Lage Raho Munnabhai Movie Review

Starring
Sanjay Dutt    .... Munna Bhai - Murali Prasad Sharma
Arshad Warsi    .... Circuit
Boman Irani    .... Lucky Singh
Vidya Balan    .... RJ Jahnvi
Dia Mirza    .... Simran
Jimmy Shergill    .... Victor D'souza

If there’s one movie that stands out in 2006 as being an extremely original, pure, creative, and entertaining, then it has to be called LAGE RAHO MUNNA BHAI. Arguably the best sequel in Bollywood history, LRMB goes on to prove that Rajkumar Hirani just wasn’t a fluke, and rather he was a director who knew exactly what he was doing when he made the MUNNA BHAI brand of movies.

Arshad Warsi as Circuit is Munna's best friend and trusted one-man army.

LRMB tells the story of a goon Munna (Dutt) who falls for a radio jockey Jhanvi  (Vidya). Circuit arranges for Munna to pass a quiz on Gandhi so that he can meet Jhanvi as a prize. Munna’s dream of meeting Jhanvi does come true, but at an expense. She asks him to lecture her family about Gandhi in detail. Pretending to be a History Professor, Munna has to read a lot about Gandhi and Gandhi-giri in order to succeed. In the process, Munna comes face to face with Mahatma Gandhi and his principles.

Startled to see Gandhiji, Munna goes to a shrink and is told that there is some chemical locha (problem) in his brain.

Dia Mirza plays Simran

However, Munna befriends Gandhiji, gives an excellent lecture at Jhanvi’s home and makes a place in everyone’s hearts, including Jhanvi’s.

Trouble starts when a builder named Lucky Singh (Boman Irani) wants to take over Jhanvi’s property. Ironically, both Munna and Circuit work for Lucky.

As the greedy builder makes his manipulative moves and acquires the property, Munna becomes his foe. But with Gandhiji by his side, Munna renounces his old belligerent self and wins over his enemy in the most unexpected way.

Jimmy Shergill plays Victor D'souza

Like in ‘Munnabhai MBBS’, in this film too Munna does the Good-Samaritan acts in his typical tapori style. Guided by Gandhiji, he doles out advices to people on Jhanvi’s radio show. He helps a financially ruined youth named Victor (Jimmy Shergill) to confess a bitter truth to his (Victor’s) father. He helps a runaway bride named Simran (Dia Mirza) to return to her father’s home in spite of the fact that the father happens to be none other than Lucky Singh.

And despite all his goodness, there are situations when Munna is scorned by people and labeled mentally disturbed. But armed with Gandhiji’s ideology, he triumphs in the end.

The beautiful Vidya Balan plays Jhanvi – a Radio Jockey

Overall, LRMB is a fantastic movie from its makers and will definitely generate a demand for the trilogy to be completed. ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ is a film that keeps you riveted to the screen from the very opening reels to its conclusion. The most exceptional thing about the film is the way it blends comedy with emotional moments.

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