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{{short description|Indian Hindi film series by Rajkumar Hirani}}
{{short description|Indian film series by Rajkumar Hirani}}
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{{Infobox media franchise
{{Infobox media franchise
| color = darkgreen
| title = Munna Bhai film series
| title = Munna Bhai
| image = Munna_Bhai_Franchise.jpg
| image = Munna_Bhai_Franchise.jpg
| caption = Series logo
| creator = [[Rajkumar Hirani]]
| creator = [[Rajkumar Hirani]]
| films = {{ubl|[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]|[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]|[[The End of Munna Bhai]]}}
| origin = ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S]]'' (2003)
| shorts = [[Munna Bhai (film series)#Munna Bhai Chale America (2007)|Munna Bhai Chale America]]
| owner = [[Vinod Chopra Films]]
| soundtracks = {{ubl|[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.#Music|Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]|[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai#Soundtrack|Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]}}
| films  = {{plainlist|
* ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S'' (2003)
* ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' (2006)
}}
}}
'''''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>
|otherlabel1    = Portrayers
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* [[Sanjay Dutt]]
* [[Arshad Warsi]]
* [[Boman Irani]]
* [[Jimmy Sheirgill]]
}}
}}
 
'''''Munna Bhai''''' is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[film series]] created, written and directed by [[Rajkumar Hirani]] and produced by [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]] under the banner of [[Vinod Chopra Productions]]. It consists of ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'', released in 2003, and ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'', released in 2006. The two films stars the same characters of [[Sanjay Dutt]] as [[Munna Bhai]] and [[Arshad Warsi]] as Circuit, with different plot elements and settings. [[Boman Irani]] and [[Jimmy Sheirgill]] feature in each film as different characters. Both of the films received widespread critical acclaim and became huge commercial successes.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/munnabhai-has-come-to-our-rescue/articleshow/2030118.cms | title=Munnabhai has come to our rescue | newspaper=The Economic Times | date=27 September 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/on-15-years-of-munna-bhai-mbbs-sanjay-dutt-shares-old-memories-and-a-big-jadoo-ki-jhappi-1965025 | title=On 15 Years of Munna Bhai MBBS, Sanjay Dutt Shares Old Memories and A 'Big Jadoo Ki Jhappi' }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/munna-bhai-mbbs-turns-15/20181219.htm | title=Munna Bhai MBBS turns 15! }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2003/dec/19munna.htm | title=Munnabhai MBBS: Sahi hai! }}</ref>


== Films ==
== Films ==
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=== ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' (2003) ===
=== ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' (2003) ===
{{Main|Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.}}
{{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.
Murli Prasad Sharma, nicknamed "Munna Bhai," 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's 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) ===
=== ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006) ===
{{Main|Lage Raho Munna Bhai}}
{{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.
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 and questions 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>
=== Sequels ===
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]].
After [[Sanjay Dutt]] was released from jail after completing his sentence (2013–2016) for [[Sanjay Dutt#Illegal possession of arms|illegal possession of firearms]], Vidhu Vinod Chopra announced in September 2016 that production on the third Munna Bhai film starring Dutt in the title role might begin in 2017.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/work-on-munnabhai-3-to-begin-next-year-vidhu-vinod-chopra-695772-2016-09-29 Work on Munnabhai 3 to begin next year: Vidhu Vinod Chopra]</ref> In 2023, the script was finalized with a working title of ''Munna Bhai Chale America'', however after pre-production, the film was shelved.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/heres-why-sanjay-dutt-and-arshad-warsis-munna-bhai-3-may-never-happen/articleshow/103754902.cms Here’s Why Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi’s ‘Munna Bhai 3’ May Never Happen]</ref>


== Short film ==
Chopra announced in late 2024 that he is working screenplays for two sequels: ''Munna Bhai'' III and ''[[3 Idiots]]'' II. [[Rajkumar Hirani]] also confirmed that he is working on a future ''Munna Bhai'' film.<ref name=sequels>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/bollywood/vidhu-vinod-chopra-confirms-3-idiots-sequel-and-munna-bhai-3-1503377964.html |title=Vidhu Vinod Chopra confirms '3 Idiots' sequel and 'Munna Bhai 3'|date=December 20, 2024 |work=[[The Statesman (India)]] |agency= |access-date=January 30, 2025}}</ref>
 
=== ''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 ==
== Cast and characters ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="60%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="60%"
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" | Actor
! rowspan="2" | Actor
! colspan="3" | Film
! colspan="2" | Film
|-
|-
! "width:10%;"| ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'' <br />(2003)
! "width:10%;"| ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'' <br />(2003)
! "width:10%;"| ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' <br />(2006)
! "width:10%;"| ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' <br />(2006)
! "width:10%;| ''[[Munna Bhai|The End Of Munna Bhai]]'' <br />(2022)
|-
|-
! [[Sanjay Dutt]]
![[Sanjay Dutt]]
| colspan="3" | Murli Prasad Sharma aka Munna Bhai
|colspan="2" |Murli Prasad Sharma ([[Munna Bhai]])
|-
![[Arshad Warsi]]
|colspan="2" | Sarkeshwar (Circuit)
|-
![[Gracy Singh]]
|Dr. Suman Asthana (Chinki)
|colspan="1" {{n/a|}}
|-
![[Vidya Balan]]
|{{n/a|}}
|Janvi
|-
![[Boman Irani]]
|Dr. J. C. Asthana
|Lakhbir Singh (Lucky)
|-
![[Sunil Dutt]]
|Shri Hari Prasad Sharma
| colspan="1" {{n/a|}}
|-
![[Rohini Hattangadi]]
|Parvati Sharma
| colspan="1" {{n/a|}}
|-
![[Dilip Prabhavalkar]]
| {{n/a|}}
|[[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]] ("Bapu")
|-
![[Dia Mirza]]
| {{n/a|}}
|Simran Singh
|-
![[Jimmy Shergill]]
|Zaheer Khan
|Victor D'Souza
|-
![[Yatin Karyekar]]
|Anand Banerjee
|colspan="1" {{n/a|}}
|-
![[Kurush Deboo]]
|Dr. Rustom Pavri
|Advocate Dhansukh Bhai Patel (Gujju)
|-
!Bomie E. Dotiwala
|Rustom's father
|Bomie Uncle
|-
![[Supriya Shukla]]
|{{n/a|}}
|Lucky's wife
|-
![[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]
|{{n/a|}}
|Khurana
|-
![[Abhishek Bachchan]]
|{{n/a|}}
|Sunny Khurana
|-
![[Saurabh Shukla]]
|{{n/a|}}
|Batuk Maharaj
|-
![[Priya Bapat]]
|First year medical student (Cameo Appearance)
|Girl in restaurant who calls Munna at his radio show (Cameo Appearance)
|-
![[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]
|Pickpocket at railway station who tries to steal Hari's wallet (Cameo Appearance)
|colspan="1" {{n/a|}}
|-
![[Parikshit Sahni]]
|{{n/a|}}
|A. L. D'Souza (Victor's father)
|-
|-
! [[Arshad Warsi]]
![[Rohitash Gaud]]
| colspan="3" | Sarkeshwar (Circuit) Sharma
|Coconut seller in park
|Kuku (Lucky's sidekick)  
|-
|-
! [[Boman Irani]]
!Surendra Rajan
| Dr. JC Asthana
|Maqsood Bhai (cleaner at the medical institute)
| Lucky Singh
|Hariram (librarian at the Gandhi library)
| TBA
|-
|-
! [[Jimmy Shergill]]
| Zaheer
| Victor D'Souza
| TBA
|}
|}


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! style="text-align:center;"| Box office revenue
! 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>
| ''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|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' || 1 September 2006 || {{INRConvert|120|m}}<ref>{{cite web
| ''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>
| 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|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
|-
|-
|}
|}
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''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.
''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]].
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'' ===
=== ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' ===
{{Main|List of accolades received by 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>
''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| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505165739/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1173052/Munnas-tryst-with-Oscars-begins| url-status=dead| archive-date=5 May 2014| title=Munna's tryst with Oscars begins| website=[[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=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Indias-Oscar-race-Losers-weepers/articleshow/16528481.cms| 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=live| 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 ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Indian film series]]
[[Category:Comedy film series]]
[[Category:Comedy film series]]
[[Category:Film series introduced in 2003]]
[[Category:Films about medical students]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]

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Munna Bhai film series
Created byRajkumar Hirani
Original workMunna Bhai M.B.B.S (2003)
OwnerVinod Chopra Films
Films and television
Film(s)
Miscellaneous
Portrayers

Munna Bhai is an Indian Hindi-language film series created, written and directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra under the banner of Vinod Chopra Productions. It consists of Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., released in 2003, and Lage Raho Munna Bhai, released in 2006. The two films stars the same characters of Sanjay Dutt as Munna Bhai and Arshad Warsi as Circuit, with different plot elements and settings. Boman Irani and Jimmy Sheirgill feature in each film as different characters. Both of the films received widespread critical acclaim and became huge commercial successes.[1][2][3][4]

Films[edit | edit source]

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)[edit | edit source]

Main article: Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.

Murli Prasad Sharma, nicknamed "Munna Bhai," 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 M.B.B.S. degree to prove he can become a real doctor. The film follows Munna's 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)[edit | edit source]

Main article: 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 and questions on Mahatma Gandhi, and as a result, he becomes a proponent of Gandhism and uses it to solve modern-life problems of the people.

Sequels[edit | edit source]

After Sanjay Dutt was released from jail after completing his sentence (2013–2016) for illegal possession of firearms, Vidhu Vinod Chopra announced in September 2016 that production on the third Munna Bhai film starring Dutt in the title role might begin in 2017.[5] In 2023, the script was finalized with a working title of Munna Bhai Chale America, however after pre-production, the film was shelved.[6]

Chopra announced in late 2024 that he is working screenplays for two sequels: Munna Bhai III and 3 Idiots II. Rajkumar Hirani also confirmed that he is working on a future Munna Bhai film.[7]

Cast and characters[edit | edit source]

Actor Film
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
(2003) 		Lage Raho Munna Bhai
(2006)
Sanjay Dutt Murli Prasad Sharma (Munna Bhai)
Arshad Warsi Sarkeshwar (Circuit)
Gracy Singh Dr. Suman Asthana (Chinki)
Vidya Balan Janvi
Boman Irani Dr. J. C. Asthana Lakhbir Singh (Lucky)
Sunil Dutt Shri Hari Prasad Sharma
Rohini Hattangadi Parvati Sharma
Dilip Prabhavalkar Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ("Bapu")
Dia Mirza Simran Singh
Jimmy Shergill Zaheer Khan Victor D'Souza
Yatin Karyekar Anand Banerjee
Kurush Deboo Dr. Rustom Pavri Advocate Dhansukh Bhai Patel (Gujju)
Bomie E. Dotiwala Rustom's father Bomie Uncle
Supriya Shukla Lucky's wife
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Khurana
Abhishek Bachchan Sunny Khurana
Saurabh Shukla Batuk Maharaj
Priya Bapat First year medical student (Cameo Appearance) Girl in restaurant who calls Munna at his radio show (Cameo Appearance)
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Pickpocket at railway station who tries to steal Hari's wallet (Cameo Appearance)
Parikshit Sahni A. L. D'Souza (Victor's father)
Rohitash Gaud Coconut seller in park Kuku (Lucky's sidekick)
Surendra Rajan Maqsood Bhai (cleaner at the medical institute) Hariram (librarian at the Gandhi library)

Release and revenue[edit | edit source]

Film Release date Budget Box office revenue
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. 19 December 2003 ₹100 million (US$1.4 million)[8] ₹346 million (US$4.9 million)[9]
Lage Raho Munna Bhai 1 September 2006 ₹120 million (US$1.7 million)[10] ₹1.27 billion (US$18 million)[11]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.[edit | edit source]

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, and the 2004 International Indian Film Academy Awards, where it won the IIFA Best Comedian Award.

Lage Raho Munna Bhai[edit | edit source]

Main article: 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 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.[12] 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.[13]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Munnabhai has come to our rescue". The Economic Times. 27 September 2006.
  2. ↑ "On 15 Years of Munna Bhai MBBS, Sanjay Dutt Shares Old Memories and A 'Big Jadoo Ki Jhappi'".
  3. ↑ "Munna Bhai MBBS turns 15!".
  4. ↑ "Munnabhai MBBS: Sahi hai!".
  5. ↑ Work on Munnabhai 3 to begin next year: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
  6. ↑ Here’s Why Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi’s ‘Munna Bhai 3’ May Never Happen
  7. ↑ "Vidhu Vinod Chopra confirms '3 Idiots' sequel and 'Munna Bhai 3'". The Statesman (India). 20 December 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "A runaway success". The Hindu. 6 August 2004. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  9. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood. "Munnabhai MBBS Box Office Collection till Now | Box Collection - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Lage Raho Munnabhai". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
  11. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood. "Lage Raho Munnabhai Box Office Collection till Now | Box Collection - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  12. ↑ Adarsh, Taran (1 November 2006). "Munna's tryst with Oscars begins". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2006.
  13. ↑ Saxena, Kashika (25 September 2012). "India's Oscar race: Losers weepers?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

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