Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

Director:

Rajkumar Hirani

Writers:

Vidhu Vinod Chopra (writer)
Rajkumar Hirani (writer)

Release Date:

19 December 2003 (India)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

He might just cure you.

Plot:

A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Hospital | Mumbai | Medical School | Questionnaire

Awards:

11 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Sunil Dutt	...	Shri Hari Prasad Sharma
Sanjay Dutt	...	Murli Prasad 'Munna Bhai' Sharma
Arshad Warsi	...	Circuit
Gracy Singh	...	Dr. Suman Asthana (Chinki)
Boman Irani	...	Dr. J. C. Asthana
Rohini Hattangadi	...	Parvati Sharma
Kurush Deboo	...	Dr. Rustam Pavri
Jimmy Shergill	...	Zaheer
Yatin Karyekar	...	Anand Banerjee
Suresh Chatwal	...	Manilal
Neha Dubey	...	Girl in Club
Mumait Khan	...	Nandini / Hospital dancer - Song: Dekh le
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chirkut	...	Student
Rohitash Gaud	...	Tender Coconut Seller

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hungary:14 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company:

Vinod Chopra Productions

Trivia:

Rani Mukherjee was very keen on this film and had signed on for the role of Chinky, but she couldn't do the film due to date problems. Then Tabu was brought in, but she soon dropped out. Finally, the role went to Gracy Singh.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dr. Asthana barges angrily in the ward after the song "Seekh Lay", Zaheer, the patient hugs him to cool him down. During these shots Zaheer's head is alternatively towards the left or facing Dr. Asthana.

Quotes:

Murli Prasad Sharma: [seeing goons taking down the hospital sign] HEY! Don't touch that signboard! My father's name is on that sign! Hands off! Bastards! Don't you dare!
[He goes berserk, and has to be restrained by Circuit]

Movie Connections:

Remade as Shankar Dada MBBS (2004)

Soundtrack:

Dekh Le

Real nice comedy

I saw Munnabhai MBBS primarily because of Sunjay Dutt. He has always been good in comedy, and his movies make you laugh without having to take help of double meaning dialogues or crossing the line into bitchiness. Ofcourse, Sunjay Dutt has to have a gangster connection, only then the movie can sell. He is the eternal gangster and those roles fit him well, no body can deny that. But where you really have to give director the full points is that he saw the comedic talents of the junior Dutt and put them into a simplistic, well made movie.

All the characters, be it "Circuit" (Arshad Warsi) or the "Dean", or Sunil Dutt, have been portrayed well enough in the movie.

Some of the scenes, like the one where Sanjay Dutt "rags" the seniors make you laugh out from the heart, because this is something which every fresher in the college dreams of.

I think, the movie deserves full points for direction, story, acting, nice title.... This movie was a real treat to watch when most of the other Hindi movies (especially the over-hyped stuff) turn out to be below average.

10 out of 10.