Sahi hai baap!
’’Apun jaise tapori ko kya maloom...saala pyaar kis chidiya ka naam hai’’ ,says Munnabhai. But by the end of the movie you can’t help but think otherwise. Munnabhai MBBS is the story of Munna aka Munnabhai aka Murli Prasad Sharma who as a kid was a goonda lafanga who ran away from his village to Mumbai fed up of life’s persuasions and expectations of him only to become a Bhai aka a gangster.
Munnabhai is ably accompanied by his sidekick Circuit and they succesfully conduct Paisa vasooli and call this business of their’s Social Service. At this point and time Munna’s father Hari Prasad Sharmacalls his son to inquire his whereabouts and whatabouts(?) in the big city. Munna chickens out and tells his father he fulfilled his lifelong dream and became a doctor. And thus begins a journey of lies(in the story) and rollicking fun (for the audience!).
Now that Hari Prasad Sharma is finally satisfied with his son becoming the doctor he always wanted him to be, he roconciles with Munna and makes frequent visits to the city with his wife. Of course Munnabhai is always informed before these visits so that his ’Dhulai karne ka’ crib by the resident Dhobi ghat is transformed into Shri Hariprasad Sharma Charitable Hospital, the mere signboard of which makes his father’s heart swell with pride. Preparations follow for his parents’ arrival. The building is painted, beds are brought in, the neighboring dhobis and Munnabhai’s chamchas are made patients, the gang’s trademark all-purpose ambulance is brought out, Munna’bhai’ becomes Dr.Murli Prasad Sharma and Circuit becomes Sarkeshwar.
What follows is a hilarious sequence of pretensions where Munna analyzes rare diseases likeLymposarchoma of the intestines and gangsters enact dying heart patients. (Watch out for the scene where Munna claims one of the patients to be an overdramatic actor whilst his baju wala is a natural one!!).
Senior Sharma’s encounter with an old doctor friend Dr. J.Asthana leads to the planning of a marriage between Asthana’s doctor dotty Chinki and Munna. Alas, the truth is revealed cunningly by Asthana and an infuriated and majorly disappointed Hari Prasad Sharma packs his bags and leaves for his village.
Now Munnabhais’ heart is crushed by his father’s hopelessness in him and vows to enroll at a top Medical College by hook or crook, become a doctor, please his father and of course take revenge at Dr. Asthana by marrying his Doctor beti.
Thats when the story picks up and tells us how this goonda changes a hospital altogether with his cute philosophies, ranging from his concept of ’’Jadoo ki Jhappi’’s to his punchline ’’Tension nahi lene ka bhai!’’
~~Characters and Acting~~
>>The lead role of Munnabhai is played by a flawless Sanjay Dutt. I’ve never liked him so much in a movie before. His role of a conscientious tapori bhai with the healing touch is sure to make you laugh and at the same time, think. All you do is go Awwww when he begins to love Chinki(which thankgod is devoid of korniness) or when he utters lines like ’’Agar feelings strong hai na..toh bina phone ke Chembur tak baat ho sakta hai..’’, that too to a patient diagnosed as a human vegetable. Bole toh ekdum qweet hai yaar!
>>Dr.Asthana played by a very unique Boman Irani is sure to bring the house down. His portrayal of a hitlerish (mere baap!!) doctor who relies on laughter therapy to keep his BP low is out of this world. I was ROFLing when he went ’’Woh Munna apna area ka bhai hai!Brother!!Hahahaha..’’
>>Munna’s sidekick Circuit played by Arshad Warsi is just awesome. If there is any underrated actor in bollywood, then its him. I loved this guy ever since his debut Tere Mere Sapne(’’Arre..tum log aise khaana khaathe ho jaise kisika postmortem kar rahe ho!’’) Everytime Munna needs something he rings up his celly and goes ’’Abbe Circuit, ek kaam kar.’’, and its done!Watch him when he enters Munna’s navi hostel room and goes ’’Eh bhai!Yeh kamra shuroo hote hi khatham ho gaya bhai!’’ or when he sets out to get a dead body for Munna to study!
>>Chinki aka Dr. Suman played by Gracy Singh was a pleasure to watch. While watching the movie some fool complained how her cheeks were chubbier than apna Raja Bhaiyya of UP. Come on now..you sure dont think about that when you look at Rambha or Silk Smitha, do you?lol ’’Barobar bole na humne??!’’
>>The rest of the cast including Sunil Dutt(as Hari Prasad Sharma) and Rohini Hattangadi(as Munna’s mother) provided able support. Special mention is deserved for other characters like the classic geekNagarajan Swamy who ends up as Munna’s roommate(’’What is the procedure to change the room please?’’, and Asthana’s subsequent reaction to this is the best!), Dr. Rustom Pavri(the guy who played the depressed lawyer in Jhankaar Beats), the cleaner Maqsood, Lakshmi bhai(a role spanning 10secs yet imp.), Anand Bannerjee(the human vegetable guy), Pappa, the guy who plays Rustom Pavri’s aging carrom-loving father.(His line of ’’Rani toh Pappa ni!’’ will surely make you smile) and of course Jimmy Shergill’s character of Zaheer, a terminally ill guy.
~~Music~~
Almost all the songs are highly situational and are required for the going ons of the movie. Songs that stand out are Chan chan and Dekh le. Music is composed by Anu Malik and lyrics are by Abbas Tyrewala and Rahat Indori. Even the background score by Sanjay Wandrekar deserves a mention.
~~Work of the Crew~~
Debutant director Rajkumar Hirani(who also wrote the story) has given us a comedy that atleast for me will sit beside Chupke Chupke, Andaz apna apna, Golmaal, Angoor, Naram Garam and many others. MBMBBS boasts of a taut screenplay by Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Lajan Joseph. Ditto for the howlarious dialogues by Abbas Tyrewala (of ’’Aslam bhai...Dubai ka chashma, cheen ki chaddi aur irani chai..’’ fame) Cinematography by Binod Pradhan fits the setting of the movie aptly.
~~What I think?~~
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MBMBBS is no doubt one of the best comedies made in recent times. The climax although predictable, was well executed . The part from when Munna joins the Medical College and everyone scorns him for being the rowdy that he is, to when everyone in the college starts using the tapori lingo and even boast to people who Munnabhai gave his first Jaadoo ki Jhappi to, are all very well done. Sanju excels in the climax when after Zaheer’s death, Munna finally realizes himself that he is not fit to be a doctor, and his mere Jhappis and kind words cannot cure the ill.And of course his parents are proud of him now!Its a completely feel good movie. Also,kindly leave all ur capabilities of thinking before you venture upon MBMBBS.
Bole toh is pichurr ko samajhne ki jurrat hi ka hai??!Bole to ek dum phirst class hai!Bus!
Ab chal..idhar se kalti maar aur fatafat RC kar !! :-D
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