Munna Bhai Explained
| Full Name: | Murliprasad Sharma |
| Munna Bhai |
| Series: | Munnabhai series |
| First: | Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. |
| Last: | Lage Raho Munnabhai |
| Creator: | Rajkumar Hirani |
| Portrayer: | Sanjay Dutt |
| Religion: | Hindu |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Gender: | Male |
| Occupation: | Organized crime
Fake medical student (1st film)
Fake professor (2nd film) |
| Bhai |
| Family: | Hariprasad Sharma (father)
Parvati Sharma (mother)
Sarkeshwar "Circuit" Sharma (friend) |
| Spouse: | Dr. Suman "Chinki" Asthana (1st film)
Janvi Sahni (2nd film) |
| Children: | 2, with Chinki (1st film) |
Murliprasad 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
See main article: 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 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.
See main article: Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.. 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
See main article: 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.[2]
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.[3] Dutt reprised his role of Munna Bhai in several Acko commercials.[4]
Popularity
The character Munna Bhai was counted as one of top 20 fictional characters in Bollywood.[5] The film Lage Raho Munna Bhai popularized the term Gandhigiri.[6] [7] [8]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Bhai: Sacred Games . 20 July 2007 . 8 July 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070708145241/http://sacredgames.typepad.com/glossary/b/index.html . live .
- News: Munna and Circuit are divine fools'. rediff.com. Rediff.com India Limited. 1 September 2006. 2007-01-18. 9 February 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070209231237/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/01hirani1.htm. live.
- Web site: 2016-05-19 . Mumbai emergency rom: Ahead of monsoon, Centre’s mobile app to help curb dengue . 2023-10-15 . The Indian Express . en . 30 July 2016 . 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/ . live .
- Web site: 2023-09-26 . Why did Acko bring Munna Bhai and Circuit back to life? . 2023-10-15 . afaqs! . 6 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231006143339/https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/why-did-acko-bring-munna-bhai-and-circuit-back-to-life . live .
- 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
- News: Harjeet Kaur. Allagh. Bole tho... Gandhigiri. The Hindu. 31 January 2009. 2009-03-02. https://archive.today/20130103035732/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2009013153790300.htm&date=2009/01/31/&prd=mp&. 3 January 2013. usurped.
- News: Mridula. Chunduri. Gandhigiri, a cool way to live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121017170830/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-29/hyderabad/27786386_1_gandhigiri-gandhi-jayanti-gandhiji. dead. 17 October 2012. 29 September 2006. The Times of India. 2006-09-29.
- News: Swati Gauri. Sharma. How Gandhi got his mojo back. boston.com. The New York Times Company. 13 October 2006. 2006-10-13. 26 October 2006. 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/. live.
- Web site: Zeeshan . Shaikh . Nashik . January 9, 2008 . Real-life Munnabhai, in Nashik jail . 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. . . 2016-02-14 . 18 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160218154628/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/real-life-munnabhai-in-nashik-jail/story-m6j9FHTmH0W3oDS4o40pgP.html . live .
