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''Munna Bhai'' is an Indian Hindi language film series created, written and directed Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra under Vinod Chopra Productions banner. It consists of ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' released in 2003 and its sequel ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' in 2006. The films shared same characters of Sanjay Dutt as ''Munna Bhai'', Arshad Warsi as ''Circuit'' in each film with different plot elements and settings. Boman Irani features in each film with different characters. Both of the films received widespread critical acclaim and became huge commercially successful of its time. Films ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' (2003) Murli Prasad Sharma, nicknamed as "Munna Bhai" ("Bhai" is a word used to address Dons in India, especially Mumbaiyya Maharashtrian region, literally means Brother) is a good-hearted local gangster who engages in criminal activities. Munna Bhai pretends to be a doctor in order to impress his father, but after being revealed as a gangster to his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajkumar Hirani
Rajkumar Hirani (born 20 November 1962), also called Raju Hirani, is an Indian filmmaker, director, producer and editor known for his works in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several accolades, including three National Film Awards and eleven Filmfare Awards. Hirani is referred as one of the most successful filmmakers of Indian cinema. His movies are often lighthearted but revolve around significant societal issues with humour and emotional intelligence. Started career as a film editor after passing out from FTII in editing, bad experience forced him to shift in ad films, he made several successful ads. He edited first film as a professional editor to Vidhu Vinod Chopra's '' Mission Kashmir'' (2000). Although he wanted to make films, took one year break and came back with ''Munna Bhai MBBS'' script to Chopra to help him for financing it. Chopra decided to produce himself. The film released in 2003 and became widespread critical and commercial success. It won the National F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munna Bhai
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 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 rother but in Mumbai slang it has also come to mean a hoodlum. 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 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 pretend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Best Comedian Award
The Filmfare Best Comedian Award was given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role. Although the awards started in 1954, awards for the best comedian category started only in 1967, and has not been awarded since 2007. Superlatives Anupam Kher, with 5 awards, has most wins than any other actor, followed by Mehmood with 4, and Deven Verma and Utpal Dutt with 3 awards each. Having won the award thrice in a row (1992–1994), Kher also holds the record for most consecutive wins in this category. Mehmood, with 19 nominations, holds the record for the highest number of nominations in this category. Mehmood also holds the record for maximum nominations in a single year, having received 3 out of the 5 nominations of this category in 1975 (and eventually winning for '' Vardaan''). Multiple nominations List of winners 1960s *1967 Mehmood – ''Pyar Kiye Jaa'' **Mehmoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Best Dialogue Award
The Filmfare Best Dialogue Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Here is a list of the award winners since 1958 and the films for which they won. Superlatives ;Most Awards *Gulzar – 4 *Rahi Masoom Raza – 3 *Aditya Chopra – 3 *Rajkumar Hirani & Abhijat Joshi - 3 (won jointly for a film) *Kader Khan – 2 *Rajinder Singh Bedi - 2 *Wajahat Mirza - 2 *Akhtar ul Iman - 2 *Javed Akhtar - 2 Gulzar, with 4 wins, holds the record for most awards in this category, followed by Rahi Masoom Raza, Aditya Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani & Abhijat Joshi, who have won 3 awards each. Writers who have won the awards twice include Rajinder Singh Bedi, Wajahat Mirza, Kader Khan, Akhtar ul Iman and Javed Akhtar. Dr. Achla Nagar and Juhi Chaturvedi are the only women to have won the award for Best Dialogue, winning for ''Nikaah'' and ''Gulabo Sitabo'', respectively. List See also * Filmfare Award * Bollywood * Cinema of India References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Best Screenplay Award
The Filmfare Best Screenplay Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Superlatives ;Most Awards *Salim–Javed – 3 *Basu Chatterjee – 3 *Rajkumar Hirani – 3 *Mani Ratnam – 2 *Vijay Tendulkar – 2 *Vidhu Vinod Chopra – 2 *Abhijat Joshi – 2 Note: Both Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani won the award twice jointly. List of winners 1960s * 1969 Nabendu Ghosh – ''Majhli Didi'' 1970s * 1970 Hrishikesh Mukherjee – ''Anokhi Raat'' * 1971 Vijay Anand – ''Johny Mera Naam'' * 1972 Basu Chatterjee – ''Sara Akash'' * 1973 Arvind Mukherjee – ''Amar Prem'' * 1974 Salim–Javed – '' Zanjeer'' * 1975 Shama Zaidi, Kaifi Azmi – ''Garm Hava'' * 1976 Salim–Javed – ''Deewaar'' * 1977 Basu Chatterjee – ''Chhoti Si Baat'' * 1978 Lekh Tandon, Vrajendra Kaur, Madhusudan Kalekar – '' Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye'' * 1979 Kamleshwar – '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' 1980s * 1980 Girish Karnad, B.V. Karanth&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Critics Award For Best Movie
The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film is awarded during annual Filmfare Awards, given by the Filmfare magazine. The awards are the oldest and most prominent film awards given for Hindi films in India. The yearly awards started in 1954. Movie awards were first given by popular vote. Many complained that films of artistic merit rather than commercial appeal were being overlooked, hence a new award category was added, the Best Film (Critics). The record of maximum number of wins in this category is with Mani Kaul having won four times, followed by Kumar Shahani, who won three times. ''Rajnigandha'', ''Black'' and ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'' are the only films to win both Best Film (Critics) and Best Film. Winner In the list below, each individual entry shows the winning title, followed by the director of the film. 2010s 2020s See also * Filmfare Award for Best Film (Popular) * Filmfare Awards * Bollywood * Cinema of India The Cinema of India consists of moti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards. They were initially referred to as the "Clare Awards" or "The Clares" after Clare Mendonca, the editor of ''The Times of India''. A dual voting system was developed in 1956. Under this system, in contrast to the National Film Awards, which are decided by a panel appointed by the Indian Government, the Filmfare Awards are voted on by both the public and a committee of experts. The ceremony has been sponsored by various private organisations in the past as well as in present provisions. During several years in the 1990s, a live ceremony was broadcast to television audiences but was later discontinued due to unknown reasons. Since 2001, a recorded an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Shergill
Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), also credited as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller ''Maachis''. His breakthrough came with the blockbuster musical romantic drama ''Mohabbatein'' (2000), which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year, following which he starred in several other box-office hits including ''Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai'' (2002), ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S'' (2003), '' Hum Tum'' (2004), ''A Wednesday!'' (2008), ''Tanu Weds Manu'' (2011), ''Special 26'' (2013), ''Happy Bhag Jayegi'' (2016) and ''De De Pyaar De'' (2019). His highest-grossing releases came with the comedy-drama ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006), the drama film ''My Name Is Khan'' (2010) and the romantic comedy '' Tanu Weds Manu: Returns'' (2015), all of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. The latter earned him a nomination for the Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dia Mirza
Dia Mirza Rekhi (born Dia Handrich; 9 December 1981) is an Indian model, actress, producer, and social worker who predominantly works in Hindi films. Mirza won the title of Miss Asia Pacific International in 2000 after being crowned Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 2000. She made her acting debut with '' Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein'' (2001). She subsequently featured in films including ''Dus'' (2005), ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006) and ''Sanju'' (2018). She co-owned a production house, Born Free Entertainment, with her ex-husband Sahil Sangha. Their first film, '' Love Breakups Zindagi'', was released on 7 October 2011. After their divorce she launched her own production house, "One India Stories" in December 2019. She also appeared in the web series ''Kaafir'' in 2019. Early life Mirza was born in Hyderabad, India. Her father, Frank Handrich, is a German graphics and industrial fair designer, architect, artist and interior designer based in Munich, while her mother, Deepa, is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilip Prabhavalkar
Dilip Prabhavalkar (born 4 August 1944) is an Indian Marathi actor, director, playwright and author. He has a career spanning over four decades in Hindi and Marathi theatre, television and movies. He was awarded the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the 2006 Hindi film ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai''. Early life Born in Mumbai, Dilip Prabhavalkar obtained a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Ramnarain Ruia College, Matunga. He gained his master's degree in Biophysics and a diploma from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, before working for a pharmaceutical company. He joined as a partner in a video production unit. During this period, he performed as an actor in several children's and experimental plays staged at Chhabildas. In 1991, he decided to give up this dual existence of working and doing plays simultaneously and chose acting as a career. Career Acting He started performing as an actor in children's plays and experimenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan (pronounced ; born 1 January 1979) is an Indian actress. Known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema with her roles in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014. Vidya aspired to a career in film from a young age and had her first acting role in the 1995 sitcom '' Hum Paanch''. While pursuing a master's degree in sociology from the University of Mumbai, she made several unsuccessful attempts to start a career in film, and featured in television commercials and music videos. She made her film debut by starring in the Bengali film ''Bhalo Theko'' (2003) and received praise for her first Hindi film, the drama '' Parineeta'' (2005). This was followed by commercial successes in ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006) and ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa'' (2007), but her subsequent roles failed to propel her career forward. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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