Munna Bhai
| Munna Bhai | |
|---|---|
| Munnabhai series character | |
| First appearance | Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. |
| Last appearance | Munnabhai Chale Delhi |
| Created by | Rajkumar Hirani |
| Portrayed by | Sanjay Dutt |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Munna Bhai |
| Aliases | Murli Prasad Sharma |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Thug |
| Title | Bhai |
| Family |
Hari Prasad Sharma (father) Parvati Sharma (mother) |
| Relatives | Circuit (Munna's sidekick) |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Nationality | Indian |
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.
Overview
Murli Prasad Sharma (Munna Bhai) is portrayed by Sanjay Dutt. He is a "Bhai" - a leader in the Mumbai underworld. His nickname, Munna Bhai has a double meaning. It could refer to the form of "Bhai" as an honorific, as the word traditionally translates as "brother"; however, within the context of Mumbai slang, "Bhai" has also come to refer to 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
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 Munnabhai
In the second movie, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Munna Bhai becomes a faux-professor. He begins, thereafter to see the image of Mahatma Gandhi who persuades him to stop pretending he is a professor and who teaches him to help other people solve their problems through Gandhism, which Munna Bhai terms Gandhigiri.[2]
Popularity
The character Munna Bhai was counted as one of top 20 fictional characters in Bollywood[3] The film Lage Raho Munna Bhai popularized the term Gandhigiri (Gandhism in English).[4][5][6]
See also
- Laxman Gole a contemporary Indian Gandhian who has been described as the real-life Munnabhai.[7]
Notes
- ↑ Bhai: Sacred Games
- ↑ "Munna and Circuit are divine fools'". rediff.com (Rediff.com India Limited). 1 September 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- ↑ Indian cinema@100: Bollywood's 20 best characters - NDTV. NDTV. Retrieved July 14, 2014
- ↑ Allagh, Harjeet Kaur (31 January 2009). "Bole tho... Gandhigiri". The Hindu (The Hindu). Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ↑ Chunduri, Mridula (29 September 2006). "Gandhigiri, a cool way to live". timesofindia.com (Times Internet Limited). Retrieved 2006-09-29.
- ↑ Sharma, Swati Gauri (13 October 2006). "How Gandhi got his mojo back". boston.com (The New York Times Company). Retrieved 2006-10-13.
- ↑ Shaikh, Zeeshan (January 9, 2008). "Real-life Munnabhai, in Nashik jail". Hindustan Times. Nashik. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
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.
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