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.
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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
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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
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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]
Notes
- ↑ Bhai: Sacred Games
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