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Murli Prasad Sharma, nicknamed "Munna Bhai," 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 father, who feels insulted, he decides to go to a medical college to
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degree to prove he can become a real doctor. The film follows Munna's extremely well-played struggle as he learns about the medical system and makes his way through the renowned medical college run by dean Dr. Asthana, the very man who insulted his father. He continues to cheat his way through
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features in each film as different characters. Both of the films received widespread critical acclaim and became huge commercial successes of their time.
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in addition to four other nominations. It won a number of awards at the 2004
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Here’s Why Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi’s ‘Munna Bhai 3’ May Never Happen
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and uses it to solve modern-life problems of the people.
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865:Saxena, Kashika (25 September 2012).
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24:Munna Bhai film series
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779:"Lage Raho Munnabhai"
264:On 25 February 2016,
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719:"A runaway success"
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462:Box office revenue
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322:Sanjay Dutt
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987:Munna Bhai
980:Characters
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883:6 December
850:1 November
817:25 January
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