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{{Infobox character | {{Infobox character | ||
| | | full_name = Murli Prasad Sharma | ||
| name | | name = Munna Bhai | ||
| image = Munna Bhai.jpg | |||
| image | | caption = Portrayed by | ||
| caption | [[Sanjay Dutt]] | ||
| first | | series = [[Munna Bhai (film series)|Munnabhai series]] | ||
| last | | first = ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'' | ||
| creator | | last = ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' | ||
| portrayer | | creator = [[Rajkumar Hirani]] | ||
| | | portrayer = [[Sanjay Dutt]] | ||
| | | religion = [[Hindu]] | ||
| | | nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]] | ||
| | | gender = [[Male]] | ||
| | | occupation = Organized crime<br />Fake medical student ([[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.|1st film]])<br /> Fake professor ([[Lage Raho Munna Bhai|2nd film]]) | ||
| | | title = Munna Bhai | ||
| | | family = Shri Hari Prasad Sharma (father)<br> Parvati Sharma (mother)<br>Sarkeshwar "Circuit" (friend) | ||
| | | spouse = Dr. Suman "Chinki" Asthana (1st film)<br>Janvi (2nd film) | ||
| children = 2, with Suman (1st film) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Murli Prasad Sharma''', | '''Murli Prasad Sharma''', better known as '''Munna Bhai''', is an Indian fictional character who appears in the [[Munna Bhai (film series)|''Munna Bhai'' film series]]. The character is created by [[Rajkumar Hirani]] and portrayed by [[Sanjay Dutt]]. | ||
==Films overview== | ==Films overview== | ||
Murli Prasad Sharma (portrayed by [[Sanjay Dutt]]) is a leader in the [[Mumbai underworld]]. His [[nickname]] ''Munna Bhai'' has a [[Double entendre|double meaning]]; ''bhai'' literally means [brother], but in [[Mumbai]] [[slang]] it has also come to mean a hoodlum.<ref> | {{main|Munna Bhai (film series)}} | ||
Murli Prasad Sharma (portrayed by [[Sanjay Dutt]]) is a leader in the [[Mumbai underworld]]. His [[nickname]] ''Munna Bhai'' has a [[Double entendre|double meaning]]; ''bhai'' literally means [brother], but in [[Mumbai]] [[slang]] it has also come to mean a hoodlum.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sacredgames.typepad.com/glossary/b/index.html |title=Bhai: Sacred Games |access-date=20 July 2007 |archive-date=8 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708145241/http://sacredgames.typepad.com/glossary/b/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His sidekick is Circuit (portrayed by [[Arshad Warsi]]). They both speak in [[Bombay Hindi|Bambaiya Hindi]], a [[dialect]] specific to [[Mumbai]], India. | |||
===''Munnabhai M.B.B.S.''=== | ===''Munnabhai M.B.B.S.''=== | ||
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===''Lage Raho Munna Bhai''=== | ===''Lage Raho Munna Bhai''=== | ||
{{Main|Lage Raho Munna Bhai}} | {{Main|Lage Raho Munna Bhai}} | ||
In the second movie, ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'', Munna Bhai becomes a faux professor. He begins to have visions of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] who persuades him to stop pretending he is a professor and teaches him to help other people solve their problems through [[Gandhism]], which Munna Bhai terms ''[[Gandhigiri]]''.<ref name=rediff010906>{{Cite news|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/01hirani1.htm| title=Munna and Circuit are divine fools'| work=rediff.com|publisher= Rediff.com India Limited| date=1 September 2006|access-date=2007-01-18 | In the second movie, ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'', Munna Bhai becomes a faux professor. He begins to have visions of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] who persuades him to stop pretending he is a professor and teaches him to help other people solve their problems through [[Gandhism]], which Munna Bhai terms ''[[Gandhigiri]]''.<ref name=rediff010906>{{Cite news| url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/01hirani1.htm| title=Munna and Circuit are divine fools'| work=rediff.com| publisher=Rediff.com India Limited| date=1 September 2006| access-date=2007-01-18| archive-date=9 February 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209231237/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/01hirani1.htm| url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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==TV | ==TV commercials== | ||
A television commercial named "Munna Bhai fight against dengue" made by the [[Minister of Health and Family Welfare (India)]] in 2016 features 'Munna Bhai' and 'Circuit'. It was made to create awareness of [[dengue fever]].<ref>http:// | A television commercial named "Munna Bhai fight against dengue" made by the [[Minister of Health and Family Welfare (India)]] in 2016 features 'Munna Bhai' and 'Circuit'. It was made to create awareness of [[dengue fever]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-19 |title=Mumbai emergency rom: Ahead of monsoon, Centre’s mobile app to help curb dengue |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-emergency-rom-ahead-of-monsoon-centres-mobile-app-to-help-curb-dengue-2807801/ |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=30 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730003840/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-emergency-rom-ahead-of-monsoon-centres-mobile-app-to-help-curb-dengue-2807801/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Dutt reprised his role of Munna Bhai in several Acko commercials.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-26 |title=Why did Acko bring Munna Bhai and Circuit back to life? |url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/why-did-acko-bring-munna-bhai-and-circuit-back-to-life |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=afaqs! |archive-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006143339/https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/why-did-acko-bring-munna-bhai-and-circuit-back-to-life |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
==Popularity== | ==Popularity== | ||
The character Munna Bhai was counted as one of top 20 fictional characters in Bollywood<ref>[http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/indian-cinema-100-bollywood-s-20-best-characters-15056/slide/3 Indian cinema@100: Bollywood's 20 best characters - NDTV]. [[NDTV]]. Retrieved July 14, 2014</ref> The film ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' | The character Munna Bhai was counted as one of top 20 fictional characters in Bollywood.<ref>[http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/indian-cinema-100-bollywood-s-20-best-characters-15056/slide/3 Indian cinema@100: Bollywood's 20 best characters - NDTV] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620101214/http://movies.ndtv.com/photos/indian-cinema-100-bollywood-s-20-best-characters-15056/slide/3 |date=20 June 2018 }}. [[NDTV]]. Retrieved July 14, 2014</ref> The film ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' popularised the term [[Gandhigiri]].<ref name=gandhighiri2009>{{Cite news| first=Harjeet Kaur| last=Allagh| url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2009013153790300.htm&date=2009/01/31/&prd=mp&| title=Bole tho... Gandhigiri| work=The Hindu| date=31 January 2009| access-date=2009-03-02| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103035732/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2009013153790300.htm&date=2009/01/31/&prd=mp&| archive-date=3 January 2013| url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name=mridulatoi060929>{{Cite news| first=Mridula| last=Chunduri| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/-Gandhigiri-a-cool-way-to-live/articleshow/2038291.cms| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017170830/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-29/hyderabad/27786386_1_gandhigiri-gandhi-jayanti-gandhiji| url-status=live| archive-date=17 October 2012| title= Gandhigiri, a cool way to live| date=29 September 2006| work=[[The Times of India]]| access-date=2006-09-29}}</ref><ref name=Sharmaboston>{{Cite news| first=Swati Gauri| last=Sharma| url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/10/13/how_gandhi_got_his_mojo_back/| title=How Gandhi got his mojo back| work=boston.com| publisher=The New York Times Company| date=13 October 2006| access-date=2006-10-13| archive-date=26 October 2006| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026122053/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/10/13/how_gandhi_got_his_mojo_back/| url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Laxman Gole]] a contemporary Indian [[Gandhian]] who has been described as the real-life Munnabhai.<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Zeeshan |last1=Shaikh |location=Nashik |date=January 9, 2008|title = Real-life Munnabhai, in Nashik jail|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/real-life-munnabhai-in-nashik-jail/story-m6j9FHTmH0W3oDS4o40pgP.html |quote=The 30-year-old once had 19 cases of assault and extortion against him. He now swears by non-violence. The transformation, much like the character of Sanjay Dutt in the blockbuster movie Lage Raho Munnabhai, is thanks to Mahatma Gandhi.|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date = 2016-02-14}}</ref> | *[[Laxman Gole]] a contemporary Indian [[Gandhian]] who has been described as the real-life Munnabhai.<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Zeeshan |last1=Shaikh |location=Nashik |date=January 9, 2008 |title=Real-life Munnabhai, in Nashik jail |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/real-life-munnabhai-in-nashik-jail/story-m6j9FHTmH0W3oDS4o40pgP.html |quote=The 30-year-old once had 19 cases of assault and extortion against him. He now swears by non-violence. The transformation, much like the character of Sanjay Dutt in the blockbuster movie Lage Raho Munnabhai, is thanks to Mahatma Gandhi. |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=2016-02-14 |archive-date=18 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218154628/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/real-life-munnabhai-in-nashik-jail/story-m6j9FHTmH0W3oDS4o40pgP.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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| Munna Bhai | |
|---|---|
| Munnabhai series character | |
 Portrayed by
Sanjay Dutt | |
| First appearance | Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. |
| Last appearance | Lage Raho Munna Bhai |
| Created by | Rajkumar Hirani |
| Portrayed by | Sanjay Dutt |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Murli Prasad Sharma |
| Gender | Male |
| Title | Munna Bhai |
| Occupation | Organized crime Fake medical student (1st film) Fake professor (2nd film) |
| Family | Shri Hari Prasad Sharma (father) Parvati Sharma (mother) Sarkeshwar "Circuit" (friend) |
| Spouse | Dr. Suman "Chinki" Asthana (1st film) Janvi (2nd film) |
| Children | 2, with Suman (1st film) |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Nationality | Indian |
Murli Prasad Sharma, better known as Munna Bhai, is an Indian fictional character who appears in the Munna Bhai film series. The character is created by Rajkumar Hirani and portrayed by Sanjay Dutt.
Films overview[edit | edit source]
Murli Prasad Sharma (portrayed by Sanjay Dutt) is a leader in the Mumbai underworld. His nickname Munna Bhai has a double meaning; bhai literally means [brother], but in Mumbai slang it has also come to mean a hoodlum.[1] His sidekick is Circuit (portrayed by Arshad Warsi). They both speak in Bambaiya Hindi, a dialect specific to Mumbai, India.
Munnabhai M.B.B.S.[edit | edit source]
Munna Bhai was first introduced in the 2003 film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. which involves his adventures as a faux medical student, who finally tells the truth about himself and learns to help people along the way.
Lage Raho Munna Bhai[edit | edit source]
In the second movie, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Munna Bhai becomes a faux professor. He begins to have visions of Mahatma Gandhi who persuades him to stop pretending he is a professor and teaches him to help other people solve their problems through Gandhism, which Munna Bhai terms Gandhigiri.[2]
TV commercials[edit | edit source]
A television commercial named "Munna Bhai fight against dengue" made by the Minister of Health and Family Welfare (India) in 2016 features 'Munna Bhai' and 'Circuit'. It was made to create awareness of dengue fever.[3] Dutt reprised his role of Munna Bhai in several Acko commercials.[4]
Popularity[edit | edit source]
The character Munna Bhai was counted as one of top 20 fictional characters in Bollywood.[5] The film Lage Raho Munna Bhai popularised the term Gandhigiri.[6][7][8]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Laxman Gole a contemporary Indian Gandhian who has been described as the real-life Munnabhai.[9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Bhai: Sacred Games". Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
- ↑ "Munna and Circuit are divine fools'". rediff.com. Rediff.com India Limited. 1 September 2006. Archived from the original on 9 February 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2007.
- ↑ "Mumbai emergency rom: Ahead of monsoon, Centre's mobile app to help curb dengue". The Indian Express. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ↑ "Why did Acko bring Munna Bhai and Circuit back to life?". afaqs!. 26 September 2023. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ↑ Indian cinema@100: Bollywood's 20 best characters - NDTV Archived 20 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine. NDTV. Retrieved July 14, 2014
- ↑ Allagh, Harjeet Kaur (31 January 2009). "Bole tho... Gandhigiri". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Chunduri, Mridula (29 September 2006). "Gandhigiri, a cool way to live". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2006.
- ↑ Sharma, Swati Gauri (13 October 2006). "How Gandhi got his mojo back". boston.com. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 26 October 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2006.
- ↑ Shaikh, Zeeshan (9 January 2008). "Real-life Munnabhai, in Nashik jail". Hindustan Times. Nashik. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
The 30-year-old once had 19 cases of assault and extortion against him. He now swears by non-violence. The transformation, much like the character of Sanjay Dutt in the blockbuster movie Lage Raho Munnabhai, is thanks to Mahatma Gandhi.