Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
2003 film directed by Rajkumar Hirani / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (translation: Munna Bro M.B.B.S.) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language satirical comedy drama film written and directed by Rajkumar Hirani in his directorial debut and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra under the banner Vinod Chopra Films. 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. Gracy Singh, Jimmy Sheirgill, Arshad Warsi, Rohini Hattangadi and Boman Irani also appear in the film.
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Directed by | Rajkumar Hirani |
Screenplay by | Rajkumar Hirani Vidhu Vinod Chopra Abbas Tyrewala (dialogues) |
Produced by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
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Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
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Distributed by | AA Films |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹100-120 million[1][2] |
Box office | est. ₹562.8 million[1] |
The first installment of the Munna Bhai film series, the film follows Munna Bhai, a don in the Mumbai underworld, trying to please his father by pretending to be a doctor, but when a doctor, Asthana (Irani), exposes his lies and tarnishes his father's honor, Munna enrolls in a medical college. Chaos ensues when Munna, upon finding that Asthana is the dean of the college, vows revenge, while also sparking a romance with a house doctor, Suman (Singh), unaware that she is his childhood friend and Asthana's daughter. The film was followed by its sequel, Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006).[3]
Released on 19 December 2003,[4] the film was a major critical and commercial success, and went on to win the 2004 National Film Award for Best Popular Film, and several Filmfare Awards, including the Best Film (Critics) and Best Screenplay. At the box office, it achieved a silver jubilee status (25-week run) being one of only eight Hindi films to have achieved this status since the year 2000.[5] In its 26th week of release, the film could still be found playing on 300 screens throughout India.[6] The film's release was also accompanied by a mobile video game based on the film by Indiagames.[7]
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.[8]