<P> Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. is a 2003 Indian comedy - drama film directed by Rajkumar Hirani (in his directorial debut) and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra . The story involves protagonist Munna Bhai (Sanjay Dutt), a goon, going to medical school . He is helped by his sidekick, Circuit (Arshad Warsi). It stars Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Jimmy Sheirgill, Gracy Singh, Boman Irani and Sunil Dutt and was later followed by a second film Lage Raho Munna Bhai, and became the first instalment of the Munna Bhai film series . Vidhu Vinod Chopra announced on 29 September 2016 that production on the third Munna Bhai film starring Dutt in the title role will begin in 2017 . </P> <P> It went on to win the 2004 National Film Award for Best Popular Film, and several Filmfare awards, including the Critics Award for Best Movie and Best Screenplay . At the box office, it achieved a silver jubilee status (25 - week run) being one of only eight films to have achieved this status since the year 2000 . In its 26th week of release, the film could still be found playing on 257 screens throughout India . </P> <P> Murli Prasad Sharma (Sanjay Dutt), nicknamed Munna Bhai (literally Brother Munna), is a bhai or gunda: a good - natured don in the Mumbai underworld . Given that his father had wished him to be a medical doctor, he creates the faux Sri Hari Prasad Sharma Charitable Hospital (named after his father) and pretends to live in accordance with this wish whenever his father (Sunil Dutt) and mother (Rohini Hattangadi) visit him in Mumbai . </P> <P> One year, however, Munna's plan goes awry when his father meets an old acquaintance, Dr. Asthana (Boman Irani) and the two older men decide to betroth Munna to Asthana's daughter, Dr. Suman "Chinki" (Gracy Singh). At this point the truth about Munna is revealed . Asthana insults Munna's parents and calls them "fools" for being ignorant of Munna's real life . Munna's father and mother, aghast and later heartbroken, leave for their village . </P>

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