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{{short description|Indian Hindi film series by Rajkumar Hirani}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox media franchise
| color = darkgreen
| title = Munna Bhai
| image = Munna_Bhai_Franchise.jpg
| caption = Series logo
| creator = [[Rajkumar Hirani]]
| films = {{ubl|[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]|[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]|[[The End of Munna Bhai]]}}
| shorts = [[Munna Bhai (film series)#Munna Bhai Chale America (2007)|Munna Bhai Chale America]]
| soundtracks = {{ubl|[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.#Music|Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]|[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai#Soundtrack|Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]}}
}}
'''''Munna Bhai''''' is an Indian [[Hindi]] language film series co-written with [[Abhijat Joshi]] and directed by [[Rajkumar Hirani]] and produced by [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]] under [[Vinod Chopra Productions]] banner. It consists of ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'' released in 2003 and its sequel ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' in 2006. In June 2018, it was confirmed that a third untitled installment is in development with Hirani attached to direct again.<ref name="third">{{Cite web | title = Director Rajkumar Hirani Reveals Plan About Munnabhai 3 And The Sequel Of 3 Idiots!| author = HT City Editorial Team | work = Desi Martini | date = June 21, 2018 | url = https://www.desimartini.com/news/htcity/entertainment/rajkumar-hirani-on-3-idiots-sequel-munna-bhai-3-article88038.htm }}</ref>

== Films ==

=== ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' (2003) ===
{{Main|Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.}}
Murli Prasad Sharma, nicknamed as "Munna Bhai" ("Bhai" is a word used to address Dons in India, especially Mumbaiyya Maharashtrian region, literally means Brother) is a good-hearted local gangster who engages in criminal activities. Munna Bhai pretends to be a doctor in order to impress his father, but after being revealed as a gangster to his father who feels insulted, he decides to go to a medical college to obtain an [[Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery#India|M.B.B.S.]] degree to prove he can become a real doctor. The film follows Munna' extremely well-played struggle as he learns about the medical system and makes his way through the renowned medical college run by dean Dr. Asthana, the very man who insulted his father. He continues to cheat his way through college but changes over time while also instilling a more heartfelt and sensitive approach to patient care in the hospital.

=== ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006) ===
{{Main|Lage Raho Munna Bhai}}
In the second installment of the series, Munna Bhai poses as a professor of history in order to meet with a radio jockey whose voice he has fallen in love with. She asks him to give a lecture on [[Mahatma Gandhi]], and as a result, he becomes a proponent of [[Gandhism]] and uses it to solve modern life problems of the people.

=== The End of Munna Bhai (2022) ===
{{main|The End of Munna Bhai}}
On 25 February 2016, [[Sanjay Dutt]] was released from Yerwada Central Jail after completing his sentence (2013–2016) for [[Sanjay Dutt#Illegal possession of arms|illegal possession of firearms in 1993]]. Vidhu Vinod Chopra announced on 29 September 2016 that production on the third Munna Bhai film starring Dutt in the title role may begin in 2017.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/work-on-munnabhai-3-to-begin-next-year-vidhu-vinod-chopra/1/776723.html Work on Munnabhai 3 to begin next year: Vidhu Vinod Chopra]</ref>
But the project got delayed again because Hirani decided to instead work on Sanjay Dutt's biopic, titled ''[[Sanju]]''.

In June 2018, Hirani confirmed his future plans for films which included ''Munna Bhai 3'' and he has confirmed to have begun working on story with his co-writer [[Abhijat Joshi]]. It will be his next project after ''Sanju'' is released.<ref>[https://www.desimartini.com/news/htcity/entertainment/rajkumar-hirani-on-3-idiots-sequel-munna-bhai-3-article88038.htm Director Rajkumar Hirani Reveals Plan About Munnabhai 3 And The Sequel Of 3 Idiots!]</ref>
The shooting of the 3rd instalment on the Munna Bhai series was going to start in June 2019 but got delayed to October 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

== Short film ==

=== ''Munna Bhai Chale America'' (2007) ===
After the success of the first two films, Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra planned to make a third film titled ''Munna Bhai Chale America''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni12585223/|title='Munnabhai Chale Amerika' drops America setting|website=IMDb|access-date=27 September 2017}}</ref> The short film was released in 2007 as an announcement teaser which followed the characters of Munna Bhai and Circuit learning English.
But the project got nowhere and the idea was cancelled altogether after Sanjay Dutt's conviction and subsequent imprisonment.
Now in 2018 after the release of "Sanju", Rajkumar Hirani says that he will start the films very soon.

== Cast and characters ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="60%"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Actor
! colspan="3" | Film
|-
! "width:10%;"| ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'' <br />(2003)
! "width:10%;"| ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' <br />(2006)
! "width:10%;| ''[[Munna Bhai|The End Of Munna Bhai]]'' <br />(2022)
|-
! [[Sanjay Dutt]]
| colspan="3" | Murli Prasad Sharma aka Munna Bhai
|-
! [[Arshad Warsi]]
| colspan="3" | Sarkeshwar (Circuit) Sharma
|-
! [[Boman Irani]]
| Dr. JC Asthana
| Lucky Singh
| TBA
|-
! [[Jimmy Shergill]]
| Zaheer
| Victor D'Souza
| TBA
|}

== Release and revenue ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:98%;"
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| Film
! style="text-align:center;"| Release date
! style="text-align:center;"| Budget
! style="text-align:center;"| Box office revenue
|-
| ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' || 19 December 2003 || {{INRConvert|100|m}}<ref name="the hindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/08/06/stories/2004080602070100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040820135540/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/08/06/stories/2004080602070100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 August 2004 |title=A runaway success | date = 6 August 2004 |work=[[The Hindu]] | access-date = 5 September 2016}}</ref> || {{INRConvert|346|m}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/munnabhai-mbbs/box-office/|title=Munnabhai MBBS Box Office Collection till Now {{!}} Box Collection - Bollywood Hungama|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
|-
| ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' || 1 September 2006 || {{INRConvert|120|m}}<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2006/0LARM.php| title = Lage Raho Munnabhai| access-date = 3 May 2007| work = The Numbers| publisher = Nash Information Services, LLC}}</ref> || {{INRConvert|1.27|b}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/lage-raho-munnabhai/box-office/|title=Lage Raho Munnabhai Box Office Collection till Now {{!}} Box Collection - Bollywood Hungama|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Awards ==
=== ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' ===
''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' was the recipient of a number of awards. At the 2004 [[Filmfare awards]], it received the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie]], the [[Filmfare Best Screenplay Award]], the [[Filmfare Best Dialogue Award]], and the [[Filmfare Best Comedian Award]] 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 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]].

=== ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' ===
{{Main|List of accolades received by Lage Raho Munna Bhai}}

''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' is the recipient of four [[National Film Awards]] in addition to other awards. Some speculated that it would represent India as an entry for the [[List of submissions to the 79th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film|2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film]].<ref name=begins>{{Cite news| first=Taran| last=Adarsh| url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1173052/Munnas-tryst-with-Oscars-begins| title=Munna's tryst with Oscars begins| publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]| date=1 November 2006|access-date=1 November 2006}}</ref> Although ultimately losing to ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' as India's official submission, the producers submitted it as an independent entry. However, neither film received an Oscar nomination.<ref>{{Cite news| first=Kashika| last=Saxena| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-25/news-interviews/34062854_1_official-entry-film-federation-paheli| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027104248/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-25/news-interviews/34062854_1_official-entry-film-federation-paheli| url-status=dead| archive-date=27 October 2012|title=India's Oscar race: Losers weepers?| date=25 September 2012| work=[[The Times of India]]| access-date=6 December 2012}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Munna Bhai}}

[[Category:Indian film series]]
[[Category:Comedy film series]]

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