“Jab tak suraj chaand rahega, Munna aur Circuit ka naam rahega” and the movie proves it to be true!!!
I just returned from the movie and I really enjoyed watching “good cinema” after quite sometime.
Okay, no more movie praising…let’s get started.
Munna (Sanjay Dutt) and Circuit (Arshad Warshi) are gain local goons (bhais) but this time instead of Doctor Munna is history professor. Well, he is actually not but for Jhanvi (Vidya Balan) he turns himself to a history professor. The whole thing starts when Munna, who is mad after Radio Jockey (RJ) Jhanvi and listens to her shows daily from 9 – 12 in the morning, on 2nd of October, (Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday) Jhanvi starts a quiz and the one wins, gets chance to meet Jhanvi and get interviewed on the radio. So, our Munna Bhai manages to answer all her questions and meets her for the interview. So there, he calls himself as a history professor who has very good knowledge about Mahatma Ghandhi and the roll starts. Jhanvi invites Munna to visit her house and give lecture about Gandhiji to her grandfather and his friends (who stay there because of some of other reason).
But our Munna Bhai does not really have any knowledge about Mahatma Gandhi, so after lot of ideas, Circuit comes up with a great idea which changes Munna Bhai’s life totally. Munna Bhai visits the library and decides to read books related to Mahatma Gandhi for the lecture. And guess what? He gets to meet Mahatma Gandhi (obviously imaginary) and one after other, things keep on happening which changes Munna from bhai to Gandhiwadi (A person who believes in non-violence and saying truth).
The movie is a very balanced mixture of laughter and seriousness, though seriousness turns into the laughter in the end but it’s a peppy movie which leaves a very good message in the end.
I would not bore everyone with a long review so I will better sum things up now.
Story: A very good story which keeps you right there on the seat. The dialogues are just amazing and makes you laugh out loud.
Acting: Circkeshwar oops Circuit (Arshad Warsi) rocked and Sanjay Dutt too, very impressive performance for both of them. Vidya Balan, I just love her smile… she was pretty good too. Boman Irani fits very well in the character of Lucky Singh, he is a great actor after all. The movie stars most of the actors from part one.
Music: Music is not bad at all, Pal Pal song is my favorite song in the movie. Specially the song, Samjo Wohi Gaya is very well filmed.
So the final verdict? I would give this movie 4 stars out of 5. A very impressive film which can be watched by everyone from a kid to an old person, it can be called as a Family Film with nothing offending at all.
Great movie, I am definitely looking forward to the 3rd part of the movie. (If it comes)
Note: The same review is also posted on NowRunning.com
2 thumbs up from Deep! Got to see this movie. Me too was a fan of the first installment.
i wanna watch it , i wanna watch it , i wanna watch it 🙂
LAGE RAHO MUNNA BHAI – MOVIE REVIEW By: KZ Musafir
It’s a curse in the film industry that when a sequel releases (usually with a lot of hype) it ends up bombing and lacking the entertainment of the first installment. 2006 is the wake up call for sequels in Bollywood (which happen to be SUPERHIT), unlike the previous sequels which had bombed. Many agreed that the recently released blockbuster KRRISH was better the prequal…yet many miss the family touch in KOI MIL GAYA. But there’s no doubt LAGE RAHO MUNNA BHAI is a sequel (new episode) that breaks the curse.
So, were the experienced writers and crew able to bring back the ‘yari’ and ‘masti’ of Munna and Circuit? Is it possible that a movie like MUNNA BHAI MBBS be created again? Well the answer is…. YES! AND YES!
All we could tell our gifted Munna Bhai crew is….LAGE RAHO WITH MUNNA BHAI!!! WE WANT MORE!!!
To start with, MUNNA BHAI MBBS was a laugh-a-thon never seen before…as it also gave a message about laughter. This year is full of loud, yet appreciated comedies (PHIR HERA PHERI, GOLMAAL). But LRMB is just like the previous episode, full of laughter, emotion, and now…a stronger message… BAPPU!!!
Yes, LRMB revolves around our gunda bhai meeting the father of our nation…Gandhiji!
Well here’s how the story goes:
In this perfect world of a simple life sans any tension or ‘lafda’, dear Munnabhai encounters a trouble. A trouble that goes by the name of love! And the girl with whom he is besotted is someone whom he has never seen! She is ‘Jhanvi’ [Vidya Balan], a RJ who appears in her daily radio show!
Everything about Jhanvi’s voice makes Munna freeze and listen to her voice for hours at stretch. Whether it’s her opening greeting of ‘Good Morning Mumbai’ or the rest of the words that flow from her, Munna loves just about everything about her. And now he wants to marry her!
In a world of complexities, even this turned out to be quite a simple exercise for him. Except for the fact that as per Jhanvi’s knowledge Munnai is not a ‘bhai’ but a professor. And the subject too is simply matchless!
HISTORY!!
From the present day ‘bhaigiri’ to the days in the past of ‘history’, it’s quite a journey for Munna! Well, this is not enough as truly convinced about Munna’s credentials, Jhanvi now has a task set for him i.e. to deliver a history lecture to her entire family (old people in a old age home)
Munna is in a soup but as always there is Circuit to get the things back in order. He comes up with a plan that was designed to sort out Munna’s simple problem centered on love! Little did Munna and Circuit know that the outcome of this plan would change the lives of everyone forever? This is because something unexpected happens!
PRESENT meets the PAST!
From HISTORY, a historical figure stands right in front of Munna in the PRESENT!
It’s time for Munna to come face to face with none other than GANDHIji. How did that happen? And what would the outcome from hereon?
What happens when a ‘bhai’ meets a ‘reformer’? Will the sparks fly? Or will the combination of the two make things happen differently? Or create something new?
This includes Lucky Singh [Boman Irani] once again as Munna’s rival, Victor [Jimmy Shergill], and Dia Mirza.
Well I don’t want to spoil the fun, but trust me, EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS MOVIE MAKES SENSE, including the cleverly thought out scene of Munna meeting Gandhi 🙂
Hats of to Raj Kumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra for recreating the Munna and Circuit duo with everything we have seen in MUNNA BHAI MMBS and even more. Best part is that it is completely original. Earlier, RANG DE BASANTI had tried giving a message of improving our government and society by refering to Bhagat Singh. This was a bad attempt, unlike LRMB which will 100% remind people of Bappu and remember him in their hearts. The message was clear and simply done…Very effective.The script of LRMB is perfect except for some moments where Circuit is missing and the storyline is concentrated on the love story, which is as entertaining and funny.
Positive Points:
* The sequence with Circuit and Lucky in the beginning.
* The sequence with Circuit and Munna discussing about Bappu, very funny.
* Munna trying to win the contest on Jhanvi’s show,
* When Munna meets Jhanvi.
* Munna and the whole city following the steps of Gandhi aka Ganghi-giri.
* Every other mini comedy scene which includes Lucky Singh getting well soon…(can only understand after seeing the movie)
* The sets of the song ‘Samjho Ho Hi Gaya’
Negative Points:
* Old age home(called 2nd Innings) a big point of the story, may be unattractive for some spoiled teenagers(trust me…I’ve seen the public opinion), like the film SHARARAT.
* no…No….NO Jaadoo ki jhappi 🙁
* One or two scenes which were over dramatic (not funny), but that’s okay…we’ll prefer that anytime unlike Karan Johar’s drama.
The songs are a highpoint in the movie because they are good, they don’t slow the movie down and they are very short. The most fun songs to watch and here are ‘Lage Raho’ and ‘Samjho Ho Hi Gaya’. ‘ Aane Char Aane’ is a fun filled song sung by the new comer from Indian Idol 2. ‘Pal Pal Har Pal’ reminds you of ‘Chan Chan’ with Gracy Singh. But the most catchy song, also used as background is the ‘Bande Mein Tha Dum……..vande Matram’, which hold the best lyrics.
The direction is fabulous, as well as everything else behind the camera.
Now for the acting, Arshad Warsi has improved a lot and showed more of Circuit in this feature. There were a few moments in the beginning where Warsi was stealing the show and the best lines from Sanju Baba. This shows that nobody else could perform Circuit’s acting better than Arshad himself. Vidya Balan is beautiful in her different look from PARINEETA. Boman Irani is astounding as the loud punjabi builder. He had recently been doing awful comedy (PYARE NOHAN), but he has returned back from where he was first found. Dia Mirza comes late in a descent role. Ditto for Jimmy Shergill in a shorter role than the prequel. The unnoticed, Dilip Prabhawalker, is definately going to be the new talk of the town as he had an astounding performance as Ghandi. ‘But I didn’t know Ghandi looked that dark skinned’. And the special appearance of Abhishek Bachchan only enhances the look of the film.
Yet again, it is Sanjay Dutt who steals the show and definitely he is the best actor for Munna’s role. Dutt looks very aged in the movie, but he is only getting better. He is astounding from the beginning to the end with his loving and cute role. Hopefully, no one steals his best actor award this year, which he equally deserved in MBBS.
Hence, LAGE RAHO MUNNA BHAI is the best sequel ever made, since it’s very difficult to decide which one is better out of the two. If the same crew continues to make the MUNNA BHAI series, easily nobody can get bored of Bollywood’s most memorable characters from today, Munna and Circuit! SO, LAGE RAHO!!!
****- MAX!!! MUST WATCH!!!
Review By: KZ Musafir
My review can’t explain everything…it’s impossible. That’s why it must be seen. Totally Recommended!
HOW’S MY REVIEW DEEP???
HEY DEEP NICE REVIEW…………HOW DID U MANAGE TO GET IT PUBLISHED ON NowRunning.com???????????I THOUGHT U WERE A WEB DESIGNER…….BUT ARE U A CRITIC TOO????????
DO CHECK OUT MY REVIEW————————— http://ktima.wordpress.com/
KZ Musafir – very nice review 🙂
Amit – I write for Nowrunning.com officially 🙂 Lage raho… was my first review for them…
I am just trying to explore all the possibilities in me, netowrk admin, web designer, developer, website promoter, businessman, blogger and now a movie reviwer, who will watch every movie, first day first show haha
hey i too would like to write for some sites(reviews)……….how can i do it……????????how do i contact them??????
hope u checked my review of LRMB at—
http://ktima.wordpress.com/2006/09/02/lage-raho-munna-bhai-review/
nyway gr8 work dude……..
Sorry, no idea, they just contacted me through this site…
Nice review.
Going for movie tonight with family.
Lets see how it goes:)
Just watched few clips of “making of Lage raho munna bhai”… now i am unable to find that clip. If any one have that or knew about some URL from where i can download that.. plz let me know about that link.
award winning performances by sanjay and arshad i hope that fimlfare recongnizes their performances and award them this time. I hope that filmfare will not be partial to hritk and SRK this time and gift them awards as they have been doing in the past
not only munnabhai rocks;bapuji also rocks
Nice Review
Nice Review, I am going to watch the movie 🙂
yep