<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> ₹ 420 million (US $6.4 million) 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> ₹ 1.93 billion (US $30 million) 2007 </Td> </Tr> <P> Lage Raho Munna Bhai (pronounced (ləˈɡeː rəˈɦoː mʊnnaːˈbɦaːi) (listen) meaning "Carry On, Munna Bhai") is a 2006 Indian comedy - drama film directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra . It is the follow - up to the 2003 film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. with Sanjay Dutt reprising his role as Munna Bhai, a Mumbai (Bombay) underworld don . In Lage Raho Munna Bhai, the eponymous lead character starts to see the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi . Through his interactions with Gandhi, he begins to practice what he refers to as Gandhigiri (a neologism for Gandhism) to help ordinary people solve their problems . </P> <P> The film won widespread critical acclaim from critics and had a number of prominent screenings . It was a box office success and received a "blockbuster" rating by the website Box Office India after grossing over ₹ 1.93 billion (US $30 million) worldwide, the equivalent to ₹ 2.73 billion (US $42 million) when adjusted for inflation, 2016 . It was the recipient of a number of awards, including four National Film Awards . Lage Raho Munna Bhai was the first Hindi film to be shown at the United Nations, and was screened at the Tous Les Cinema du Monde section of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival . The film popularised the term Gandhigiri . Vidhu Vinod Chopra submitted the film as an independent entry for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film . </P>

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