohan Joshi]] replaced Ravi Patwardhan due to the latter's demise in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mohan Joshi will replace Ravi Patwardhan in Aggabai Sasubai|url=https://www.lokmat.com/television/mohan-joshi-will-replace-ravi-patwardhan-aggabai-sasubai-a588/|access-date=2021-01-08|website=[[Lokmat]]|language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Veteran actor Mohan Joshi to play Aajoba in Aggabai Sasubai - The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/veteran-actor-mohan-joshi-to-play-aajoba-in-aggabai-sasubai/articleshow/80059958.cms|access-date=2021-01-08|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

===Filming===
The series is mainly filmed at [[Thane]]. Abhi's Kitchen is located at [[State Highway 42 (Maharashtra)|Ghodbunder Road]], [[Thane]]. Some of the series outdoor shoots were done near Thane Noble Pharma, [[Thane]].<ref>{{Cite web|title='Aggabai Sasubai' shooting location: Know if 'Abhi's Kitchen' is a real place|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/television-news/agga-bai-sasubai-shooting-location.html|access-date=2021-01-27|website=[[Republic World]]}}</ref> The wedding track of Abhijeet and Asavari was shot in [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]. Abhijeet and Asavari's honeymoon scene was shot in [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-24|title=Aggabai Sasubai's Asawari, Shubhra And Soham Have A Blast In Udaipur, See Pics|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/agga-bai-sasubais-asawari-shubhra-and-soham-have-a-blast-in-udaipur-see-pics|access-date=2021-01-27|website=[[ZEE5]]}}</ref>

===Spin-off===
Due to the success of ''Aggabai Sasubai'', the makers replaced it with the spin-off of the series titled ''[[Aggabai Sunbai (TV series)|Aggabai Sunbai]]''. The promo of the show was launched on 21 February 2021 and replaced the parent show from 15 March 2021 at same time. [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]], Girish Oak and [[Mohan Joshi]] reprised their respective roles as Asavari, Abhijeet Raje and Aajoba while Uma Pendharkar has replaced Tejashree Pradhan as Shubhra and Adwait Dadarkar replaced Ashutosh Patki as Soham Kulkarni.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exclusive - Tejashri Pradhan and Ashutosh Patki bid adieu to Aggabai Sasubai; new season titled Aggabai Sunbai to launch soon|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/marathi/exclusive-tejashree-pradhan-and-ashutosh-patki-bid-adieu-to-aggabai-sasubai-new-season-titled-aggabai-sunbai-to-launch-soon/amp_articleshow/81188089.cms|access-date=2020-12-24|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Ratings ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | Week
! rowspan="2" | Year
! colspan="2" | [[Broadcast Audience Research Council|BARC]] Viewership
! rowspan="2" | Ref.
|-
! [[Target Rating Point|TRP]]
! Rank
|-
|Week 30
|2019
|4.2
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tejashri Pradhan’s Aggabai Sasubai enters top 5 on the TRP charts - The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/tejashri-pradhans-agga-bai-sasubai-enters-top-5-on-the-trp-charts/articleshow/70511070.cms|access-date=2020-12-01|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|Week 32
|2020
|3.6
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 32 - DATA: Saturday, 8th August 2020 To Friday, 14th August 2020|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/statistic.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200825060702/https://www.barcindia.co.in/statistic.aspx|archive-date=2020-08-25|url-status=live|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 2
|2021
|3.9
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 2 - DATA: Saturday, 9th January 2021 To Friday, 15th January 2021|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210126034641/https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=2021-01-26|url-status=live|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 3
|2021
|3.9
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=पहिल्या पाचमध्ये कित्येक महिन्याने आली झी मराठीवरील ही मालिका तर टिआरपीत ठरलीय ही मालिका अव्वल|url=https://www.lokmat.com/television/zee-marathis-aggabai-sasubai-number-four-barc-india-a588/amp/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=[[Lokmat]]|language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|Week 4
|2021
|3.9
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 4 - DATA: Saturday, 23rd January 2021 To Friday, 29th January 2021|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210210163703/https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=2021-02-10|url-status=live|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards
!Year
!Category
!Recipient
!Role
|-
| rowspan="10" |2019<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-11|title=‘झी मराठी अवॉर्ड्स २०१९’मध्ये ‘अग्गंबाई सासूबाई’ मालिकेने मारली बाजी|url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan-news/zee-marathi-awards-2019-aggabai-sasubai-won-maximum-awards-ssv-92-1990528/|access-date=2020-12-01|website=[[Loksatta]]|language=mr-IN}}</ref>
|''Best Serial''
|Sunil Bhosale
|Producer
|-
|''Best Family''
|Aggabai Sasubai Team
|Kulkarni Family
|-
|''Best Onscreen Couple''
|[[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]] & [[Girish Oak]]
|Asawari & Abhijeet
|-
|''Best Title Song''
|[[Ashok Patki]]
|Composer
|-
|''Best Mother''
| rowspan="3" |[[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]]
| rowspan="3" |Asawari
|-
|''Best Mother-in-law''
|-
|''Best Daughter-in-law''
|-
|''Best Father-in-law''
|[[Ravi Patwardhan]]
|Aajoba
|-
|''Best Performance of the Year''
|[[Tejashri Pradhan]]
|Shubhra
|-
|''Best Comedy Character''
|Bhakti Ratnaparkhi
|Maddy
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee Marathi Awards 2020-21 Winners List: From Shalva Kinjawadekar To Gautami Deshpande, Check Out Who Won What!|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/zee-marathi-awards-2020-21-winners-list-from-shalva-kinjawadekar-to-gautami-deshpande-check-out-who-won-what|access-date=2021-03-28|website=[[ZEE5]]}}</ref>
|''Best Mother-in-law''
|[[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]]
|Asawari
|-
|''Best Daughter-in-law''
|[[Tejashri Pradhan]]
|Shubhra
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=tt12840238}}
*[https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/agga-bai-sasubai/0-6-1924 ''Aggabai Sasubai''] at [[ZEE5]]

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[[Category:2019 Indian television series debuts]]
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Aggabai Sasubai

2023-05-17T16:44:19Z

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{{short description|Marathi-language television program}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Aggabai Sasubai
| image =
| image_size = 300px
| genre = Soap Opera Drama
| picture_format = 576i SDTV 1080i HDTV
| composer = Madhura Datar
| theme_music_composer = [[Ashok Patki]]
| director = Ajay Mayekar
| starring = Girish Oak [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]] Tejashree Pradhan Ashutosh Patki Ravi Patwardhan [[Mohan Joshi]] Bhakti Ratnaparkhi Sanjeevani Sathe Arun Mohre Rajshri Potdar Pratibha Goregaonkar Nikhil Jhope Bhagyesh Patil
| distributor = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| num_episodes = 432
| country = [[India]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2019|07|22|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2021|03|13|df=y}}
| producer = Sunil Bhosle
| runtime = 22 minutes
| network = [[Zee Marathi]]
| website = https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/agga-bai-sasubai/0-6-1924
| followed_by = [[Aggabai Sunbai (TV series)|Aggabai Sunbai]]
}}

'''''Aggabai Sasubai''''' ({{translation|Oh Mine Mother-In-Law}}) is an Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language drama television series directed by Ajay Mayekar and produced by Sunil Bhosle, that was broadcast on the channel [[Zee Marathi]] and is now digitally available on [[ZEE5]]. The series stars an [[ensemble cast]] of Girish Oak, [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]], Tejashree Pradhan, Ashutosh Patki, Ravi Patwardhan and Bhakti Ratnaparkhi along with Sanjeevani Sathe, Arun Mohre, Rajshri Potdar, Pratibha Goregaonkar, Nikhil Jhope and Bhagyesh Patil in supporting roles. Patwardhan's role was replaced by [[Mohan Joshi]] in January 2021 due to the latter's demise in December 2020.

== Synopsis ==
''Aggabai Sasubai'' is the story of Asavari Kulkarni ([[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]]), a widow who selflessly takes care of her family and faces all life issues with peace. Her husband has passed away a couple of decades ago and therefore, she raised her son Soham (Ashutosh Patki) as a single parent and has also taken care of her elderly authoritative father-in-law Aajoba (Ravi Patwardhan).

However, Asavari always pays less attention to herself while loving everyone else. After the marriage of Soham, the show focuses on how Asavari's daughter-in-law Shubhra (Tejashree Pradhan), who is close to her mother-in-law, strives to bring a little joy in Asavari's life and decides to get her remarried to her own favourite chef Abhijeet Raje (Girish Oak).

== Plot ==
Shubhra (Tejashree Pradhan) decides to go to Soham's (Ashutosh Patki) house to inform his family members about their relationship. As Asavari enjoys chef Abhijeet Raje's cookery show, Shubhra arrives at the Kulkarni residence and informs Asavari and Aajoba about her and Soham's decision to marry. However, Aajoba instantly objects their union and creates a scene, but Asavari manages to calm him down and discusses Soham and Shubhra's marriage plans with Shubhra, having agreed for their relationship. Despite this, Aajoba is disappointed with Soham and Shubhra's register marriage and thus refuses to attend it. After Soham and Shubhra get married, the family celebrate the marriage party in Abhijeet's restaurant. While there, Abhijeet notices Asavari and falls in love with her. In order to get closer to her, he sends her the dessert ''Créme Brûlèe'' prepared by him through Shubhra as Asavari had refused to eat in Aajoba's absence. After entering Soham's house, Shubhra serves the ''Créme Brûlèe'' sent by Abhijeet to Asavari, who then gives the remarks about it to Abhijeet over a phone call.

The next morning, Shubhra finds the old camera of Soham's late father in the store room which makes Asavari emotional. Unbeknownst to them, Aajoba, with the help of Soham, uploads the photograph of the camera on the internet in order to sell it off. Later, the Kulkarni family visits a temple to perform a post-wedding ritual of Soham and Shubhra. Just then, Abhijeet also reaches there but Aajoba misunderstands him to be a thief and lashes out at him. However, Shubhra calms him down and takes him home while Abhijeet comes across the photograph of the camera uploaded by Aajoba on the internet.

Furthermore, Abhijeet arrives at Asavari's house to buy the camera while she is busy watching his cookery show on the TV. Abhijeet's unexpected arrival baffles Asavari who accidentally mixes rice in the coffee meant for him. Later, Aajoba returns home from his evening walk and sells the camera off to Abhijeet. Nevertheless, Abhijeet leaves the camera at Asavari's house on seeing her attachment to it. Meanwhile, Aajoba hurries to deposit the cheque given by Abhijeet in the bank, and refuses to return it even after learning that Abhijeet has not taken the camera with him.

Despite this, Shubhra manages to convince Aajoba to keep the camera after she lies to him that she sold off the ancestral jewellery of the Kulkarni family given to her by him. Further, Asavari goes to Abhijeet's restaurant to return him the cheque. Later, Abhijeet sets out to accompany Asavari home and they enjoy a candid conversation on their way back. The two also have tea from a street-side stall in the rain. As Asavari gets late to return home, Soham orders dinner from outside which causes Aajoba to have a stomachache.

The next day, Aajoba goes for a morning walk but Asavari and Shubhra begin to get worried when he does not return home. Aajoba takes Asavari's test with the help of his close friend and neighbour Karkhanis Kaka (Arun Mohre). Later, Abhijeet gives Asavari an idea to win her father-in-law's heart which eventually works out to be successful. Karkhanis Kaka then invites the Kulkarni family to his house for lunch. Shubhra insists Asavari to wear a nice saree but Soham expresses his dislike to it, following which, Shubhra teaches him a lesson.

Later, everyone go to the Karkhanis residence for the lunch and while watching Abhijeet's cookery show, Karkhanis Kaka's arrogant daughter-in-law Pradnya's (Sanjeevani Sathe) comments about Abhijeet indicate Shubhra to forsee Asavari's fortune inflicted by him. In the following episode, Shubhra orders a microwave for Soham and Pradnya taunts Asavari while going to the market. Aajoba creates a scene on being unable to heat food in the microwave. Elsewhere, Abhijeet bumps into Asavari at the marketplace and buys a pumpkin for her before inviting her to his restaurant with her family.

After learning this, Shubhra convinces Aajoba to accompany them to Abhijeet's restaurant for lunch. On Shubhra's prodding, Asavari prepares ''Gharge'' for Abhijeet with the pumpkin he had bought for her. Later, Aajoba creates a scene on seeing Abhijeet at the restaurant but Shubhra pacifies him. After tasting the ''Gharges'' brought by Asavari, Abhijeet insists her to teach him to prepare them. Soham, Shubhra and Aajoba enjoy desserts after lunch. Later, Aajoba blames his illness on the food at Abhijeet's restaurant. Meanwhile, Abhijeet decides to go to Asavari's house to learn the recipe.

Upon arriving, Abhijeet tries to appease an angry Aajoba. Karkhanis Kaka takes Aajoba to his house. Due to Soham's objection, Asavari refuses to teach Abhijeet the recipe of ''Gharge''. Pradnya lies to Abhijeet about having prepared the ''Gharge'' for him. The incident at Asavari's house makes Abhijeet restless. Pradnya takes Abhijeet's phone number from Asavari and invites him to her house to learn the recipe of ''Gharge''. Taking advantage of this, she invites the neighbouring women as well. After all, Pradnya fails to teach Abhijeet the recipe, but a restless Asavari intervenes at her house and teaches Abhijeet to prepare ''Gharge''.

After tasting the ''Gharge'', everyone begins to praise Asavari. Abhijeet expresses his gratitude to Asavari and invites her to his restaurant for the return gift. Pradnya gets jealous on seeing Asavari being praised. Later, an uninvited Pradnya goes to Abhijeet's restaurant but is turned away by Mandodari Parab (Bhakti Ratnaparkhi), also known as Maddy, who is the manager of Abhijeet's restaurant and also his friend. Pradnya informs Aajoba about Asavari being at Abhijeet's restaurant. Soon after, a furious Aajoba rebukes Asavari for meeting Abhijeet. In a fit of rage, he throws the camera of Soham's late father out of the house. After Abhijeet's intervention, a crying Asavari asks him to stay away from her.

A couple of days later, Shubhra goes to [[Lonavala]] for her meeting while Asavari worries about water logging in the city due to heavy rains. After a conversation with Pradnya, Asavari gets worried about Soham being stuck in a water-logged area. Later, Abhijeet tries to calm down Asavari over a phone call as she continues to panic on not being able to contact Soham. Abhijeet then arrives at Asavari's house and finds out about Soham being at his friend Akshay's (Nikhil Jhope) house. Further, Asavari prepares dinner for Abhijeet.

=== Two Months Later ===
Abhijeet's joy knows no bounds when he learns that Asavari has specially come to meet him. While chatting, the two admit that they are friends. Asavari eats the chillies offered by Abhijeet playfully. Abhijeet declares it to be a Friendship Day at his restaurant. Constant glimpses of Abhijeet on the TV irks Aajoba, while Asavari keeps getting hiccups. Abhijeet then asks Asavari to come to his restaurant urgently. Later, Maddy ties the friendship band given to her by Abhijeet to Asavari. Meanwhile, sudden arrival of Soham's friends at home annoys Aajoba. While Abhijeet and Asavari go to the vegetable market on Abhijeet's motorbike, Shubhra learns from Akshay has Soham has quit his job and insists him to inform everyone about this at home. Abhijeet sets out to meet a property owner. Further, Abhijeet comes to Asavari's house with a good news and Asavari prepares a special type of rice for him. Abhijeet proceeds to purchase a jewellery for Asavari and thinks about gifting her a ''mangalsutra'' as well due to his feelings for her. The next day, Asavari takes the "''Naralachya Wadya''" for Abhijeet at his restaurant. However, stunned by the unexpected words said by him regarding his thought at the jewellery shop, she storms off.

On reaching home, Asavari hugs Soham and begins to cry. Meanwhile, everyone at the restaurant get worried on seeing Abhijeet stunned. Shubhra gets worried on reading the letter received from Soham's office and quizzes him. Later, Pradnya eavesdrops on Soham and Shubhra's conversation with Soham's employer. Much to Abhijeet's resentment, Asavari rebukes him when he contacts her. Abhijeet then tells Shubhra that he wants to apologise to Asavari and she assures him that she will help him. Asavari gets shocked on learning from Pradnya that Soham has lost his job and questions Shubhra for hiding this from her.

The next day, Soham informs Abhijeet that he and Asavari are planning to meet him. Asavari's last moment refusal to talk to Abhijeet regarding Soham's recommendation for a job angers Soham. Later, Soham goes to meet Abhijeet alone and tells him that Asavari is unwell. That evening, Shubhra suspects Soham's involvement behind Abhijeet's unexpected arrival at their home. Asavari gets angry at Abhijeet, who leaves after declaring that he will never step into their house until Asavari invites him. Shubhra answers Asavari's questions about Abhijeet. After returning home, Soham berates Asavari on learning that Abhijeet has left.

Later, Soham tells Abhijeet about losing his job and requests him to talk to his employer about it. Asavari gets angry on learning that Abhijeet has come to Pradnya's house to learn the recipes. While Soham meets Abhijeet and thanks him, Abhijeet gives him an advice. Asavari and Shubhra get delighted on knowing that Soham has got his job back. Soon after, Abhijeet's absence in his cookery show startles Asavari. She visualises Abhijeet everywhere while trying to stay awake at night. Later, Asavari forgives an apologising Abhijeet over a phone call and is sent a sweet gift by him the next day.

After some days, Maddy visits Asavari's house to give her a cheque and contacts Abhijeet to inform him about Asavari's birthday. While on her way to the market, every passer-by gives Asavari a rose which surprises her. Later, much to her delight, Abhijeet meets Asavari and sings for her. However, Abhijeet is left stunned when Asavari reveals that it is not her birthday. Abhijeet and Shubhra accept the challenge of finding out Asavari's birth date. Later, Abhijeet contacts Asavari and pretends to be a social worker who needs her birth date but in vain. Further, he sends Maddy to Asavari's house for tricking Asavari into revealing her birth date, but fails in that attempt too. Eventually, Abhijeet visits Asavari's house and successfully finds out her birth date by using a mathematics trick.

=== One Month Later ===

Shubhra contacts Abhijeet and teases him. When Abhijeet comes to Asavari's house with Maddy, Shubhra lies to him that Asavari has gone to the market barefoot. Later, she bumps into a barefooted Abhijeet while he looks for Asavari in the market. Shubhra then makes him confess his love for Asavari, following which, Abhijeet pours his heart out before her. Shubhra refuses to help Abhijeet as he tries to win Asavari and her family over. On reaching home, Asavari applies ointment on Abhijeet's feet as they are scarred due to the heat.

On the day of Abhijeet and Asavari's birthday, Abhijeet's surprise birthday wish conveyed at night through a video delights Asavari. Asavari then takes a birthday gift for Abhijeet, but Pradnya cunningly swaps the gift. When Abhijeet comes to pick up the Kulkarni family, Aajoba teases him on seeing his clothes. On their way to the party, the tyre of Abhijeet and Asavari's taxi gets punctured, so the two ride a bicycle to reach a venue. Meanwhile, Pradnya executes her cunning plan by swapping the birthday cake meant for Abhijeet and Asavari.

Further, Aajoba rebukes Asavari as soon as she and Abhijeet reach the venue. Shubhra tricks Pradnya into confessing her misconduct and allows Abhijeet to learn the truth about his real birthday gift from Asavari. Aajoba's words regarding Asavari's life go on to upset Abhijeet. Shubhra uses her wit on seeing the swapped birthday cake and teaches Pradnya a lesson. Further, Maddy brings the original birthday cake meant for Abhijeet and Asavari. After the birthday celebration, Abhijeet gifts Asavari a mirror and pours his heart out to her.

A couple of days later, the special treat arranged by Abhijeet at his restaurant delights Asavari. However, Soham contacts her and asks her to return home urgently for having fallen off of his scooter. Further, Abhijeet asks Asavari to come down the building and proposes marriage to her. Later, Shubhra consoles a crying Asavari and a stunned Abhijeet. Eavesdropping on Abhijeet and Asavari, Pradnya deliberately tries to instigate Soham against them. Asavari gets disheartened as Soham and Aajoba berate her.

The next day, Shubhra tries to talk to Asavari about Abhijeet but in vain. Abhijeet's behaviour at his restaurant worries Maddy and the other employees. Later, Soham goes to meet Abhijeet at the restaurant but is reluctantly evaded by him. Shubhra then gives an advice to Abhijeet when he comes to meet Asavari. Pradnya tries to instigate Soham against Asavari once again. Soham goes on to meet Abhijeet at the restaurant to show him his business proposal. While there, he finds out something inside Abhijeet's wallet which makes him despise him.

After returning home, a furious Soham destroys the thinks kept safely by Asavari as souviners of Abhijeet. Plagued by Abhijeet's memories, Asavari accidentally contacts him to order groceries instead of a grocery shop. Realising that Asavari truly loves him, Abhijeet arrives at her house with the groceries ordered by her. Soham tries to confront Abhijeet over his and Asavari's relationship but in vain. Later, Abhijeet bumps into Asavari down the building where he expresses his feelings before her and gives her a promise.

Further, Soham behaves rudely with Abhijeet when he comes home with Asavari and Shubhra. Abhijeet then talks to Shubhra about his investment in Soham's business. Shubhra reprimands Soham for his rude behaviour with Abhijeet. Later, Soham asks Aajoba and Karkhanis Kaka to gather because he wants to tell them something important. Just as he is about to reveal Abhijeet's love for Asavari, Soham receives a phone call from Akshay who gives him some problematic information. Due to this new development, Soham reveals the good news of Abhijeet's partnership in his business, which leaves everyone exceedingly delighted and Asavari is grateful towards Abhijeet.

Eventually, Aajoba realises his folly and agrees for Abhijeet and Asavari's relationship, although Soham is not comfortable with the decision. On the day of Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding, Asavari and Aajoba get sentimental while leaving from the house. Exploiting this situation, Soham plans to hinder the wedding and lies to Aajoba that Abhijeet has demanded a very huge amount of dowry. Moreover, he visits the wedding venue and secretly tells Asavari that Aajoba actually disapproves of her remarriage and has thus refused to attend it. Upon learning this, Asavari breaks down before she suddenly decides to cancel the wedding, anticipating Aajoba's decision. However, Abhijeet is able to meet Aajoba on a street, thanks to his friend, who is actor [[Subodh Bhave]], and clears all the misunderstandings and misinterpretations. In the end, Abhijeet and Asavari successfully get married with their love and affection for each other in the presence of their family and friends.

== Cast ==
* Girish Oak as Chef Abhijeet Raje
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]] as Asavari Kulkarni Raje
* Tejashree Pradhan as Shubhra Kamat Kulkarni
* Ashutosh Patki as Soham Kulkarni
* Ravi Patwardhan / [[Mohan Joshi]] as Dattatray Kulkarni a.k.a. Aajoba
* Bhakti Ratnaparkhi as Mandodari Parab a.k.a. Maddy (Abhijeet's restaurant manager)
* Sanjeevani Sathe as Pradnya Karkhanis (Asavari's neighbour)
* Arun Mohre as Vidyadhar Karkhanis a.k.a. Kaka (Aajoba's childhood friend and Pradnya's father-in-law)
* Rajshri Potdar as Prabha Karkhanis a.k.a. Kaku (Pradnya's mother-in-law)
* Bhagyesh Patil as Vishwas (Abhijeet's right-hand man at restaurant)
* Nikhil Jhope as Akshay Wagh (Soham's friend)
* Pratibha Goregaonkar as Sulbha Samant a.k.a. Kaku (Asavari's neighbour and friend)
* Leena Athavale Datar as Asha Kamat (Shubhra's mother)
* Unknown as Anil Kamat (Shubhra's father)
* Unknown as Madan Kulkarni (Soham's widowed paternal uncle)
* Unknown as Malti Kulkarni (Madan's second wife)

=== Recurring ===
* Mahesh Kokate as Kamlakar Katekor (Asavari's fiancée)
* Rajesh Bhosle as Mangesh a.k.a. Mangya (Abhijeet and Asavari's neighbour in chawl)
* Sahil Parab as Boy Bala (Soham's servant)
* Purniema Dey as Twinkle (girl in club who sings for Soham)
* Sakshi Gandhi as Pritali (Abhijeet and Asavari's tourist guide in [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]])

=== Special Appearances ===
* [[Ankush Chaudhari]] as Himself (visitor at Abhijeet's restaurant)
* [[Sai Tamhankar]] as Herself (visitor at Abhijeet's restaurant)
* [[Sonalee Kulkarni]] as Herself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)
* [[Subodh Bhave]] as Himself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)
* [[Sanjay Jadhav]] as Himself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)
* [[Siddhartha Jadhav|Siddharth Jadhav]] as Himself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)

== Production ==
===Casting===
The show starred Girish Oak, [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]], Tejashree Pradhan, Ashutosh Patki and Ravi Patwardhan. In January 2021, [[Mohan Joshi]] replaced Ravi Patwardhan due to the latter's demise in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mohan Joshi will replace Ravi Patwardhan in Aggabai Sasubai|url=https://www.lokmat.com/television/mohan-joshi-will-replace-ravi-patwardhan-aggabai-sasubai-a588/|access-date=2021-01-08|website=[[Lokmat]]|language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Veteran actor Mohan Joshi to play Aajoba in Aggabai Sasubai - The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/veteran-actor-mohan-joshi-to-play-aajoba-in-aggabai-sasubai/articleshow/80059958.cms|access-date=2021-01-08|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

===Filming===
The series is mainly filmed at [[Thane]]. Abhi's Kitchen is located at [[State Highway 42 (Maharashtra)|Ghodbunder Road]], [[Thane]]. Some of the series outdoor shoots were done near Thane Noble Pharma, [[Thane]].<ref>{{Cite web|title='Aggabai Sasubai' shooting location: Know if 'Abhi's Kitchen' is a real place|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/television-news/agga-bai-sasubai-shooting-location.html|access-date=2021-01-27|website=[[Republic World]]}}</ref> The wedding track of Abhijeet and Asavari was shot in [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]. Abhijeet and Asavari's honeymoon scene was shot in [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-24|title=Aggabai Sasubai's Asawari, Shubhra And Soham Have A Blast In Udaipur, See Pics|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/agga-bai-sasubais-asawari-shubhra-and-soham-have-a-blast-in-udaipur-see-pics|access-date=2021-01-27|website=[[ZEE5]]}}</ref>

===Spin-off===
Due to the success of ''Aggabai Sasubai'', the makers replaced it with the spin-off of the series titled ''[[Aggabai Sunbai (TV series)|Aggabai Sunbai]]''. The promo of the show was launched on 21 February 2021 and replaced the parent show from 15 March 2021 at same time. [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]], Girish Oak and [[Mohan Joshi]] reprised their respective roles as Asavari, Abhijeet Raje and Aajoba while Uma Pendharkar has replaced Tejashree Pradhan as Shubhra and Adwait Dadarkar replaced Ashutosh Patki as Soham Kulkarni.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exclusive - Tejashri Pradhan and Ashutosh Patki bid adieu to Aggabai Sasubai; new season titled Aggabai Sunbai to launch soon|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/marathi/exclusive-tejashree-pradhan-and-ashutosh-patki-bid-adieu-to-aggabai-sasubai-new-season-titled-aggabai-sunbai-to-launch-soon/amp_articleshow/81188089.cms|access-date=2020-12-24|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Ratings ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | Week
! rowspan="2" | Year
! colspan="2" | [[Broadcast Audience Research Council|BARC]] Viewership
! rowspan="2" | Ref.
|-
! [[Target Rating Point|TRP]]
! Rank
|-
|Week 30
|2019
|4.2
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tejashri Pradhan’s Aggabai Sasubai enters top 5 on the TRP charts - The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/tejashri-pradhans-agga-bai-sasubai-enters-top-5-on-the-trp-charts/articleshow/70511070.cms|access-date=2020-12-01|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|Week 32
|2020
|3.6
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 32 - DATA: Saturday, 8th August 2020 To Friday, 14th August 2020|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/statistic.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200825060702/https://www.barcindia.co.in/statistic.aspx|archive-date=2020-08-25|url-status=live|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 2
|2021
|3.9
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 2 - DATA: Saturday, 9th January 2021 To Friday, 15th January 2021|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210126034641/https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=2021-01-26|url-status=live|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 3
|2021
|3.9
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=पहिल्या पाचमध्ये कित्येक महिन्याने आली झी मराठीवरील ही मालिका तर टिआरपीत ठरलीय ही मालिका अव्वल|url=https://www.lokmat.com/television/zee-marathis-aggabai-sasubai-number-four-barc-india-a588/amp/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=[[Lokmat]]|language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|Week 4
|2021
|3.9
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 4 - DATA: Saturday, 23rd January 2021 To Friday, 29th January 2021|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210210163703/https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=2021-02-10|url-status=live|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards
!Year
!Category
!Recipient
!Role
|-
| rowspan="10" |2019<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-11|title=‘झी मराठी अवॉर्ड्स २०१९’मध्ये ‘अग्गंबाई सासूबाई’ मालिकेने मारली बाजी|url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan-news/zee-marathi-awards-2019-aggabai-sasubai-won-maximum-awards-ssv-92-1990528/|access-date=2020-12-01|website=[[Loksatta]]|language=mr-IN}}</ref>
|''Best Serial''
|Sunil Bhosale
|Producer
|-
|''Best Family''
|Aggabai Sasubai Team
|Kulkarni Family
|-
|''Best Onscreen Couple''
|[[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]] & [[Girish Oak]]
|Asawari & Abhijeet
|-
|''Best Title Song''
|[[Ashok Patki]]
|Composer
|-
|''Best Mother''
| rowspan="3" |[[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]]
| rowspan="3" |Asawari
|-
|''Best Mother-in-law''
|-
|''Best Daughter-in-law''
|-
|''Best Father-in-law''
|[[Ravi Patwardhan]]
|Aajoba
|-
|''Best Performance of the Year''
|[[Tejashri Pradhan]]
|Shubhra
|-
|''Best Comedy Character''
|Bhakti Ratnaparkhi
|Maddy
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee Marathi Awards 2020-21 Winners List: From Shalva Kinjawadekar To Gautami Deshpande, Check Out Who Won What!|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/zee-marathi-awards-2020-21-winners-list-from-shalva-kinjawadekar-to-gautami-deshpande-check-out-who-won-what|access-date=2021-03-28|website=[[ZEE5]]}}</ref>
|''Best Mother-in-law''
|[[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]]
|Asawari
|-
|''Best Daughter-in-law''
|[[Tejashri Pradhan]]
|Shubhra
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=tt12840238}}
*[https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/agga-bai-sasubai/0-6-1924 ''Aggabai Sasubai''] at [[ZEE5]]

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[[Category:2019 Indian television series debuts]]
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Aggabai Sasubai

2023-05-17T16:37:22Z

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{{short description|Marathi-language television program}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Aggabai Sasubai
| image =
| image_size = 300px
| genre = Soap Opera Drama
| picture_format = 576i SDTV 1080i HDTV
| composer = Madhura Datar
| theme_music_composer = [[Ashok Patki]]
| director = Ajay Mayekar
| starring = Girish Oak [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]] Tejashree Pradhan Ashutosh Patki Ravi Patwardhan [[Mohan Joshi]] Bhakti Ratnaparkhi Sanjeevani Sathe Arun Mohre Rajshri Potdar Pratibha Goregaonkar Nikhil Jhope Bhagyesh Patil
| distributor = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| num_episodes = 432
| country = [[India]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2019|07|22|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2021|03|13|df=y}}
| producer = Sunil Bhosle
| runtime = 22 minutes
| network = [[Zee Marathi]]
| website = https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/agga-bai-sasubai/0-6-1924
| followed_by = [[Aggabai Sunbai (TV series)|Aggabai Sunbai]]
}}

'''''Aggabai Sasubai''''' ({{translation|Oh Mine Mother-In-Law}}) is an Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language drama television series directed by Ajay Mayekar and produced by Sunil Bhosle, that was broadcast on the channel [[Zee Marathi]] and is now digitally available on [[ZEE5]]. The series stars an [[ensemble cast]] of Girish Oak, [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]], Tejashree Pradhan, Ashutosh Patki, Ravi Patwardhan and Bhakti Ratnaparkhi along with Sanjeevani Sathe, Arun Mohre, Rajshri Potdar, Pratibha Goregaonkar, Nikhil Jhope and Bhagyesh Patil in supporting roles. Patwardhan's role was replaced by [[Mohan Joshi]] in January 2021 due to the latter's demise in December 2020.

== Synopsis ==
''Aggabai Sasubai'' is the story of Asavari Kulkarni ([[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]]), a widow who selflessly takes care of her family and faces all life issues with peace. Her husband has passed away a couple of decades ago and therefore, she raised her son Soham (Ashutosh Patki) as a single parent and has also taken care of her elderly authoritative father-in-law Aajoba (Ravi Patwardhan).

However, Asavari always pays less attention to herself while loving everyone else. After the marriage of Soham, the show focuses on how Asavari's daughter-in-law Shubhra (Tejashree Pradhan), who is close to her mother-in-law, strives to bring a little joy in Asavari's life and decides to get her remarried to her own favourite chef Abhijeet Raje (Girish Oak).

== Plot ==
Shubhra (Tejashree Pradhan) arrives at Soham's (Ashutosh Patki) residence to inform his family members about their relationship. As Asavari ([[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]]) enjoys chef Abhijeet Raje's (Girish Oak) cookery show, Shubhra approaches her to inform about her and Soham's decision to marry. Aajoba (Ravi Patwardhan) is disappointed with Soham and Shubhra's register marriage and thus refuses to attend it. After Soham and Shubhra get married, the family celebrate the marriage party in Abhijeet's restaurant. While there, Abhijeet notices Asavari and falls in love with her. In order to get closer to her, he sends her the dessert ''Créme Brûlèe'' prepared by him through Shubhra as Asavari had refused to eat in Aajoba's absence. After entering Soham's house, Shubhra serves the ''Créme Brûlèe'' sent by Abhijeet to Asavari, who then gives the remarks about it to Abhijeet over a phone call.

The next morning, Shubhra finds the old camera of Soham's late father in the store room which makes Asavari emotional. Unbeknownst to them, Aajoba, with the help of Soham, uploads the photograph of the camera on the internet in order to sell it off. Later, the Kulkarni family visits a temple to perform a post-wedding ritual of Soham and Shubhra. Just then, Abhijeet also reaches there but Aajoba misunderstands him to be a thief and lashes out at him. However, Shubhra calms him down and takes him home while Abhijeet comes across the photograph of the camera uploaded by Aajoba on the internet.

Furthermore, Abhijeet arrives at Asavari's house to buy the camera while she is busy watching his cookery show on the TV. Abhijeet's unexpected arrival baffles Asavari who accidentally mixes rice in the coffee meant for him. Later, Aajoba returns home from his evening walk and sells the camera off to Abhijeet. Nevertheless, Abhijeet leaves the camera at Asavari's house on seeing her attachment to it. Meanwhile, Aajoba hurries to deposit the cheque given by Abhijeet in the bank, and refuses to return it even after learning that Abhijeet has not taken the camera with him.

Despite this, Shubhra manages to convince Aajoba to keep the camera after she lies to him that she sold off the ancestral jewellery of the Kulkarni family given to her by him. Further, Asavari goes to Abhijeet's restaurant to return him the cheque. Later, Abhijeet sets out to accompany Asavari home and they enjoy a candid conversation on their way back. The two also have tea from a street-side stall in the rain. As Asavari gets late to return home, Soham orders dinner from outside which causes Aajoba to have a stomachache.

The next day, Aajoba goes for a morning walk but Asavari and Shubhra begin to get worried when he does not return home. Aajoba takes Asavari's test with the help of his close friend and neighbour Karkhanis Kaka (Arun Mohre). Later, Abhijeet gives Asavari an idea to win her father-in-law's heart which eventually works out to be successful. Karkhanis Kaka then invites the Kulkarni family to his house for lunch. Shubhra insists Asavari to wear a nice saree but Soham expresses his dislike to it, following which, Shubhra teaches him a lesson.

Later, everyone go to the Karkhanis residence for the lunch and while watching Abhijeet's cookery show, Karkhanis Kaka's arrogant daughter-in-law Pradnya's (Sanjeevani Sathe) comments about Abhijeet indicate Shubhra to forsee Asavari's fortune inflicted by him. In the following episode, Shubhra orders a microwave for Soham and Pradnya taunts Asavari while going to the market. Aajoba creates a scene on being unable to heat food in the microwave. Elsewhere, Abhijeet bumps into Asavari at the marketplace and buys a pumpkin for her before inviting her to his restaurant with her family.

After learning this, Shubhra convinces Aajoba to accompany them to Abhijeet's restaurant for lunch. On Shubhra's prodding, Asavari prepares ''Gharge'' for Abhijeet with the pumpkin he had bought for her. Later, Aajoba creates a scene on seeing Abhijeet at the restaurant but Shubhra pacifies him. After tasting the ''Gharges'' brought by Asavari, Abhijeet insists her to teach him to prepare them. Soham, Shubhra and Aajoba enjoy desserts after lunch. Later, Aajoba blames his illness on the food at Abhijeet's restaurant. Meanwhile, Abhijeet decides to go to Asavari's house to learn the recipe.

Upon arriving, Abhijeet tries to appease an angry Aajoba. Karkhanis Kaka takes Aajoba to his house. Due to Soham's objection, Asavari refuses to teach Abhijeet the recipe of ''Gharge''. Pradnya lies to Abhijeet about having prepared the ''Gharge'' for him. The incident at Asavari's house makes Abhijeet restless. Pradnya takes Abhijeet's phone number from Asavari and invites him to her house to learn the recipe of ''Gharge''. Taking advantage of this, she invites the neighbouring women as well. After all, Pradnya fails to teach Abhijeet the recipe, but a restless Asavari intervenes at her house and teaches Abhijeet to prepare ''Gharge''.

After tasting the ''Gharge'', everyone begins to praise Asavari. Abhijeet expresses his gratitude to Asavari and invites her to his restaurant for the return gift. Pradnya gets jealous on seeing Asavari being praised. Later, an uninvited Pradnya goes to Abhijeet's restaurant but is turned away by Mandodari Parab (Bhakti Ratnaparkhi), also known as Maddy, who is the manager of Abhijeet's restaurant and also his friend. Pradnya informs Aajoba about Asavari being at Abhijeet's restaurant. Soon after, a furious Aajoba rebukes Asavari for meeting Abhijeet. In a fit of rage, he throws the camera of Soham's late father out of the house. After Abhijeet's intervention, a crying Asavari asks him to stay away from her.

A couple of days later, Shubhra goes to [[Lonavala]] for her meeting while Asavari worries about water logging in the city due to heavy rains. After a conversation with Pradnya, Asavari gets worried about Soham being stuck in a water-logged area. Later, Abhijeet tries to calm down Asavari over a phone call as she continues to panic on not being able to contact Soham. Abhijeet then arrives at Asavari's house and finds out about Soham being at his friend Akshay's (Nikhil Jhope) house. Further, Asavari prepares dinner for Abhijeet.

=== One Month Later ===
Abhijeet's joy knows no bounds when he learns that Asavari has specially come to meet him. While chatting, the two admit that they are friends. Asavari eats the chillies offered by Abhijeet playfully. Abhijeet declares it to be a Friendship Day at his restaurant. Constant glimpses of Abhijeet on the TV irks Aajoba, while Asavari keeps getting hiccups. Abhijeet then asks Asavari to come to his restaurant urgently. Later, Maddy ties the friendship band given to her by Abhijeet to Asavari. Meanwhile, sudden arrival of Soham's friends at home annoys Aajoba. While Abhijeet and Asavari go to the vegetable market on Abhijeet's motorbike, Shubhra learns from Akshay has Soham has quit his job and insists him to inform everyone about this at home. Abhijeet sets out to meet a property owner. Further, Abhijeet comes to Asavari's house with a good news and Asavari prepares a special type of rice for him. Abhijeet proceeds to purchase a jewellery for Asavari and thinks about gifting her a ''mangalsutra'' as well due to his feelings for her. The next day, Asavari takes the "''Naralachya Wadya''" for Abhijeet at his restaurant. However, stunned by the unexpected words said by him regarding his thought at the jewellery shop, she storms off.

On reaching home, Asavari hugs Soham and begins to cry. Meanwhile, everyone at the restaurant get worried on seeing Abhijeet stunned. Shubhra gets worried on reading the letter received from Soham's office and quizzes him. Later, Pradnya eavesdrops on Soham and Shubhra's conversation with Soham's employer. Much to Abhijeet's resentment, Asavari rebukes him when he contacts her. Abhijeet then tells Shubhra that he wants to apologise to Asavari and she assures him that she will help him. Asavari gets shocked on learning from Pradnya that Soham has lost his job and questions Shubhra for hiding this from her.

The next day, Soham informs Abhijeet that he and Asavari are planning to meet him. Asavari's last moment refusal to talk to Abhijeet regarding Soham's recommendation for a job angers Soham. Later, Soham goes to meet Abhijeet alone and tells him that Asavari is unwell. That evening, Shubhra suspects Soham's involvement behind Abhijeet's unexpected arrival at their home. Asavari gets angry at Abhijeet, who leaves after declaring that he will never step into their house until Asavari invites him. Shubhra peacefully answers all of Asavari's questions about Abhijeet. After returning home, Soham berates Asavari on learning that Abhijeet has left.

Later, Soham tells Abhijeet about losing his job and requests him to talk to his employer about it. Asavari gets angry on learning that Abhijeet has come to Pradnya's house to learn the recipes. While Soham meets Abhijeet and thanks him, Abhijeet gives him an advice. Asavari and Shubhra get delighted on knowing that Soham has got his job back. Soon after, Abhijeet's absence in his cookery show startles Asavari. She visualises Abhijeet everywhere while trying to stay awake at night. Later, Asavari forgives an apologising Abhijeet over a phone call and is sent a sweet gift by him the next day.

After some days, Maddy visits Asavari's house to give her a cheque and contacts Abhijeet to inform him about Asavari's birthday. While on her way to the market, every passer-by gives Asavari a rose which surprises her. Later, much to her delight, Abhijeet meets Asavari and sings for her. However, Abhijeet is left stunned when Asavari reveals that it is not her birthday. Abhijeet and Shubhra accept the challenge of finding out Asavari's birth date. Later, Abhijeet contacts Asavari and pretends to be a social worker needing her birth date but in vain. Eventually, Abhijeet visits Asavari's house and successfully finds out her birth date by using a mathematics trick.

One month later, Shubhra contacts Abhijeet and teases him. When Abhijeet comes to Asavari's house with Maddy, Shubhra lies to him that Asavari has gone to the market barefoot. Later, she bumps into a barefooted Abhijeet while he looks for Asavari in the market. Shubhra then makes him confess his love for Asavari, following which, Abhijeet pours his heart out before her. Shubhra refuses to help Abhijeet as he tries to win Asavari and her family over. On reaching home, Asavari applies ointment on Abhijeet's feet as they are scarred due to the heat.

On the day of Abhijeet and Asavari's birthday, Abhijeet's surprise birthday wish conveyed at night through a video delights Asavari. Asavari then takes a birthday gift for Abhijeet, but Pradnya cunningly swaps the gift. When Abhijeet comes to pick up the Kulkarni family, Aajoba teases him on seeing his clothes. On their way to the party, the tyre of Abhijeet and Asavari's taxi gets punctured, so the two ride a bicycle to reach a venue. Meanwhile, Pradnya executes her cunning plan by swapping the birthday cake meant for Abhijeet and Asavari.

Further, Aajoba rebukes Asavari as soon as she and Abhijeet reach the venue. Shubhra tricks Pradnya into confessing her misconduct and allows Abhijeet to learn the truth about his real birthday gift from Asavari. Aajoba's words regarding Asavari's life go on to upset Abhijeet. Shubhra uses her wit on seeing the swapped birthday cake and teaches Pradnya a lesson. Further, Maddy brings the original birthday cake meant for Abhijeet and Asavari. After the birthday celebration, Abhijeet gifts Asavari a mirror and pours his heart out to her.

A couple of days later, the special treat arranged by Abhijeet at his restaurant delights Asavari. However, Soham contacts her and asks her to return home urgently for having fallen off of his scooter. Further, Abhijeet asks Asavari to come down the building and proposes marriage to her. Later, Shubhra consoles a crying Asavari and a stunned Abhijeet. Eavesdropping on Abhijeet and Asavari, Pradnya deliberately tries to instigate Soham against them. Asavari gets disheartened as Soham and Aajoba berate her.

The next day, Shubhra tries to talk to Asavari about Abhijeet but in vain. Abhijeet's behaviour at his restaurant worries Maddy and the other employees. Later, Soham goes to meet Abhijeet at the restaurant but is reluctantly evaded by him. Shubhra then gives an advice to Abhijeet when he comes to meet Asavari. Pradnya tries to instigate Soham against Asavari once again. Soham goes on to meet Abhijeet at the restaurant to show him his business proposal. While there, he finds out something inside Abhijeet's wallet which makes him despise him.

After returning home, a furious Soham destroys the thinks kept safely by Asavari as souviners of Abhijeet. Plagued by Abhijeet's memories, Asavari accidentally contacts him to order groceries instead of a grocery shop. Realising that Asavari truly loves him, Abhijeet arrives at her house with the groceries ordered by her. Soham tries to confront Abhijeet over his and Asavari's relationship but in vain. Later, Abhijeet bumps into Asavari down the building where he expresses his feelings before her and gives her a promise.

Further, Soham behaves rudely with Abhijeet when he comes home with Asavari and Shubhra. Abhijeet then talks to Shubhra about his investment in Soham's business. Shubhra reprimands Soham for his rude behaviour with Abhijeet. Later, Soham asks Aajoba and Karkhanis Kaka to gather because he wants to tell them something important. Just as he is about to reveal Abhijeet's love for Asavari, Soham receives a phone call from Akshay who gives him some problematic information. Due to this new development, Soham reveals the good news of Abhijeet's partnership in his business, which leaves everyone exceedingly delighted and Asavari is grateful towards Abhijeet.

Eventually, Aajoba realises his folly and agrees for Abhijeet and Asavari's relationship, although Soham is not comfortable with the decision. On the day of Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding, Asavari and Aajoba get sentimental while leaving from the house. Exploiting this situation, Soham plans to hinder the wedding and lies to Aajoba that Abhijeet has demanded a very huge amount of dowry. Moreover, he visits the wedding venue and secretly tells Asavari that Aajoba actually disapproves of her remarriage and has thus refused to attend it. Upon learning this, Asavari breaks down before she suddenly decides to cancel the wedding, anticipating Aajoba's decision. However, Abhijeet is able to meet Aajoba on a street, thanks to his friend, who is actor [[Subodh Bhave]], and clears all the misunderstandings and misinterpretations. In the end, Abhijeet and Asavari successfully get married with their love and affection for each other in the presence of their family and friends.

== Cast ==
* Girish Oak as Chef Abhijeet Raje
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]] as Asavari Kulkarni Raje
* Tejashree Pradhan as Shubhra Kamat Kulkarni
* Ashutosh Patki as Soham Kulkarni
* Ravi Patwardhan / [[Mohan Joshi]] as Dattatray Kulkarni a.k.a. Aajoba
* Bhakti Ratnaparkhi as Mandodari Parab a.k.a. Maddy (Abhijeet's restaurant manager)
* Sanjeevani Sathe as Pradnya Karkhanis (Asavari's neighbour)
* Arun Mohre as Vidyadhar Karkhanis a.k.a. Kaka (Aajoba's childhood friend and Pradnya's father-in-law)
* Rajshri Potdar as Prabha Karkhanis a.k.a. Kaku (Pradnya's mother-in-law)
* Bhagyesh Patil as Vishwas (Abhijeet's right-hand man at restaurant)
* Nikhil Jhope as Akshay Wagh (Soham's friend)
* Pratibha Goregaonkar as Sulbha Samant a.k.a. Kaku (Asavari's neighbour and friend)
* Leena Athavale Datar as Asha Kamat (Shubhra's mother)
* Unknown as Anil Kamat (Shubhra's father)
* Unknown as Madan Kulkarni (Soham's widowed paternal uncle)
* Unknown as Malti Kulkarni (Madan's second wife)

=== Recurring ===
* Mahesh Kokate as Kamlakar Katekor (Asavari's fiancée)
* Rajesh Bhosle as Mangesh a.k.a. Mangya (Abhijeet and Asavari's neighbour in chawl)
* Sahil Parab as Boy Bala (Soham's servant)
* Purniema Dey as Twinkle (girl in club who sings for Soham)
* Sakshi Gandhi as Pritali (Abhijeet and Asavari's tourist guide in [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]])

=== Special Appearances ===
* [[Ankush Chaudhari]] as Himself (visitor at Abhijeet's restaurant)
* [[Sai Tamhankar]] as Herself (visitor at Abhijeet's restaurant)
* [[Sonalee Kulkarni]] as Herself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)
* [[Subodh Bhave]] as Himself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)
* [[Sanjay Jadhav]] as Himself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)
* [[Siddhartha Jadhav|Siddharth Jadhav]] as Himself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)

== Production ==
===Casting===
The show starred Girish Oak, [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]], Tejashree Pradhan, Ashutosh Patki and Ravi Patwardhan. In January 2021, [[Mohan Joshi]] replaced Ravi Patwardhan due to the latter's demise in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mohan Joshi will replace Ravi Patwardhan in Aggabai Sasubai|url=https://www.lokmat.com/television/mohan-joshi-will-replace-ravi-patwardhan-aggabai-sasubai-a588/|access-date=2021-01-08|website=[[Lokmat]]|language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Veteran actor Mohan Joshi to play Aajoba in Aggabai Sasubai - The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/veteran-actor-mohan-joshi-to-play-aajoba-in-aggabai-sasubai/articleshow/80059958.cms|access-date=2021-01-08|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

===Filming===
The series is mainly filmed at [[Thane]]. Abhi's Kitchen is located at [[State Highway 42 (Maharashtra)|Ghodbunder Road]], [[Thane]]. Some of the series outdoor shoots were done near Thane Noble Pharma, [[Thane]].<ref>{{Cite web|title='Aggabai Sasubai' shooting location: Know if 'Abhi's Kitchen' is a real place|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/television-news/agga-bai-sasubai-shooting-location.html|access-date=2021-01-27|website=[[Republic World]]}}</ref> The wedding track of Abhijeet and Asavari was shot in [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]. Abhijeet and Asavari's honeymoon scene was shot in [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-24|title=Aggabai Sasubai's Asawari, Shubhra And Soham Have A Blast In Udaipur, See Pics|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/agga-bai-sasubais-asawari-shubhra-and-soham-have-a-blast-in-udaipur-see-pics|access-date=2021-01-27|website=[[ZEE5]]}}</ref>

===Spin-off===
Due to the success of ''Aggabai Sasubai'', the makers replaced it with the spin-off of the series titled ''[[Aggabai Sunbai (TV series)|Aggabai Sunbai]]''. The promo of the show was launched on 21 February 2021 and replaced the parent show from 15 March 2021 at same time. [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]], Girish Oak and [[Mohan Joshi]] reprised their respective roles as Asavari, Abhijeet Raje and Aajoba while Uma Pendharkar has replaced Tejashree Pradhan as Shubhra and Adwait Dadarkar replaced Ashutosh Patki as Soham Kulkarni.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exclusive - Tejashri Pradhan and Ashutosh Patki bid adieu to Aggabai Sasubai; new season titled Aggabai Sunbai to launch soon|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/marathi/exclusive-tejashree-pradhan-and-ashutosh-patki-bid-adieu-to-aggabai-sasubai-new-season-titled-aggabai-sunbai-to-launch-soon/amp_articleshow/81188089.cms|access-date=2020-12-24|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Ratings ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | Week
! rowspan="2" | Year
! colspan="2" | [[Broadcast Audience Research Council|BARC]] Viewership
! rowspan="2" | Ref.
|-
! [[Target Rating Point|TRP]]
! Rank
|-
|Week 30
|2019
|4.2
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tejashri Pradhan’s Aggabai Sasubai enters top 5 on the TRP charts - The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/tejashri-pradhans-agga-bai-sasubai-enters-top-5-on-the-trp-charts/articleshow/70511070.cms|access-date=2020-12-01|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|Week 32
|2020
|3.6
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 32 - DATA: Saturday, 8th August 2020 To Friday, 14th August 2020|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/statistic.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200825060702/https://www.barcindia.co.in/statistic.aspx|archive-date=2020-08-25|url-status=live|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 2
|2021
|3.9
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 2 - DATA: Saturday, 9th January 2021 To Friday, 15th January 2021|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210126034641/https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=2021-01-26|url-status=live|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 3
|2021
|3.9
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=पहिल्या पाचमध्ये कित्येक महिन्याने आली झी मराठीवरील ही मालिका तर टिआरपीत ठरलीय ही मालिका अव्वल|url=https://www.lokmat.com/television/zee-marathis-aggabai-sasubai-number-four-barc-india-a588/amp/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=[[Lokmat]]|language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|Week 4
|2021
|3.9
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 4 - DATA: Saturday, 23rd January 2021 To Friday, 29th January 2021|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210210163703/https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=2021-02-10|url-status=live|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards
!Year
!Category
!Recipient
!Role
|-
| rowspan="10" |2019<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-11|title=‘झी मराठी अवॉर्ड्स २०१९’मध्ये ‘अग्गंबाई सासूबाई’ मालिकेने मारली बाजी|url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan-news/zee-marathi-awards-2019-aggabai-sasubai-won-maximum-awards-ssv-92-1990528/|access-date=2020-12-01|website=[[Loksatta]]|language=mr-IN}}</ref>
|''Best Serial''
|Sunil Bhosale
|Producer
|-
|''Best Family''
|Aggabai Sasubai Team
|Kulkarni Family
|-
|''Best Onscreen Couple''
|[[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]] & [[Girish Oak]]
|Asawari & Abhijeet
|-
|''Best Title Song''
|[[Ashok Patki]]
|Composer
|-
|''Best Mother''
| rowspan="3" |[[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]]
| rowspan="3" |Asawari
|-
|''Best Mother-in-law''
|-
|''Best Daughter-in-law''
|-
|''Best Father-in-law''
|[[Ravi Patwardhan]]
|Aajoba
|-
|''Best Performance of the Year''
|[[Tejashri Pradhan]]
|Shubhra
|-
|''Best Comedy Character''
|Bhakti Ratnaparkhi
|Maddy
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee Marathi Awards 2020-21 Winners List: From Shalva Kinjawadekar To Gautami Deshpande, Check Out Who Won What!|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/zee-marathi-awards-2020-21-winners-list-from-shalva-kinjawadekar-to-gautami-deshpande-check-out-who-won-what|access-date=2021-03-28|website=[[ZEE5]]}}</ref>
|''Best Mother-in-law''
|[[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]]
|Asawari
|-
|''Best Daughter-in-law''
|[[Tejashri Pradhan]]
|Shubhra
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.

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{{short description|2003 film directed by Rajkumar Hirani}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
| image = Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Rajkumar Hirani]]
| writer = {{unbulleted list|'''Screenplay:''' Rajkumar Hirani, [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]|'''Dialogues:''' [[Abbas Tyrewala]]}}
| story = Rajkumar Hirani
| producer = Vidhu Vinod Chopra
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Sunil Dutt]]|[[Sanjay Dutt]]|[[Gracy Singh]]|[[Jimmy Sheirgill]]|[[Arshad Warsi]]|[[Rohini Hattangadi]]|[[Boman Irani]]}}
| cinematography = [[Binod Pradhan]]
| editing = {{unbulleted list|[[Pradeep Sarkar]]|Rajkumar Hirani}}
| music = {{unbulleted list|'''Score:''' Sanjay Wandrekar|'''Songs:''' [[Anu Malik]]}}
| studio = {{unbulleted list|[[Vinod Chopra Films|Vinod Chopra Productions]]|[[Manmohan Shetty|Entertainment One]]}}
| distributors = [[AA Films]]
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2003|12|19|[[India]]}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|100 million}}<ref name="boi">{{cite web|title=Munnabhai M.B.B.S.|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/munnabhai_mbbs|website=Box Office India|access-date=6 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801070153/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/munnabhai_mbbs|archive-date=1 August 2015}}</ref>
| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR|410 million}}<ref name="boi" />
}}

'''''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''''' ({{translation|'''''Munna Brother M.B.B.S.'''''}}) is a 2003 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[Rajkumar Hirani]] (in his directorial debut) and produced by [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]. It loosely resembles the 1998 American biographical comedy ''[[Patch Adams (film)|Patch Adams]]''. Released in [[India]] on 19 December 2003, it features [[Sunil Dutt]] in his final film role as the father to his real-life son, [[Sanjay Dutt]], who stars as the titular character. The cast also includes [[Gracy Singh]], [[Jimmy Sheirgill]], [[Arshad Warsi]], [[Rohini Hattangadi]], and [[Boman Irani]].

Based in [[Mumbai]], the films follows Munna Bhai (Sanjay Dutt), a goon who tries to please his father (Sunil Dutt) by pretending to be a doctor. When a doctor, Asthana (Irani), exposes Munna's lies and tarnishes his father's honor, Munna enrols in a medical college. Hijinks ensue when Munna, upon finding that Asthana is the college's dean, vows revenge, while also sparking a romance with a house doctor, Suman (Singh), unaware that she is Asthana's daughter.

''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' was a major critical and commercial success, and was later followed by a second film ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'', thus becoming the first installment of the ''[[Munna Bhai (film series)|Munna Bhai film series]]''. Hirani revealed in an interview in September 2019 that production on the third Munna Bhai film starring Dutt in the title role will begin in towards the end of 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/work-on-munnabhai-3-to-begin-next-year-vidhu-vinod-chopra/1/776723.html|title=Work on Munnabhai 3 to begin next year: Vidhu Vinod Chopra|website=India Today}}</ref> The film went on to win the 2004 [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|National Film Award for Best Popular Film]], and several [[Filmfare awards]], including the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film (Critics)]] and [[Filmfare Best Screenplay Award|Best Screenplay]]. At the box office, it achieved a silver jubilee status (25-week run) being one of only eight films to have achieved this status since the year 2000. In its 26th week of release, the film could still be found playing on 300 screens throughout India.<ref name=g>{{cite web|title=Top Earners 2003|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|publisher=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=10 July 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525225820/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|archive-date=25 May 2012}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{long plot|date=February 2021}} 
Murli Prasad Sharma, nicknamed "[[Munna Bhai]]" ([[Sanjay Dutt]]), is a street-wise, [[Bombay Hindi]]-speaking gangster in the streets of [[Mumbai]], who is supported by his loyal right-hand man, Sarkeshwar, nicknamed "Circuit" ([[Arshad Warsi]]). Once a year, Munna and Circuit's gang converts his hide-out into the fully-functioning faux "Shri Hari Prasad Sharma Charitable Hospital" named after Munna's father, to fool Munna's visiting parents Hari ([[Sunil Dutt]]) and Parvati ([[Rohini Hattangadi]]) into believing Munna has become a real physician. Munna and Circuit's goons take turns playing doctors, staff and patients, to keep up the charade.

This works for many years, until one of Hari's annual visits with Parvati culminates in Hari bumping into Dr. Jagdish Asthana ([[Boman Irani]]), who founded the first hospital in Munna's village years ago. Hari proposes to Asthana that they get Asthana's daughter "Chinki" ([[Gracy Singh]]) and Munna married, recalling that the two were childhood friends in their village. Asthana agrees, even though Munna contacts "Chinki" and asks her to reject him, lest his parents discover the truth. However, it is when his maid reacts shockingly to Munna's photograph that Asthana realizes the truth, and exposes Munna's real occupation to Hari and Parvati. Humiliated and embarrassed at their son's lack of a real vocation, Hari and Parvati leave the city and return home to their village.

Munna, in grief and despair, decides that the only way to redeem himself and take revenge against the spiteful Asthana is to become a physician in reality. With the help of Circuit and others, Munna "gains admission" to a medical college in order to obtain a MBBS degree by using Dr. Rustom Pavri ([[Kurush Deboo]]), a faculty member of "Imperial Institute of Medical Studies" as a prop to write the pre-medical examinations. He again encounters Asthana in the same college, who happens to be the dean. His success there becomes dependent upon the (coerced) help of Rustom, which includes situations such as cheating in the sessionals.

Although he has no medical skills, Munna transforms those around him with the "Jadoo Ki Jhappi" ("Magical Hug")  – a method of comfort taught to Munna by his mother – and the compassion he shows towards those in need. Despite the school's emphasis on mechanical, cartesian, impersonal and often bureaucratic relationships between doctors and patients, Munna constantly seeks to impose a more empathetic and almost holistic regimen around himself. He enforces the regime of "common-sense treatment" and uses old-fashioned kindness and love to "cure" many patients at the hospital, including Karan, a suicidal youngster he met on his first day of college. Attempting to treat a brain-dead patient, Anand Banerjee ([[Yatin Karyekar]]), in his own empathetic and compassionate style, he defies all convention by interacting on familiar but autocratic terms with patients, humiliating school bullies, effusively thanking a hitherto underappreciated janitor, and encouraging the patients themselves to make changes in their lives, so that they do not need drugs or surgery.

Asthana, who perceives all this as symptoms of chaos, is unable to prevent it from expanding and gaining ground at his college. He begins laughing in a way that implies that he has gone insanely mad, as an attempt to practice "laughter therapy", which serves more to convey his anger than diffuse it. In the meantime, the carefree Munna also develops a friendly relationship with Dr. Suman, another faculty member at the hospital, who turns out to be Asthana's daughter. Unaware that Suman and his childhood friend "Chinki" are one and the same, an ignorance that Suman hilariously exploits to a point where he is bluffed into believing "Chinki" is not his type anymore, Munna decides to confess his feelings for Suman and abandon his personal vendetta against "Chinki" and Asthana.

Meanwhile, Munna proceeds to arrange Circuit to bring a stripper inside the patient ward to cheer up Zaheer Ali ([[Jimmy Sheirgill]]), a man dying from stomach cancer, whom Munna befriends in the process. At the same time, Munna cures Rustom's dying father by his own methods as well, which earns him Rustom's respect and leads Zaheer to consider Munna an almost "divine" man. Asthana tries several times to expel Munna but is often thwarted by Munna's wit or the affection with which the others at the college, including, to some extent, Suman herself, regard Munna, having gained superior self-esteem by his methods.

When Asthana learns about the stripper episode, he sees this as a potential reason to expel Munna on disciplinary grounds, but is unable to do so after Munna deliberately injures himself gravely in order to stay back. However, when he does recover, the hospital staff, patients and students stand in Asthana's way and refuse to let Munna leave. Thus, Asthana challenges Munna to take a test in front of him and the entire college the next day to keep his enrolment. Everyone accepts the challenge. Later that night, during the preparation, Zaheer collapses to a worsening health and calls for Munna, asking him to save his life, but unfortunately, he dies in Munna's arms.

The next morning, Munna begins answering the questions well, but Asthana intervenes and announces he will ask all the forthcoming questions, shocking everyone. Munna is eventually unable to answer and is ashamed of himself into leaving the college. He confesses the truth to everyone and breaks down about his guilt to Zaheer, his parents, and everyone he cared for. Everyone except Asthana is moved to tears by his speech. In the moments immediately following Munna's departure, Anand miraculously awakens from his vegetative state. Suman, at this point, realizes Munna as the miracle behind Anand's recovery and gives a heartfelt speech, criticising her father for having banished Munna, pointing out that doing so is as good as banishing hope, compassion, love, and happiness from the college. Asthana eventually realises his folly.

Although Munna ends up unsuccessful in becoming a physician, the news of his "miraculous" treatments reaches Hari and Parvati and they return from their village. Later that night, Munna reconciles with Hari and Parvati and is asked by them to meet "Chinki". When he goes to meet "Chinki" atop the terrace, Munna is amused to find out that "Chinki" is in fact Suman herself. Following their marriage, Munna and Suman open a hospital in Munna's home village, where they implement Munna's ideas daily, while Asthana is revealed to have picked up Munna's lingo there as the head doctor, while also implementing the fun-oriented methods used by Munna earlier.

The medical college – under Rustom's management since Asthana's retirement – also begins to imitate Munna's radical methods of treatment. Thus, in addition to the birth of their offsprings, earns Munna the nickname "Munna Bhai – M.B.B.S. – Miya Biwi Bachhon Samet" (literally "Husband Wife With Children"), even though he does not become a physician in real. His sidekick Circuit also gets married a year later and has a son, who is nicknamed "Short Circuit". As the film concludes, Anand, restored to normal mental health, narrates the story to a few children at the hospital as he is about to leave for [[Kolkata]].

== Cast ==
The cast is listed below (according to credits):-
* [[Sunil Dutt]] as Shri Hariprasad Sharma, Munna's father
* [[Sanjay Dutt]] as [[Munna Bhai|Murliprasad "Munna Bhai" Sharma]], a gangster and medical student in Mumbai
* [[Gracy Singh]] as Dr. Suman "Chinki" Asthana, Dr. Asthana's daughter and a doctor who works alongside her father in the same hospital
* [[Jimmy Shergill]] as Zaheer Ali, Suman's hospital patient & Munna's friend
* [[Arshad Warsi]] as Sarkeshwar "Circuit" Sharma, Munna's sidekick
* [[Rohini Hattangadi]] as Parvati Sharma, Munna's mother
* [[Boman Irani]] as Dr. Jagdish Chandra "J.C." Asthana, Chinki's father and the college's dean
* [[Kurush Deboo]] as Dr. Rustam Pawri
* [[Yatin Karyekar]] as Anand Banerji, hospital patient
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] as a pickpocket who tried to steal Hari's wallet (special appearance)
* [[Rohitash Gaud]] as the Tender Coconut Seller at Park
* [[Neha Dubey]] as fake Chinki, Suman's friend
* [[Mumaith Khan]] as Nandini 'Reena', the dancer in the song 'Dekh Le' (special appearance)
* [[Priya Bapat]] as 1st Year Medical Student
* [[Pushkar Shrotri]] as a Professor in the college
* [[Sundeep Suthar]] as Chaiwallah
* [[Vishal Thakkar]] as Karan Singh, the suicide patient
* [[Khurshed Lawyer]] as Nagrajan Swamy, Munna's roommate and friend

== Production ==
In an interview, Hirani discussed how the idea for the film emerged from his interaction with some friends who were medical students.<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBLgcWf6h0o | title=My First Film Rajkumar Hirani Munna Bhai MBBS Anupama Chopra | website=[[YouTube]] | date=10 August 2016 | access-date=7 May 2018}}</ref> Later, he also had the opportunity to interact with a lot of medical professionals when some members of his family became sick. These experiences gave birth to the idea for the film.

During the scripting stage, Hirani wanted [[Anil Kapoor]] to play the lead role.<ref name="auto" /> However, [[Shah Rukh Khan]] was later cast as Munna along with [[Sanjay Dutt]] as Zaheer but due to his back problems Khan was forced to turn down the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sharma |first=Gaurav |url=http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/shahrukh-khan-was-the-original-munnabhai/79/ |title=Shahrukh Khan was the original Munnabhai | Shahrukh Khan | Munnabhai Mbbs |publisher=Bollywoodmantra.com |date=8 December 2003 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/did-you-know-/Shah-Rukh-Khan-as-Munnabhai/articleshow/9430485.cms?referral=PM |title=Shah Rukh Khan as Munnabhai? - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=1 October 2012 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-why-shah-rukh-khan-backed-out-of-munnabhai-1670129 |title=Why Shah Rukh Khan backed out of 'Munnabhai' | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=1 April 2012 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Sanjay-Dutt-replaces-Shah-Rukh-in-new-movie/articleshow/13988236.cms?referral=PM |title=Sanjay Dutt replaces Shah Rukh in new movie – The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=24 June 2002 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shah-rukh-khan-was-the-first-choice-for-munnabhai/244771-8-102.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225180642/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shah-rukh-khan-was-the-first-choice-for-munnabhai/244771-8-102.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 February 2014 |title=Shah Rukh was the first choice for 'Munnabhai' – IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=1 April 2012 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2003/11/mbbs_preview.shtml |title=Shropshire – Bollywood – Munnabhai MBBS Preview |work=BBC.co.uk |date=19 December 2003 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref> Nevertheless, the end credits of the film thank Khan for his inputs into the script.<ref name="auto" /> Hirani also narrated the script to [[Aishwarya Rai]] during the time he was in talks with Shahrukh Khan.<ref name="auto" /> Khan and Rai were working together on [[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]] at the time. [[Vivek Oberoi]] was considered for the role, but in the end Sanjay Dutt took the role as Munna, which ultimately gave him an image make over and helped change the public perception of the controversial superstar; his real-life father [[Sunil Dutt]] returned to the silver screen after 10 years to play Munna's father. This is the first and only film in which real-life father and son Sunil and Sanjay appear together, although they both appeared in ''[[Reshma Aur Shera]]'' (1971), ''Rocky'' (1981) and ''Kshatriya'' (1993) but not in any scenes together.

The original choice for Circuit's role was [[Makarand Deshpande]]. [[Arshad Warsi]] took over the role which proved to be a turning point for his career.
The scenes of the Medical College were shot at the Agriculture College of [[Pune]] and [[Grant Medical College]] [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/nitesh-rane-bails-out-marathi-filmmaker_797385.html | title=Nitesh Rane bails out Marathi filmmaker | publisher=Money Control | date=19 December 2012 | access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref>

The film has a similar premise to the 1998 American film ''[[Patch Adams (film)|Patch Adams]]'', starring [[Robin Williams]]. The producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra, however, denies there being a resemblance, and says that he had not watched the film before the release of ''Munna Bhai''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Robin Williams: The man Bollywood thanks profusely for 'Mrs Doubtfire' and 'Patch Adams' that influenced two beloved Hindi films|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/robin-williams-the-man-bollywood-thanks-profusely-for-mrs-doubtfire-and-patch-adams-that-influenced-two-beloved-hindi-films-707414.html|work=[[News18]]|date=12 August 2014}}</ref>

Hirani did not have a big budget to shoot the film. As a result, he had to change the way certain scenes were shot. For example, the film ends with stills of Munna Bhai's wedding. Hirani was told that setting up a wedding stage and making a wedding outfit for Gracie Singh would cost him several thousand rupees. To save on some of that money, Hirani arranged to have the stills shot on an actual wedding stage set up for a real wedding near the sets. The production team reached an agreement with the wedding hall management and used their stage after a wedding ended.<ref name="auto" />

== Music ==
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| name = Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Anu Malik]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2003
| recorded = 2003
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 33:39
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer = [[Anu Malik]]
| prev_title = [[LOC: Kargil]]
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = [[Murder (2004 film)|Murder]]
| next_year = 2004
}}

The music is composed by [[Anu Malik]]. Lyrics for the songs are penned by [[Abbas Tyrewala]] and [[Rahat Indori]]. According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], with around {{formatnum:1000000}} units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's one of the highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archive-date=15 February 2008|website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 33:39
| title1 = Chan Chan
| lyrics1 = [[Rahat Indori]]
| extra1 = [[Vinod Rathod]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length1 = 7:00
| title2 = Dekhle Aankhon Mein Aankhien Daal
| lyrics2 = [[Rahat Indori]]
| extra2 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Anu Malik]]
| length2 = 3:24
| title3 = M Bole To
| lyrics3 = [[Rahat Indori]]
| extra3 = [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Vinod Rathod]], Prachi, Priya Mayekar
| length3 = 8:20
| title4 = Subha Ho Gayee Mamu
| lyrics4 = [[Abbas Tyrewala]]
| extra4 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| length4 = 4:01
| title5 = Apun Jaise Tapori
| lyrics5 = [[Abbas Tyrewala]]
| extra5 = [[Vinod Rathod]], [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Arshad Warsi]]
| length5 = 5:32
| title6 = Dekhle Aankhon Mein Aankhien Daal (Remix)
| lyrics6 = [[Rahat Indori]]
| extra6 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Joi Barua]]
| length6 = 5:22
}}

== Accolades ==
''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' was the recipient of a number of awards. At the [[50th Filmfare Awards]], it received the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film (Critics)]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]], the [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]], and [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]] (for Warsi) in addition to four other nominations. It won a number of awards at the 2004 [[Zee Cine Awards]] including Best Debuting Director, [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role|Best Actor in a Comic Role]] (for Warsi), Best Cinematography, and Best Dialogue.

Other ceremonies include the 2004 [[National Film Awards]] where it won the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|National Film Award for Best Popular Film]] and the 2004 [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] where it won the [[IIFA Best Comedian Award]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Date of Ceremony
!Awards
!Category
!Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|3 February 2005
|[[51st National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
| rowspan="3" |''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''
|{{Won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="8" |20 February 2004
| rowspan="8" |[[49th Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film (Critics)]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="8" |
|-
|Best Film
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Screenplay
|[[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]], [[Rajkumar Hirani]], Lajan Joseph
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Director
|[[Rajkumar Hirani]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |Best Comedian
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Boman Irani]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Dialogues
|[[Abbas Tyrewala]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="12" |22 May 2004
| rowspan="12" |[[International Indian Film Academy|International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
|[[IIFA Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|[[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]], [[Rajkumar Hirani]], Lajan Joseph
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="12" |
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Actor in a Comic Role]]
|[[Boman Irani]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Dialogues
|[[Abbas Tyrewala]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Movie|Best Film]]
|''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Editing
| rowspan="3" |[[Rajkumar Hirani]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Story
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Anu Malik]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]]
|[[Rahat Indori]] (for the song "Dekhle Aankhon Mein Aankhen Daal")
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|[[Sunidhi Chauhan]] (for the song "Dekhle Aankhon Mein Aankhen Daal")
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="8" |28 May 2004
| rowspan="8" |[[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
|Best Debut Director
| rowspan="3" |[[Rajkumar Hirani]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="8" |
|-
|Best Editing
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Director
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Film
|''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Actor
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Screenplay
|[[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]], [[Rajkumar Hirani]], Lajan Joseph
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Cinematography
|[[Binod Pradhan]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="5" |26 February 2004
| rowspan="5" |[[Zee Cine Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |Best Actor in a Comic Role
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="5" |
|-
|[[Boman Irani]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Debut Director
|[[Rajkumar Hirani]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Cinematography
|[[Binod Pradhan]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Film
| rowspan="2" |[[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6" |2004
| rowspan="3" |[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards]]
|Best Film (Hindi)
|{{won}}
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|-
|[[BFJA Award for Best Actor (Hindi)|Best Actor (Hindi)]]
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor (Hindi)
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Bollywood Movie Awards]]
|Best Director
|[[Rajkumar Hirani]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="3" |
|-
|Most Sensational Actor
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|21 December 2010
|[[BIG Star Entertainment Awards|BIG Entertainment Awards]]
|Best Film of the Decade
|''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''
|{{Nom}}
|
|}

== Sequel ==
''{{Main|Lage Raho Munna Bhai}}''
In February 2004, after the success of ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'', [[Rajkumar Hirani]] decided to work on his next project. He, along with his co-writer [[Abhijat Joshi]], started to write the script of their new film. They didn't wanted that script to include Munnabhai but after they wrote it, the script eventually turned out to be of ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]''. [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Arshad Warsi]] and [[Boman Irani]] were to reprise their roles but after the death of Sunil in May 2005, Hirani decided that the film will only have Sanjay & Warsi to reprise their characters from ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' and other actors like [[Boman Irani]] and [[Jimmy Shergill]] were cast in new roles. ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' was released on 1 September 2006 and turned out to be a huge success.
Munna Bhai part 3 is still in making.

== Remakes ==
The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Vasool Raja MBBS]]'' (2004), in Telugu as ''[[Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.]]'' (2004), in Kannada as ''[[Uppi Dada M.B.B.S.]]'' (2007) and in Sinhala as ''[[Dr. Nawariyan]]'' (2017).

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://munnabhaimbbs.indiatimes.com/ Official Website]
* {{IMDb title|0374887}}
* {{Mojo title|munnabhaimbbs}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|munna_bhai_mbbs}}
*''[http://us.rediff.com/movies/munna06.html Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]'' at [[Rediff.com]]

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Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.

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{{short description|2003 film directed by Rajkumar Hirani}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
| image = Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Rajkumar Hirani]]
| writer = {{unbulleted list|'''Screenplay:''' Rajkumar Hirani, [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]|'''Dialogues:''' [[Abbas Tyrewala]]}}
| story = Rajkumar Hirani
| producer = Vidhu Vinod Chopra
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Sunil Dutt]]|[[Sanjay Dutt]]|[[Gracy Singh]]|[[Jimmy Sheirgill]]|[[Arshad Warsi]]|[[Rohini Hattangadi]]|[[Boman Irani]]}}
| cinematography = [[Binod Pradhan]]
| editing = {{unbulleted list|[[Pradeep Sarkar]]|Rajkumar Hirani}}
| music = {{unbulleted list|'''Score:''' Sanjay Wandrekar|'''Songs:''' [[Anu Malik]]}}
| studio = {{unbulleted list|[[Vinod Chopra Films|Vinod Chopra Productions]]|[[Manmohan Shetty|Entertainment One]]}}
| distributors = [[AA Films]]
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2003|12|19|[[India]]}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|100 million}}<ref name="boi">{{cite web|title=Munnabhai M.B.B.S.|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/munnabhai_mbbs|website=Box Office India|access-date=6 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801070153/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/munnabhai_mbbs|archive-date=1 August 2015}}</ref>
| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR|410 million}}<ref name="boi" />
}}

'''''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''''' ({{translation|'''''Munna Brother M.B.B.S.'''''}}) is a 2003 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[Rajkumar Hirani]] (in his directorial debut) and produced by [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]. It loosely resembles the 1998 American biographical comedy ''[[Patch Adams (film)|Patch Adams]]''. Released in [[India]] on 19 December 2003, it features [[Sunil Dutt]] in his final film role as the father to his real-life son, [[Sanjay Dutt]], who stars as the titular character. The cast also includes [[Gracy Singh]], [[Jimmy Sheirgill]], [[Arshad Warsi]], [[Rohini Hattangadi]], and [[Boman Irani]].

Based in [[Mumbai]], the films follows Munna Bhai (Sanjay Dutt), a goon who tries to please his father (Sunil Dutt) by pretending to be a doctor. When a doctor, Asthana (Irani), exposes Munna's lies and tarnishes his father's honor, Munna enrols in a medical college. Hijinks ensue when Munna, upon finding that Asthana is the college's dean, vows revenge, while also sparking a romance with a house doctor, Suman (Singh), unaware that she is Asthana's daughter.

''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' was a major critical and commercial success, and was later followed by a second film ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'', thus becoming the first installment of the ''[[Munna Bhai (film series)|Munna Bhai film series]]''. Hirani revealed in an interview in September 2019 that production on the third Munna Bhai film starring Dutt in the title role will begin in towards the end of 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/work-on-munnabhai-3-to-begin-next-year-vidhu-vinod-chopra/1/776723.html|title=Work on Munnabhai 3 to begin next year: Vidhu Vinod Chopra|website=India Today}}</ref> The film went on to win the 2004 [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|National Film Award for Best Popular Film]], and several [[Filmfare awards]], including the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film (Critics)]] and [[Filmfare Best Screenplay Award|Best Screenplay]]. At the box office, it achieved a silver jubilee status (25-week run) being one of only eight films to have achieved this status since the year 2000. In its 26th week of release, the film could still be found playing on 300 screens throughout India.<ref name=g>{{cite web|title=Top Earners 2003|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|publisher=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=10 July 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525225820/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|archive-date=25 May 2012}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{long plot|date=February 2021}} 
Murli Prasad Sharma, nicknamed "[[Munna Bhai]]" ([[Sanjay Dutt]]), is a street-wise, [[Bombay Hindi]]-speaking gangster in the streets of [[Mumbai]], who is supported by his loyal right-hand man, Sarkeshwar, nicknamed "Circuit" ([[Arshad Warsi]]). Once a year, Munna and Circuit's gang converts his hide-out into the fully-functioning faux "Shri Hari Prasad Sharma Charitable Hospital" named after Munna's father, to fool Munna's visiting parents Hari ([[Sunil Dutt]]) and Parvati ([[Rohini Hattangadi]]) into believing Munna has become a real physician. Munna and Circuit's goons take turns playing doctors, staff and patients, to keep up the charade.

This works for many years, until one of Hari's annual visits with Parvati culminates in Hari bumping into Dr. Jagdish Asthana ([[Boman Irani]]), who founded the first hospital in Munna's village years ago. Hari proposes to Asthana that they get Asthana's daughter "Chinki" ([[Gracy Singh]]) and Munna married, recalling that the two were childhood friends in their village. Asthana agrees, even though Munna contacts "Chinki" and asks her to reject him, lest his parents discover the truth. However, it is when his maid reacts shockingly to Munna's photograph that Asthana realizes the truth, and exposes Munna's real occupation to Hari and Parvati. Humiliated and embarrassed at their son's lack of a real vocation, Hari and Parvati leave the city and return home to their village.

Munna, in grief and despair, decides that the only way to redeem himself and take revenge against the spiteful Asthana is to become a physician in reality. With the help of Circuit and others, Munna "gains admission" to a medical college in order to obtain a MBBS degree by using Dr. Rustom Pavri ([[Kurush Deboo]]), a faculty member of "Imperial Institute of Medical Studies" as a prop to write the pre-medical examinations. He again encounters Asthana in the same college, who happens to be the dean. His success there becomes dependent upon the (coerced) help of Rustom, which includes situations such as cheating in the sessionals.

Although he has no medical skills, Munna transforms those around him with the "Jadoo Ki Jhappi" ("Magical Hug")  – a method of comfort taught to Munna by his mother – and the compassion he shows towards those in need. Despite the school's emphasis on mechanical, cartesian, impersonal and often bureaucratic relationships between doctors and patients, Munna constantly seeks to impose a more empathetic and almost holistic regimen around himself. He enforces the regime of "common-sense treatment" and uses old-fashioned kindness and love to "cure" many patients at the hospital, including Karan, a suicidal youngster he met on his first day of college. Attempting to treat a brain-dead patient, Anand Banerjee ([[Yatin Karyekar]]), in his own empathetic and compassionate style, he defies all convention by interacting on familiar but autocratic terms with patients, humiliating school bullies, effusively thanking a hitherto underappreciated janitor, and encouraging the patients themselves to make changes in their lives, so that they do not need drugs or surgery.

Asthana, who perceives all this as symptoms of chaos, is unable to prevent it from expanding and gaining ground at his college. He begins laughing in a way that implies that he has gone insanely mad, as an attempt to practice "laughter therapy", which serves more to convey his anger than diffuse it. In the meantime, the carefree Munna also develops a friendly relationship with Dr. Suman, another faculty member at the hospital, who turns out to be Asthana's daughter. Unaware that Suman and his childhood friend "Chinki" are one and the same, an ignorance that Suman hilariously exploits to a point where he is bluffed into believing "Chinki" is not his type anymore, Munna decides to confess his feelings for Suman and abandon his personal vendetta against "Chinki" and Asthana.

Meanwhile, Munna proceeds to arrange Circuit to bring a stripper inside the patient ward to cheer up Zaheer Ali (Jimmy Sheirgill), a man dying from stomach cancer, whom Munna befriends in the process. At the same time, Munna cures Rustom's dying father by his own methods as well, which earns him Rustom's respect and leads Zaheer to consider Munna an almost "divine" man. Asthana tries several times to expel Munna but is often thwarted by Munna's wit or the affection with which the others at the college, including, to some extent, Suman herself, regard Munna, having gained superior self-esteem by his methods.

When Asthana learns about the stripper episode, he sees this as a potential reason to expel Munna on disciplinary grounds, but is unable to do so after Munna deliberately injures himself gravely in order to stay back. However, when he does recover, the hospital staff, patients and students stand in Asthana's way and refuse to let Munna leave. Thus, Asthana challenges Munna to take a test in front of him and the entire college the next day to keep his enrolment. Everyone accepts the challenge. Later that night, during the preparation, Zaheer collapses to a worsening health and calls for Munna, asking him to save his life, but unfortunately, he dies in Munna's arms.

The next morning, Munna begins answering the questions well, but Asthana intervenes and announces he will ask all the forthcoming questions, shocking everyone. Munna is eventually unable to answer and is ashamed of himself into leaving the college. He confesses the truth to everyone and breaks down about his guilt to Zaheer, his parents, and everyone he cared for. Everyone except Asthana is moved to tears by his speech. In the moments immediately following Munna's departure, Anand miraculously awakens from his vegetative state. Suman, at this point, realizes Munna as the miracle behind Anand's recovery and gives a heartfelt speech, criticising her father for having banished Munna, pointing out that doing so is as good as banishing hope, compassion, love, and happiness from the college. Asthana eventually realises his folly.

Although Munna ends up unsuccessful in becoming a physician, the news of his "miraculous" treatments reaches Hari and Parvati and they return from their village. Later that night, Munna reconciles with Hari and Parvati and is asked by them to meet "Chinki". When he goes to meet "Chinki" atop the terrace, Munna is amused to find out that "Chinki" is in fact Suman herself. Following their marriage, Munna and Suman open a hospital in Munna's home village, where they implement Munna's ideas daily, while Asthana is revealed to have picked up Munna's lingo there as the head doctor, while also implementing the fun-oriented methods used by Munna earlier.

The medical college – under Rustom's management since Asthana's retirement – also begins to imitate Munna's radical methods of treatment. Thus, in addition to the birth of their offsprings, earns Munna the nickname "Munna Bhai – M.B.B.S. – Miya Biwi Bachhon Samet" (literally "Husband Wife With Children"), even though he does not become a physician in real. His sidekick Circuit also gets married a year later and has a son, who is nicknamed "Short Circuit". As the film concludes, Anand, restored to normal mental health, narrates the story to a few children at the hospital as he is about to leave for [[Kolkata]].

== Cast ==
The cast is listed below (according to credits):-
* [[Sunil Dutt]] as Shri Hariprasad Sharma, Munna's father
* [[Sanjay Dutt]] as [[Munna Bhai|Murliprasad "Munna Bhai" Sharma]], a gangster and medical student in Mumbai
* [[Gracy Singh]] as Dr. Suman "Chinki" Asthana, Dr. Asthana's daughter and a doctor who works alongside her father in the same hospital
* [[Jimmy Shergill]] as Zaheer Ali, Suman's hospital patient & Munna's friend
* [[Arshad Warsi]] as Sarkeshwar "Circuit" Sharma, Munna's sidekick
* [[Rohini Hattangadi]] as Parvati Sharma, Munna's mother
* [[Boman Irani]] as Dr. Jagdish Chandra "J.C." Asthana, Chinki's father and the college's dean
* [[Kurush Deboo]] as Dr. Rustam Pawri
* [[Yatin Karyekar]] as Anand Banerji, hospital patient
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] as a pickpocket who tried to steal Hari's wallet (special appearance)
* [[Rohitash Gaud]] as the Tender Coconut Seller at Park
* [[Neha Dubey]] as fake Chinki, Suman's friend
* [[Mumaith Khan]] as Nandini 'Reena', the dancer in the song 'Dekh Le' (special appearance)
* [[Priya Bapat]] as 1st Year Medical Student
* [[Pushkar Shrotri]] as a Professor in the college
* [[Sundeep Suthar]] as Chaiwallah
* [[Vishal Thakkar]] as Karan Singh, the suicide patient
* [[Khurshed Lawyer]] as Nagrajan Swamy, Munna's roommate and friend

== Production ==
In an interview, Hirani discussed how the idea for the film emerged from his interaction with some friends who were medical students.<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBLgcWf6h0o | title=My First Film Rajkumar Hirani Munna Bhai MBBS Anupama Chopra | website=[[YouTube]] | date=10 August 2016 | access-date=7 May 2018}}</ref> Later, he also had the opportunity to interact with a lot of medical professionals when some members of his family became sick. These experiences gave birth to the idea for the film.

During the scripting stage, Hirani wanted [[Anil Kapoor]] to play the lead role.<ref name="auto" /> However, [[Shah Rukh Khan]] was later cast as Munna along with [[Sanjay Dutt]] as Zaheer but due to his back problems Khan was forced to turn down the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sharma |first=Gaurav |url=http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/shahrukh-khan-was-the-original-munnabhai/79/ |title=Shahrukh Khan was the original Munnabhai | Shahrukh Khan | Munnabhai Mbbs |publisher=Bollywoodmantra.com |date=8 December 2003 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/did-you-know-/Shah-Rukh-Khan-as-Munnabhai/articleshow/9430485.cms?referral=PM |title=Shah Rukh Khan as Munnabhai? - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=1 October 2012 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-why-shah-rukh-khan-backed-out-of-munnabhai-1670129 |title=Why Shah Rukh Khan backed out of 'Munnabhai' | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=1 April 2012 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Sanjay-Dutt-replaces-Shah-Rukh-in-new-movie/articleshow/13988236.cms?referral=PM |title=Sanjay Dutt replaces Shah Rukh in new movie – The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=24 June 2002 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shah-rukh-khan-was-the-first-choice-for-munnabhai/244771-8-102.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225180642/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shah-rukh-khan-was-the-first-choice-for-munnabhai/244771-8-102.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 February 2014 |title=Shah Rukh was the first choice for 'Munnabhai' – IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=1 April 2012 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2003/11/mbbs_preview.shtml |title=Shropshire – Bollywood – Munnabhai MBBS Preview |work=BBC.co.uk |date=19 December 2003 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref> Nevertheless, the end credits of the film thank Khan for his inputs into the script.<ref name="auto" /> Hirani also narrated the script to [[Aishwarya Rai]] during the time he was in talks with Shahrukh Khan.<ref name="auto" /> Khan and Rai were working together on [[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]] at the time. [[Vivek Oberoi]] was considered for the role, but in the end Sanjay Dutt took the role as Munna, which ultimately gave him an image make over and helped change the public perception of the controversial superstar; his real-life father [[Sunil Dutt]] returned to the silver screen after 10 years to play Munna's father. This is the first and only film in which real-life father and son Sunil and Sanjay appear together, although they both appeared in ''[[Reshma Aur Shera]]'' (1971), ''Rocky'' (1981) and ''Kshatriya'' (1993) but not in any scenes together.

The original choice for Circuit's role was [[Makarand Deshpande]]. [[Arshad Warsi]] took over the role which proved to be a turning point for his career.
The scenes of the Medical College were shot at the Agriculture College of [[Pune]] and [[Grant Medical College]] [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/nitesh-rane-bails-out-marathi-filmmaker_797385.html | title=Nitesh Rane bails out Marathi filmmaker | publisher=Money Control | date=19 December 2012 | access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref>

The film has a similar premise to the 1998 American film ''[[Patch Adams (film)|Patch Adams]]'', starring [[Robin Williams]]. The producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra, however, denies there being a resemblance, and says that he had not watched the film before the release of ''Munna Bhai''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Robin Williams: The man Bollywood thanks profusely for 'Mrs Doubtfire' and 'Patch Adams' that influenced two beloved Hindi films|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/robin-williams-the-man-bollywood-thanks-profusely-for-mrs-doubtfire-and-patch-adams-that-influenced-two-beloved-hindi-films-707414.html|work=[[News18]]|date=12 August 2014}}</ref>

Hirani did not have a big budget to shoot the film. As a result, he had to change the way certain scenes were shot. For example, the film ends with stills of Munna Bhai's wedding. Hirani was told that setting up a wedding stage and making a wedding outfit for Gracie Singh would cost him several thousand rupees. To save on some of that money, Hirani arranged to have the stills shot on an actual wedding stage set up for a real wedding near the sets. The production team reached an agreement with the wedding hall management and used their stage after a wedding ended.<ref name="auto" />

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Anu Malik]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2003
| recorded = 2003
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 33:39
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer = [[Anu Malik]]
| prev_title = [[LOC: Kargil]]
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = [[Murder (2004 film)|Murder]]
| next_year = 2004
}}

The music is composed by [[Anu Malik]]. Lyrics for the songs are penned by [[Abbas Tyrewala]] and [[Rahat Indori]]. According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], with around {{formatnum:1000000}} units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's one of the highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archive-date=15 February 2008|website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 33:39
| title1 = Chan Chan
| lyrics1 = [[Rahat Indori]]
| extra1 = [[Vinod Rathod]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length1 = 7:00
| title2 = Dekhle Aankhon Mein Aankhien Daal
| lyrics2 = [[Rahat Indori]]
| extra2 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Anu Malik]]
| length2 = 3:24
| title3 = M Bole To
| lyrics3 = [[Rahat Indori]]
| extra3 = [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Vinod Rathod]], Prachi, Priya Mayekar
| length3 = 8:20
| title4 = Subha Ho Gayee Mamu
| lyrics4 = [[Abbas Tyrewala]]
| extra4 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| length4 = 4:01
| title5 = Apun Jaise Tapori
| lyrics5 = [[Abbas Tyrewala]]
| extra5 = [[Vinod Rathod]], [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Arshad Warsi]]
| length5 = 5:32
| title6 = Dekhle Aankhon Mein Aankhien Daal (Remix)
| lyrics6 = [[Rahat Indori]]
| extra6 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Joi Barua]]
| length6 = 5:22
}}

== Accolades ==
''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' was the recipient of a number of awards. At the [[50th Filmfare Awards]], it received the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film (Critics)]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]], the [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]], and [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]] (for Warsi) in addition to four other nominations. It won a number of awards at the 2004 [[Zee Cine Awards]] including Best Debuting Director, [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role|Best Actor in a Comic Role]] (for Warsi), Best Cinematography, and Best Dialogue.

Other ceremonies include the 2004 [[National Film Awards]] where it won the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|National Film Award for Best Popular Film]] and the 2004 [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] where it won the [[IIFA Best Comedian Award]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Date of Ceremony
!Awards
!Category
!Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|3 February 2005
|[[51st National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
| rowspan="3" |''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''
|{{Won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="8" |20 February 2004
| rowspan="8" |[[49th Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film (Critics)]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="8" |
|-
|Best Film
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Screenplay
|[[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]], [[Rajkumar Hirani]], Lajan Joseph
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Director
|[[Rajkumar Hirani]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |Best Comedian
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Boman Irani]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Dialogues
|[[Abbas Tyrewala]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="12" |22 May 2004
| rowspan="12" |[[International Indian Film Academy|International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
|[[IIFA Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|[[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]], [[Rajkumar Hirani]], Lajan Joseph
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="12" |
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Actor in a Comic Role]]
|[[Boman Irani]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Dialogues
|[[Abbas Tyrewala]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Movie|Best Film]]
|''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Editing
| rowspan="3" |[[Rajkumar Hirani]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Story
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Anu Malik]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]]
|[[Rahat Indori]] (for the song "Dekhle Aankhon Mein Aankhen Daal")
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|[[Sunidhi Chauhan]] (for the song "Dekhle Aankhon Mein Aankhen Daal")
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="8" |28 May 2004
| rowspan="8" |[[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
|Best Debut Director
| rowspan="3" |[[Rajkumar Hirani]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="8" |
|-
|Best Editing
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Director
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Film
|''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Actor
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Screenplay
|[[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]], [[Rajkumar Hirani]], Lajan Joseph
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Cinematography
|[[Binod Pradhan]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="5" |26 February 2004
| rowspan="5" |[[Zee Cine Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |Best Actor in a Comic Role
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="5" |
|-
|[[Boman Irani]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Debut Director
|[[Rajkumar Hirani]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Cinematography
|[[Binod Pradhan]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Film
| rowspan="2" |[[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6" |2004
| rowspan="3" |[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards]]
|Best Film (Hindi)
|{{won}}
|rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/200467.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108092124/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/200467.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 January 2010|title=69th & 70th Annual Hero Honda BFJA Awards 2007|date=8 January 2010|access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[BFJA Award for Best Actor (Hindi)|Best Actor (Hindi)]]
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor (Hindi)
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Bollywood Movie Awards]]
|Best Director
|[[Rajkumar Hirani]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="3" |
|-
|Most Sensational Actor
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|21 December 2010
|[[BIG Star Entertainment Awards|BIG Entertainment Awards]]
|Best Film of the Decade
|''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''
|{{Nom}}
|
|}

== Sequel ==
''{{Main|Lage Raho Munna Bhai}}''
In February 2004, after the success of ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'', [[Rajkumar Hirani]] decided to work on his next project. He, along with his co-writer [[Abhijat Joshi]], started to write the script of their new film. They didn't wanted that script to include Munnabhai but after they wrote it, the script eventually turned out to be of ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]''. [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Arshad Warsi]] and [[Boman Irani]] were to reprise their roles but after the death of Sunil in May 2005, Hirani decided that the film will only have Sanjay & Warsi to reprise their characters from ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' and other actors like [[Boman Irani]] and [[Jimmy Shergill]] were cast in new roles. ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' was released on 1 September 2006 and turned out to be a huge success.
Munna Bhai part 3 is still in making.

== Remakes ==
The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Vasool Raja MBBS]]'' (2004), in Telugu as ''[[Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.]]'' (2004), in Kannada as ''[[Uppi Dada M.B.B.S.]]'' (2007) and in Sinhala as ''[[Dr. Nawariyan]]'' (2017).

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://munnabhaimbbs.indiatimes.com/ Official Website]
* {{IMDb title|0374887}}
* {{Mojo title|munnabhaimbbs}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|munna_bhai_mbbs}}
*''[http://us.rediff.com/movies/munna06.html Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]'' at [[Rediff.com]]

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Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.

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{{short description|2003 film directed by Rajkumar Hirani}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
| image = Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Rajkumar Hirani]]
| writer = {{unbulleted list|'''Screenplay:''' Rajkumar Hirani, [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]|'''Dialogues:''' [[Abbas Tyrewala]]}}
| story = Rajkumar Hirani
| producer = Vidhu Vinod Chopra
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Sunil Dutt]]|[[Sanjay Dutt]]|[[Gracy Singh]]|[[Jimmy Sheirgill]]|[[Arshad Warsi]]|[[Rohini Hattangadi]]|[[Boman Irani]]}}
| cinematography = [[Binod Pradhan]]
| editing = {{unbulleted list|[[Pradeep Sarkar]]|Rajkumar Hirani}}
| music = {{unbulleted list|'''Score:''' Sanjay Wandrekar|'''Songs:''' [[Anu Malik]]}}
| studio = {{unbulleted list|[[Vinod Chopra Films|Vinod Chopra Productions]]|[[Manmohan Shetty|Entertainment One]]}}
| distributors = [[AA Films]]
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2003|12|19|[[India]]}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|100 million}}<ref name="boi">{{cite web|title=Munnabhai M.B.B.S.|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/munnabhai_mbbs|website=Box Office India|access-date=6 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801070153/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/munnabhai_mbbs|archive-date=1 August 2015}}</ref>
| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR|410 million}}<ref name="boi" />
}}

'''''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''''' ({{translation|'''''Munna Brother M.B.B.S.'''''}}) is a 2003 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[Rajkumar Hirani]] (in his directorial debut) and produced by [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]. It loosely resembles the 1998 American biographical comedy ''[[Patch Adams (film)|Patch Adams]]''. Released in [[India]] on 19 December 2003, it features [[Sunil Dutt]] in his final film role as the father to his real-life son, [[Sanjay Dutt]], who stars as the titular character. The cast also includes [[Gracy Singh]], [[Jimmy Sheirgill]], [[Arshad Warsi]], [[Rohini Hattangadi]], and [[Boman Irani]].

Based in [[Mumbai]], the films follows Munna Bhai (Sanjay Dutt), a goon who tries to please his father (Sunil Dutt) by pretending to be a doctor. When a doctor, Asthana (Irani), exposes Munna's lies and tarnishes his father's honor, Munna enrols in a medical college. Hijinks ensue when Munna, upon finding that Asthana is the college's dean, vows revenge, while also sparking a romance with a house doctor, Suman (Singh), unaware that she is Asthana's daughter.

''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' was a major critical and commercial success, and was later followed by a second film ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'', thus becoming the first installment of the ''[[Munna Bhai (film series)|Munna Bhai film series]]''. Hirani revealed in an interview in September 2019 that production on the third Munna Bhai film starring Dutt in the title role will begin in towards the end of 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/work-on-munnabhai-3-to-begin-next-year-vidhu-vinod-chopra/1/776723.html|title=Work on Munnabhai 3 to begin next year: Vidhu Vinod Chopra|website=India Today}}</ref> The film went on to win the 2004 [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|National Film Award for Best Popular Film]], and several [[Filmfare awards]], including the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film (Critics)]] and [[Filmfare Best Screenplay Award|Best Screenplay]]. At the box office, it achieved a silver jubilee status (25-week run) being one of only eight films to have achieved this status since the year 2000. In its 26th week of release, the film could still be found playing on 300 screens throughout India.<ref name=g>{{cite web|title=Top Earners 2003|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|publisher=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=10 July 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525225820/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw==|archive-date=25 May 2012}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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Murli Prasad Sharma, nicknamed "[[Munna Bhai]]" ([[Sanjay Dutt]]), runs an [[extortion]] racket on the streets of [[Mumbai]]. He is supported by his loyal right-hand man, Sarkeshwar, nicknamed "Circuit" ([[Arshad Warsi]]), who does most of his work for him. Once a year, Munna's gang converts his hide-out into a fully-functioning hospital, to fool Munna's visiting parents Hariprasad ([[Sunil Dutt]]) and Parvati ([[Rohini Hattangadi]]) into believing Munna has become a real physician. Munna's goons take turns playing doctors, staff and patients, to keep up the charade.

This works for many years, until one of Hari's annual visits with Parvati culminates in Hari bumping into Dr. Jagdish Asthana ([[Boman Irani]]), who founded the first hospital in Munna's village years ago. Hari proposes to Asthana that they get Asthana's daughter "Chinki" and Munna married, recalling that the two were childhood friends in the village. Asthana agrees, even though Munna contacts "Chinki" and asks her to reject him, lest his parents discover the truth. However, it is when his maid reacts shockingly to Munna's photograph that Asthana realizes the truth, and exposes Munna's real occupation to Hari and Parvati. Humiliated and embarrassed at their son's lack of a real vocation, Hari and Parvati leave the city and return home to their village.

Munna, in grief and despair, decides that the only way to redeem himself and take revenge against the spiteful Asthana is to become a physician in reality. With the help of Circuit and others, Munna "gains admission" to a medical college in order to obtain a MBBS degree by using Dr. Rustom Pavri ([[Kurush Deboo]]), a faculty member of "Imperial Institute of Medical Studies" as a prop to write the pre-medical examinations. He again encounters Asthana in the same college, who happens to be the dean. His success there becomes dependent upon the (coerced) help of Rustom, which includes situations such as cheating in the sessionals.

Although he has no medical skills, Munna transforms those around him with the "Jadoo Ki Jhappi" ("Magical Hug")  – a method of comfort taught to Munna by his mother – and the compassion he shows towards those in need. Despite the school's emphasis on mechanical, cartesian, impersonal and often bureaucratic relationships between doctors and patients, Munna constantly seeks to impose a more empathetic and almost holistic regimen around himself. He enforces the regime of "common-sense treatment" and uses old-fashioned kindness and love to "cure" many patients at the hospital, including Karan, a suicidal youngster he met on his first day of college. Attempting to treat a brain-dead patient, Anand Banerjee ([[Yatin Karyekar]]), in his own empathetic and compassionate style, he defies all convention by interacting on familiar but autocratic terms with patients, humiliating school bullies, effusively thanking a hitherto underappreciated janitor, and encouraging the patients themselves to make changes in their lives, so that they do not need drugs or surgery.

Asthana, who perceives all this as symptoms of chaos, is unable to prevent it from expanding and gaining ground at his college. He begins laughing in a way that implies that he has gone insanely mad, as an attempt to practice "laughter therapy", which serves more to convey his anger than diffuse it. In the meantime, the carefree Munna also develops a friendly relationship with Dr. Suman ([[Gracy Singh]]), another faculty member at the hospital, who turns out to be Asthana's daughter. Unaware that Suman and his childhood friend "Chinki" are one and the same, an ignorance that Suman hilariously exploits to a point where he is bluffed into believing "Chinki" is not his type anymore, Munna decides to confess his feelings for Suman and abandon his personal vendetta against "Chinki" and Asthana.

Meanwhile, Munna proceeds to arrange Circuit to bring a stripper inside the patient ward to cheer up Zaheer Ali (Jimmy Sheirgill), a man dying from stomach cancer, whom Munna befriends in the process. At the same time, Munna cures Rustom's dying father by his own methods as well, which earns him Rustom's respect and leads Zaheer to consider Munna an almost "divine" man. Asthana tries several times to expel Munna but is often thwarted by Munna's wit or the affection with which the others at the college, including, to some extent, Suman herself, regard Munna, having gained superior self-esteem by his methods.

When Asthana learns about the stripper episode, he sees this as a potential reason to expel Munna on disciplinary grounds, but is unable to do so after Munna deliberately injures himself gravely in order to stay back. However, when he does recover, the hospital staff, patients and students stand in Asthana's way and refuse to let Munna leave. Thus, Asthana challenges Munna to take a test in front of him and the entire college the next day to keep his enrolment. Everyone accepts the challenge. Later that night, during the preparation, Zaheer collapses to a worsening health and calls for Munna, asking him to save his life, but unfortunately, he dies in Munna's arms.

The next morning, Munna begins answering the questions well, but Asthana intervenes and announces he will ask all the forthcoming questions, shocking everyone. Munna is eventually unable to answer and is ashamed of himself into leaving the college. He confesses the truth to everyone and breaks down about his guilt to Zaheer, his parents, and everyone he cared for. Everyone except Asthana is moved to tears by his speech. In the moments immediately following Munna's departure, Anand miraculously awakens from his vegetative state. Suman, at this point, realizes Munna as the miracle behind Anand's recovery and gives a heartfelt speech, criticising her father for having banished Munna, pointing out that doing so is as good as banishing hope, compassion, love, and happiness from the college. Asthana eventually realises his folly.

Although Munna ends up unsuccessful in becoming a physician, the news of his "miraculous" treatments reaches Hari and Parvati and they return from their village. Later that night, Munna reconciles with Hari and Parvati and is asked by them to meet "Chinki". When he goes to meet "Chinki" atop the terrace, Munna is amused to find out that "Chinki" is in fact Suman herself. Following their marriage, Munna and Suman open a hospital in Munna's home village, where they implement Munna's ideas daily, while Asthana is revealed to have picked up Munna's lingo there as the head doctor, while also implementing the fun-oriented methods used by Munna earlier.

The medical college – under Rustom's management since Asthana's retirement – also begins to imitate Munna's radical methods of treatment. Thus, in addition to the birth of their offsprings, earns Munna the nickname "Munna Bhai – M.B.B.S. – Miya Biwi Bachhon Samet" (literally "Husband Wife With Children"), even though he does not become a physician in real. His sidekick Circuit also gets married a year later and has a son, who is nicknamed "Short Circuit". As the film concludes, Anand, restored to normal mental health, narrates the story to a few children at the hospital as he is about to leave for [[Kolkata]].

== Cast ==
The cast is listed below (according to credits):-
* [[Sunil Dutt]] as Shri Hariprasad Sharma, Munna's father
* [[Sanjay Dutt]] as [[Munna Bhai|Murliprasad "Munna Bhai" Sharma]], a gangster and medical student in Mumbai
* [[Gracy Singh]] as Dr. Suman "Chinki" Asthana, Dr. Asthana's daughter and a doctor who works alongside her father in the same hospital
* [[Jimmy Shergill]] as Zaheer Ali, Suman's hospital patient & Munna's friend
* [[Arshad Warsi]] as Sarkeshwar "Circuit" Sharma, Munna's sidekick
* [[Rohini Hattangadi]] as Parvati Sharma, Munna's mother
* [[Boman Irani]] as Dr. Jagdish Chandra "J.C." Asthana, Chinki's father and the college's dean
* [[Kurush Deboo]] as Dr. Rustam Pawri
* [[Yatin Karyekar]] as Anand Banerji, hospital patient
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] as a pickpocket who tried to steal Hari's wallet (special appearance)
* [[Rohitash Gaud]] as the Tender Coconut Seller at Park
* [[Neha Dubey]] as fake Chinki, Suman's friend
* [[Mumaith Khan]] as Nandini 'Reena', the dancer in the song 'Dekh Le' (special appearance)
* [[Priya Bapat]] as 1st Year Medical Student
* [[Pushkar Shrotri]] as a Professor in the college
* [[Sundeep Suthar]] as Chaiwallah
* [[Vishal Thakkar]] as Karan Singh, the suicide patient
* [[Khurshed Lawyer]] as Nagrajan Swamy, Munna's roommate and friend

== Production ==
In an interview, Hirani discussed how the idea for the film emerged from his interaction with some friends who were medical students.<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBLgcWf6h0o | title=My First Film Rajkumar Hirani Munna Bhai MBBS Anupama Chopra | website=[[YouTube]] | date=10 August 2016 | access-date=7 May 2018}}</ref> Later, he also had the opportunity to interact with a lot of medical professionals when some members of his family became sick. These experiences gave birth to the idea for the film.

During the scripting stage, Hirani wanted [[Anil Kapoor]] to play the lead role.<ref name="auto" /> However, [[Shah Rukh Khan]] was later cast as Munna along with [[Sanjay Dutt]] as Zaheer but due to his back problems Khan was forced to turn down the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sharma |first=Gaurav |url=http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/shahrukh-khan-was-the-original-munnabhai/79/ |title=Shahrukh Khan was the original Munnabhai | Shahrukh Khan | Munnabhai Mbbs |publisher=Bollywoodmantra.com |date=8 December 2003 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/did-you-know-/Shah-Rukh-Khan-as-Munnabhai/articleshow/9430485.cms?referral=PM |title=Shah Rukh Khan as Munnabhai? - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=1 October 2012 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-why-shah-rukh-khan-backed-out-of-munnabhai-1670129 |title=Why Shah Rukh Khan backed out of 'Munnabhai' | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=1 April 2012 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Sanjay-Dutt-replaces-Shah-Rukh-in-new-movie/articleshow/13988236.cms?referral=PM |title=Sanjay Dutt replaces Shah Rukh in new movie – The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=24 June 2002 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shah-rukh-khan-was-the-first-choice-for-munnabhai/244771-8-102.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225180642/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shah-rukh-khan-was-the-first-choice-for-munnabhai/244771-8-102.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 February 2014 |title=Shah Rukh was the first choice for 'Munnabhai' – IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=1 April 2012 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2003/11/mbbs_preview.shtml |title=Shropshire – Bollywood – Munnabhai MBBS Preview |work=BBC.co.uk |date=19 December 2003 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref> Nevertheless, the end credits of the film thank Khan for his inputs into the script.<ref name="auto" /> Hirani also narrated the script to [[Aishwarya Rai]] during the time he was in talks with Shahrukh Khan.<ref name="auto" /> Khan and Rai were working together on [[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]] at the time. [[Vivek Oberoi]] was considered for the role, but in the end Sanjay Dutt took the role as Munna, which ultimately gave him an image make over and helped change the public perception of the controversial superstar; his real-life father [[Sunil Dutt]] returned to the silver screen after 10 years to play Munna's father. This is the first and only film in which real-life father and son Sunil and Sanjay appear together, although they both appeared in ''[[Reshma Aur Shera]]'' (1971), ''Rocky'' (1981) and ''Kshatriya'' (1993) but not in any scenes together.

The original choice for Circuit's role was [[Makarand Deshpande]]. [[Arshad Warsi]] took over the role which proved to be a turning point for his career.
The scenes of the Medical College were shot at the Agriculture College of [[Pune]] and [[Grant Medical College]] [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/nitesh-rane-bails-out-marathi-filmmaker_797385.html | title=Nitesh Rane bails out Marathi filmmaker | publisher=Money Control | date=19 December 2012 | access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref>

The film has a similar premise to the 1998 American film ''[[Patch Adams (film)|Patch Adams]]'', starring [[Robin Williams]]. The producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra, however, denies there being a resemblance, and says that he had not watched the film before the release of ''Munna Bhai''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Robin Williams: The man Bollywood thanks profusely for 'Mrs Doubtfire' and 'Patch Adams' that influenced two beloved Hindi films|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/robin-williams-the-man-bollywood-thanks-profusely-for-mrs-doubtfire-and-patch-adams-that-influenced-two-beloved-hindi-films-707414.html|work=[[News18]]|date=12 August 2014}}</ref>

Hirani did not have a big budget to shoot the film. As a result, he had to change the way certain scenes were shot. For example, the film ends with stills of Munna Bhai's wedding. Hirani was told that setting up a wedding stage and making a wedding outfit for Gracie Singh would cost him several thousand rupees. To save on some of that money, Hirani arranged to have the stills shot on an actual wedding stage set up for a real wedding near the sets. The production team reached an agreement with the wedding hall management and used their stage after a wedding ended.<ref name="auto" />

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Anu Malik]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2003
| recorded = 2003
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 33:39
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer = [[Anu Malik]]
| prev_title = [[LOC: Kargil]]
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = [[Murder (2004 film)|Murder]]
| next_year = 2004
}}

The music is composed by [[Anu Malik]]. Lyrics for the songs are penned by [[Abbas Tyrewala]] and [[Rahat Indori]]. According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], with around {{formatnum:1000000}} units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's one of the highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archive-date=15 February 2008|website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 33:39
| title1 = Chan Chan
| lyrics1 = [[Rahat Indori]]
| extra1 = [[Vinod Rathod]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length1 = 7:00
| title2 = Dekhle Aankhon Mein Aankhien Daal
| lyrics2 = [[Rahat Indori]]
| extra2 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Anu Malik]]
| length2 = 3:24
| title3 = M Bole To
| lyrics3 = [[Rahat Indori]]
| extra3 = [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Vinod Rathod]], Prachi, Priya Mayekar
| length3 = 8:20
| title4 = Subha Ho Gayee Mamu
| lyrics4 = [[Abbas Tyrewala]]
| extra4 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| length4 = 4:01
| title5 = Apun Jaise Tapori
| lyrics5 = [[Abbas Tyrewala]]
| extra5 = [[Vinod Rathod]], [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Arshad Warsi]]
| length5 = 5:32
| title6 = Dekhle Aankhon Mein Aankhien Daal (Remix)
| lyrics6 = [[Rahat Indori]]
| extra6 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Joi Barua]]
| length6 = 5:22
}}

== Accolades ==
''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' was the recipient of a number of awards. At the [[50th Filmfare Awards]], it received the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film (Critics)]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]], the [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]], and [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]] (for Warsi) in addition to four other nominations. It won a number of awards at the 2004 [[Zee Cine Awards]] including Best Debuting Director, [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role|Best Actor in a Comic Role]] (for Warsi), Best Cinematography, and Best Dialogue.

Other ceremonies include the 2004 [[National Film Awards]] where it won the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|National Film Award for Best Popular Film]] and the 2004 [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] where it won the [[IIFA Best Comedian Award]].
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!Result
!Ref.
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|3 February 2005
|[[51st National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
| rowspan="3" |''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''
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| rowspan="8" |20 February 2004
| rowspan="8" |[[49th Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film (Critics)]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="8" |
|-
|Best Film
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Screenplay
|[[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]], [[Rajkumar Hirani]], Lajan Joseph
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Director
|[[Rajkumar Hirani]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |Best Comedian
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Boman Irani]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Dialogues
|[[Abbas Tyrewala]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="12" |22 May 2004
| rowspan="12" |[[International Indian Film Academy|International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
|[[IIFA Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|[[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]], [[Rajkumar Hirani]], Lajan Joseph
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="12" |
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Actor in a Comic Role]]
|[[Boman Irani]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Dialogues
|[[Abbas Tyrewala]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Movie|Best Film]]
|''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Editing
| rowspan="3" |[[Rajkumar Hirani]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Story
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Anu Malik]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]]
|[[Rahat Indori]] (for the song "Dekhle Aankhon Mein Aankhen Daal")
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|[[Sunidhi Chauhan]] (for the song "Dekhle Aankhon Mein Aankhen Daal")
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="8" |28 May 2004
| rowspan="8" |[[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
|Best Debut Director
| rowspan="3" |[[Rajkumar Hirani]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="8" |
|-
|Best Editing
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Director
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Film
|''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Actor
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Screenplay
|[[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]], [[Rajkumar Hirani]], Lajan Joseph
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Cinematography
|[[Binod Pradhan]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="5" |26 February 2004
| rowspan="5" |[[Zee Cine Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |Best Actor in a Comic Role
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="5" |
|-
|[[Boman Irani]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
|Best Debut Director
|[[Rajkumar Hirani]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Cinematography
|[[Binod Pradhan]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Film
| rowspan="2" |[[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6" |2004
| rowspan="3" |[[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards]]
|Best Film (Hindi)
|{{won}}
|rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/200467.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108092124/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/200467.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 January 2010|title=69th & 70th Annual Hero Honda BFJA Awards 2007|date=8 January 2010|access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[BFJA Award for Best Actor (Hindi)|Best Actor (Hindi)]]
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor (Hindi)
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Bollywood Movie Awards]]
|Best Director
|[[Rajkumar Hirani]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="3" |
|-
|Most Sensational Actor
|[[Sanjay Dutt]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|[[Arshad Warsi]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|21 December 2010
|[[BIG Star Entertainment Awards|BIG Entertainment Awards]]
|Best Film of the Decade
|''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''
|{{Nom}}
|
|}

== Sequel ==
''{{Main|Lage Raho Munna Bhai}}''
In February 2004, after the success of ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'', [[Rajkumar Hirani]] decided to work on his next project. He, along with his co-writer [[Abhijat Joshi]], started to write the script of their new film. They didn't wanted that script to include Munnabhai but after they wrote it, the script eventually turned out to be of ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]''. [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Arshad Warsi]] and [[Boman Irani]] were to reprise their roles but after the death of Sunil in May 2005, Hirani decided that the film will only have Sanjay & Warsi to reprise their characters from ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' and other actors like [[Boman Irani]] and [[Jimmy Shergill]] were cast in new roles. ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' was released on 1 September 2006 and turned out to be a huge success.
Munna Bhai part 3 is still in making.

== Remakes ==
The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Vasool Raja MBBS]]'' (2004), in Telugu as ''[[Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.]]'' (2004), in Kannada as ''[[Uppi Dada M.B.B.S.]]'' (2007) and in Sinhala as ''[[Dr. Nawariyan]]'' (2017).

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://munnabhaimbbs.indiatimes.com/ Official Website]
* {{IMDb title|0374887}}
* {{Mojo title|munnabhaimbbs}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|munna_bhai_mbbs}}
*''[http://us.rediff.com/movies/munna06.html Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]'' at [[Rediff.com]]

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