‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ made in Rs 19 crore.earned Rs 125 crore
‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ made in Rs 19 crore.earned Rs 125 crore
‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ was made in just Rs 19 crore, but, the Rajkumar Hirani directorial went on to emerge as a blockbuster and earned
Rs 100.78 crore gross (Rs 74.65 crore net) in India and
Rs 125 crore gross worldwide.
Notedly, the film also went on to win four National Film Awards – Best Supporting Actor to Dilip Prabhavalkar, Best Screenplay to Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, and Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Best Lyricist to Swanand Kirkire for the song Bande Mein Tha Dum, and Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.
In November 2006, the Vidhu Vinod Chopra produced film was the first Indian movie to be screened at the United Nations.
It was screened as part of the centennial observation of the first Satyagraha launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1906 in Johannesburg, South Africa against an ordinance that imposed restrictions on Asians.
Meanwhile, the film won over the hearts of the audiences and critics as it attempted to resurrect Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals through Ganghigiri. Dutt’s Munna hallucinates Mahatma Gandhi, played by Dilip Prabhavalkar, and spreads the practices and theories followed by the Father of the Nation in his life. Vidya Balan played a radio jockey named Janvi, Munna’s love interest. Boman Irani, Dia Mirza, Jimmy Shergill, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, and Saurabh Shukla were also seen in pivotal roles.
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