‘Munna Bhai Chale Amerika’?
By Dileep Thekkethil
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Rajkumar Hirani is in no mood to part from his hit franchise Munna Bhai as the director confirmed that he is working on the third series of the film, which had Sanjay Dutt appearing in the lead role in the other two parts.
Hirani, who is currently working on a biopic of Sanjay Dutt, was quoted by The Hindustan Times saying, “I am writing a script for Munna Bhai 3. Sanju will star in it, and will play his age. I spoke to him [about the film when he came out on parole recently], and he was very excited,â€
He added, “I have a couple of ideas, so I am writing two more scripts besides Sanju’s biopic. While one is a Munna Bhai film, there’s also another new story.â€
The franchise consisting of Munna Bhai MBBS (2003) and Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) were huge commercial hits and since the release of the last series, there were speculations about the release of the third part. The discussions about the movie intensified after a teaser of Munna Bhai Chale Amerika, which is believed to be the name of the third instalment of the movie, was released.
“Now, I have found a story that is as good as Lage Raho Munna Bhai or maybe even better. I wasn’t doing it (the third part) because I wasn’t finding anything that matches that level. Now, I have found it, but it will take some time to write it. I plan to take it up after wrapping up Sanju’s biopic,†adds Hirani.
One of the latest rumors circulated about the movie was about casting Ranbir Kapoor instead of Sanjay Dutt as Munna Bhai. But clarification came from Hirani that Ranbir will star in the biopic of Sanjay Dutt.
There were also reports that director Subhash Kapoor was planning a movie called Munna Bhai Chale Delhi but, he backed out of the project due to creative differences.