Munna Bhai - Sanjay Dutt
Laughter, they say, is the best medicine. Love, Munnabhai says, works even better. He hugs people, giving them 'jadu ki jhappi'. Naturally then, though he can barely tell a liver from a lung, he is the best doctor in town. Sanjay Dutt, a perfect mix of machismo, vulnerability, intensity and humour, is Munnabhai. He endears as only he can.
Hari Prasad Sharma - Sunil Dutt
Upright, principled and unfailingly righteous, Hari Prasad Sharma is a throwback to a bygone era. His conscience, like the pagdi on his head, is spotless. Imagine then, the heartbreak, when he discovers that his own son who he believes to be a doctor is a tapori called Munnabhai. Sunil Dutt returns to the screen after 17 years to play father to his real life son. Their scenes together are rousing and poignant.
Suman - Gracy Singh
Dr. Suman's calm demeanour goes for a 'full toss' after she encounters Munnabhai. He makes her laugh and cry and teaches her that sometimes a loving hug or the 'jadu ki japhi' works better than all the medicines in the world. Gracy Singh's quiet grace grounds the characters she portrays. Dignity is her make-up.
Zaheer - Jimmy Sheirgill
Zaheer is a young man struggling to fulfil his responsibilities and make his dreams come true. But his fight for a future is abruptly hobbled by cancer. Now all that he seeks is Munnabhai. Jimmy Sheirgill is a sensitive, intelligent actor who underplays the angst of a dying man.
Dr Asthana - Boman Irani
Dr Asthana is Hitler with a heart. A strict disciplinarian, he lives life by the rules. But he is also a believer in laughter therapy and in his most stressful moments breaks out into manic laughter. Munnabhai naturally is the deeply imbedded thorn in his side. Boman Irani is a multi-faceted actor who made waves with his debut film 'Let's Talk.'
Circuit - Arshad Warsi
Circuit is Munnabhai's one-man army. Whatever Munna needs - from a dead body to advice on love and marriage - Circuit can provide it. He is a tapori Lakshman for a tapori Ram. Arshad Warsi's impeccable comic timing comes to the fore as Circuit.
Munnabhai is a happy man. He lives with his gang in the bylanes of a 'dhobi ghat' in Mumbai; takes pride in being a 'social worker' (they actually settle 'financial disputes' through 'dadagiri'); and enjoys his booze, babes, brawls followed by a good night's sleep. Not much bothers Munna.
Except his parents' annual visit from the village. Munna's father, Hari Prasad Sharma, an upright, moralistic man believes that his son is actually a doctor running a charity hospital. Every year, when his parents arrive, Munna and his gang bathe, shave, don white coats and stethoscopes and pretend to be diligent doctors.
This year, however, the clever charade falls apart. Hari Prasad Sharma runs into an old friend, Dr. Asthana, who has a daughter called Suman. The two decide that their children, both doctors, would make a perfect match. Munna tries hard to save the situation, but his father discovers the truth. And all hell breaks loose.
Hari Prasad Sharma, now broken by the truth, removes his white spotless 'pagadi' and cries. Munnabhai then takes a decision that would change many lives: he decides to become a doctor.
Munnabhai MBBS is a hilarious and heart warming story of a local goon's journey into the medical world - a place he neither belongs to nor believes in. It is a classic story of a right man in a wrong place.
- glamsham.com editorial
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