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Lage Raho Munna Bhai

IMDb ID: tt0456144 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 8.0 (52,671 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama · Romance

Munna Bhai embarks on a journey with Mahatma Gandhi in order to fight against a corrupt property dealer.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Arab Emirates: Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Australia: Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Canada: Lage Raho Munna Bhai (French)
Germany: Lage Raho Munna Bhai
United Kingdom: Lage Raho Munna Bhai
United States: Lage Raho Munna Bhai
India: Munnabhai 2nd Innings (English, Working Title)
India: Munnabhai 2nd Innings (Hindi, Working Title)
Romania: Aventurile lui Munna Bhai
World-wide: Carry On, Munna Bhai (English, informal English title)
United States: Keep at It Munna Bhai (informal English title)
Canada: Lage Raho Muna Bhai (English)
India: Munnabhai Meets Mahatma Gandhi (English, Working Title)
Brazil: Siga em Frente Munna Bhai
Russia: Братан Мунна 2
Taiwan: 傻瓜大哥再出擊
China: 黑帮大佬和平梦 (Mandarin)
Keep at It Munna Bhai
Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date2006-09-01Runtime144 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews124Critic Reviews12Countries / RegionsIndiaLanguagesHindiKeywordspapadum
capitalist
mahatma gandhi character
journey
reference to mahatma gandhi
Filming LocationsMumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaProduction CompaniesVinod Chopra ProductionsOfficial SitesOfficial site (India) - http://www.lagerahomunnabhai.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456144/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0456144.jpgUpdated At2026-05-22T06:00:45

Stars

Sanjay Dutt
Arshad Warsi
Vidya Balan
Boman Irani
Dilip Prabhawalkar
Dia Mirza
Jimmy Shergill
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Parikshit Sahni
Saurabh Shukla

Directors

Rajkumar Hirani

Writers

Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Rajkumar Hirani
Abhijat Joshi

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Sanjay Dutt | Character: Murli Prasad Sharma (Munna Bhai)
Actor: Arshad Warsi | Character: Sarkeshwar (Circuit)
Actor: Vidya Balan | Character: RJ Jhanvi Sahni
Actor: Boman Irani | Character: Lakhbir Singh (Lucky)
Actor: Dilip Prabhawalkar | Character: Mahatma Gandhi
Actor: Dia Mirza | Character: Simran L. Singh
Actor: Jimmy Shergill | Character: Victor D'Souza
Actor: Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Character: Kkhurana
Actor: Parikshit Sahni | Character: D'Souza
Actor: Saurabh Shukla | Character: Batuk Maharaj
Actor: Supriya Shukla | Character: Lucky's wife
Actor: Achyut Potdar | Character: 2nd Innings' resident
Actor: Atmaram Bhende | Character: Atmaram, the old father
Actor: Arun Bali | Character: Second Innings Resident 3
Actor: Bomie E. Dotiwala | Character: Bomi Uncle
Actor: Abhishek Bachchan | Character: Sunny Kkhurana
Actor: Uday Sabnis | Character: Gaitonde
Actor: Rohitash Gaud | Character: Cuckoo
Actor: Anand Abhyankar | Character: Professor 2
Actor: Hemu Adhikari | Character: Retired Teacher
Actor: Dipak Alegaokar | Character: Inspector
Actor: V.M. Badola | Character: Old age man
Actor: Priya Bapat | Character: Prospective bride
Actor: Raj Bhansali | Character: Flower Boy
Actor: Kurush Deboo | Character: Gujarati Lawyer
Actor: Rajdev Jamdade | Character: Emotional Cop
Actor: Usha Jejrani | Character: Bomi Uncle's wife
Actor: Sanjeev Jogtiyani | Character: Pension office clerkwho wants bribe
Actor: Firdausi Jussawalla | Character: Psychiatrist
Actor: Ninad Kamat | Character: Lawyer
Actor: Rajesh S. Khatri | Character: Proffesor Vettikutty
Actor: Soly Marker | Character: Radio Station Boss
Actor: Ashwin Mushran | Character: Hari Desai
Actor: Basid Noora | Character: Actor
Actor: Omkaar | Character: Actor
Actor: Pratap Oza | Character: Second Innings Member
Actor: Kishore Pradhan | Character: Professor 1
Actor: Surendra Rajan | Character: Hariram
Actor: Yakub Sayyad | Character: Second Innings Resident 5
Actor: Pushkar Shrotri | Character: Professor 3
Actor: Atul Srivastava | Character: Dhobi
Actor: Chirag Vohra | Character: Spitting victim
Actor: Sada Yadav | Character: Butkya
Actor: Anjan Srivastav | Character: 2nd Innings' resident

[Directors Group]
Name: Rajkumar Hirani | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Role: Writer
Name: Rajkumar Hirani | Role: Writer
Name: Abhijat Joshi | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Role: Producer
Name: Vir Chopra | Role: Producer
Name: Anil Davda | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Shantanu Moitra | Role: Composer
Name: Sanjay Wandrekar | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: C.K. Muraleedharan | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Rajkumar Hirani | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Subarna Ray Chaudhuri | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Sheena Parikh | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Vidyadhar Bhatte | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Nilesh Kothavale | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Raju Naag | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Atin Ashok Pawar | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Prabhakar Shahane | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Parshuram Mane | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Mitesh Bhuvad | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Vibha Gulati | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Ajay Kumar | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Rajesh Mapuskar | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Rohan Mapusskar | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Karan Narvekar | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sheena Parikh | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Gautam Parvi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Avijit Sen | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Karan Tejpal | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sachin Utekar | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Zuma | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Prabhat Kiran Jha | Role: Art Department
Name: Abhijit Khatu | Role: Art Department
Name: Mitali Mahajan | Role: Art Department
Name: Pratik Vijay Redij | Role: Art Department
Name: Prashant Vichare | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Ameet Ahire | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bishwadeep Chatterjee | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jitendra Chaudhary | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sajjan Choudhary | Role: Sound Department
Name: Leslie Fernandes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jayant Haldar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Muppala Kiran Kumar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vijay Kumar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Manoj Mochemadkar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Joe Rodrigues | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sachin K. Sanghvi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Karnail Singh | Role: Sound Department
Name: Boloy Kumar Doloi | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Ravindra Bhandi | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Vivian Britto | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ashish Chanana | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Biju Dhanpalan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ranjit Gosavi | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Pankaj Kalbende | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Anand Nayak | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mitul Patel | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Susheel Peris | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sumant Rao | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Amol Thakur | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Mukesh Rathod | Role: Stunts
Name: Haniif Sheikh | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Piyush Acharya | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gaurav Bhat | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rupesh Kumar Chaubey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vishwanath Chaugule | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ramani Ranjan Das | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nilip Deb | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fakhruddin Khan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rajesh Shah | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kapil Varadarajan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Ranjeet Bahadur | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Rameshwar S. Bhagat | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Rajib Biswas | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Nirmal Gala | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Gautam Parvi | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Manan Sagar | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Pranab Biswas | Role: Music Department
Name: Sanjay Dutt | Role: Music Department
Name: Daniel B. George | Role: Music Department
Name: Shreya Ghoshal | Role: Music Department
Name: Swanand Kirkire | Role: Music Department
Name: Sonu Nigam | Role: Music Department
Name: Vinod Rathod | Role: Music Department
Name: Shaan | Role: Music Department
Name: Arshad Warsi | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Himanshu Powdwal | Role: Production Department
Name: Bhavin Thakkar | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Ganesh Acharya | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gaurav Bhat | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shobek Bishwas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rohan Desai | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nimish Dhagat | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sam S Fernandes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mohandas K. Gandhi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vijay Iyer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Supriya Kelkar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Neha Lohia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rahul Nanda | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rishi Pal | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Snehal Patel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: K.S. Ravindran | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tom Thudiyanplackal | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Smanoj C.P.K. Verma | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bhavna Vohra | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Lage Raho Munna Bhai trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3889478425/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3889478425/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1531279448962.mp4?Expires=1788459545&Signature=HXKa3Ffg0o1HgX33DBueMz9-81536skKAyJb~MSwE72O~rEcccBn4ev2krZfcAxcdPwiWhOBRDRZvSCVfaUzBLePee8XjgjU9599oDaOIYHhHnP8nppYz-4rdWUcIdQ5wfc-syx74Rucb9KMSFHhqKQWOQ18-o09zY0uQ68O566K5o1mbQfZK5~XT0EVUr1emozbxQDMbeCXvEj~zoDYBzxtqV5xMTFxNe~BitHgwv4CAJaU9R5ZdPvU2LayV1jLHDs8TwjT9KrDXBAICVzsLApEfvElIgBXlYU~s1wkbycZslIND6zbuX8AYWA6ugza2nwt48om2OyV9KXsb0M0Hw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Australia: September 1, 2006
United Kingdom: September 1, 2006
India: September 1, 2006
United States: September 1, 2006
Netherlands: September 8, 2006 (Amsterdam)
Sweden: August 16, 2007 (TV premiere)
China: April 16, 2014 (Beijing International Film Festival)

Awards

Nominee | 2007 | Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) | Popular Award | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sanjay Dutt, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) | Popular Award | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Arshad Warsi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) | Popular Award | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Vidya Balan, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) | Award for Technical Excellence | Best Dialogue | Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) | Popular Award | Best Director | Rajkumar Hirani, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) | Popular Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role | Boman Irani, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) | Popular Award | Best Playback Singer - Female | Shreya Ghoshal, Lage Raho Munna Bhai | For the song "Pal Pal"
Nominee | 2007 | Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) | Award for Technical Excellence | Best Screenplay | Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Abhijat Joshi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) | Award for Technical Excellence | Best Story | Rajkumar Hirani, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | National Film Awards, India | Silver Lotus Award | Best Supporting Actor | Dilip Prabhawalkar, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Shevri
Winner | 2007 | National Film Awards, India | Silver Lotus Award | Best Screenplay | Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | National Film Awards, India | Silver Lotus Award | Best Lyrics | Swanand Kirkire, Lage Raho Munna Bhai | For "Bande Mein Tha Dum - Vande Mataram".
Winner | 2007 | National Film Awards, India | Golden Lotus Award | Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Filmfare Awards | Filmfare Award | Best Film | Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Vir Chopra, Anil Davda, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Filmfare Awards | Filmfare Award | Best Actor | Sanjay Dutt, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Filmfare Awards | Filmfare Award | Best Comic Actor | Arshad Warsi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Filmfare Awards | Filmfare Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role | Boman Irani, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Filmfare Awards | Filmfare Award | Best Director | Rajkumar Hirani, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Filmfare Awards | Filmfare Award | Best Film - Critics | Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Zee Cine Awards | Technical Award | Best Song Recording | Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Sachin K. Sanghvi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Zee Cine Awards | Entertainer of the Year | Sanjay Dutt, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Zee Cine Awards | Critics Choice Award | Best Actor | Sanjay Dutt, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) | Popular Award | Best Picture | Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Screen Awards, IN | Screen Award | Best Actor (Critics) | Sanjay Dutt, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Screen Awards, IN | Screen Award | Best Film | Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Screen Awards, IN | Screen Award | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Arshad Warsi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, India | Popular Award | Best Actor | Sanjay Dutt, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, India | Popular Award | Best Actress | Vidya Balan, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Filmfare Awards | Technical Award | Best Story | Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Filmfare Awards | Technical Award | Best Dialogue | Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Filmfare Awards | Technical Award | Best Choreography | Ganesh Acharya, Lage Raho Munna Bhai | For "Samjo Ho Gaya"
Winner | 2007 | Screen Awards, IN | Technical Award | Best Editing | Rajkumar Hirani, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Screen Awards, IN | Technical Award | Best Dialogue | Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Screen Awards, IN | Technical Award | Best Story | Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, India | Popular Award | Best Supporting Actor | Arshad Warsi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Bengal Film Journalists' Award | BFJA Award | Best Film (Hindi) | Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Bollywood Awards | Bollywood Movie Award | Best Film | Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Bollywood Awards | Bollywood Movie Award | Best Director | Rajkumar Hirani, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Zee Cine Awards | Popular Award | Best Actor | Sanjay Dutt, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Zee Cine Awards | Popular Award | Best Comic Actor | Arshad Warsi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Zee Cine Awards | Technical Award | Best Screenplay | Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Stardust Awards, India | Reader's Choice | Star of the Year - Actor | Sanjay Dutt, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2007 | Stardust Awards, India | Reader's Choice | Dream Director | Rajkumar Hirani, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Bollywood Awards | Bollywood Movie Award | Best Actor | Sanjay Dutt, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Stardust Awards, India | Jury's Choice | Superstar of Tomorrow - Female | Vidya Balan, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Stardust Awards, India | Reader's Choice | Best Supporting Actor | Dilip Prabhawalkar, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Stardust Awards, India | Reader's Choice | Best Supporting Actor | Arshad Warsi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Stardust Awards, India | Reader's Choice | Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role | Boman Irani, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Annual Central European Bollywood Awards, India | Popular Award | Best on Screen Couple | Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2006 | Global Film Awards | Global Indian Film Award | Best Actor | Sanjay Dutt, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2006 | Global Film Awards | Global Indian Film Award | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Arshad Warsi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2006 | Global Film Awards | Global Indian Film Award | Best Actor in a Comic Role | Boman Irani, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2006 | Global Film Awards | Global Indian Film Award | Best Story | Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2006 | Global Film Awards | Global Indian Film Award | Best Dialogues | Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Bollywood Awards | Bollywood Movie Award | Best Supporting Actor | Arshad Warsi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Bollywood Awards | Bollywood Movie Award | Best Comic Actor | Arshad Warsi, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Winner | 2006 | Global Film Awards | Global Indian Film Award | Critics Award for Best Actor | Sanjay Dutt, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Screen Awards, IN | Screen Award | Best Actor | Sanjay Dutt, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Screen Awards, IN | Screen Award | Jodi No. 1 | Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Nominee | 2007 | Screen Awards, IN | Screen Award | Best Director | Rajkumar Hirani, Lage Raho Munna Bhai

Box Office

Australia: USD 57244
Egypt: USD 97
United Kingdom: USD 1522624
India: USD 14100000
Domestic: USD 2217562
Period: Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2006 | Rank: 47 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 60 | Gross to date: USD 2163588 | Interval gross: USD 64243 | Per theater average: USD 1070
Period: Sep 22 – 24, 2006 | Rank: 37 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 72 | Gross to date: USD 2080273 | Interval gross: USD 155973 | Per theater average: USD 2166
Period: Sep 15 – 17, 2006 | Rank: 27 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 72 | Gross to date: USD 1853154 | Interval gross: USD 323164 | Per theater average: USD 4488
Period: Sep 8 – 10, 2006 | Rank: 22 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 65 | Gross to date: USD 1396472 | Interval gross: USD 457366 | Per theater average: USD 7036
Period: Sep 1 – 4, 2006 | Rank: 22 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 65 | Gross to date: USD 863073 | Interval gross: USD 863073 | Per theater average: USD 13278