Munnabhai MBBS , put the tapori streetsmartness , Mumbai practicality
( time khoti nahi karne ka) and the direct dil se wala emotion in a movie that
stood out for its unique plot – where a tapori enters the medical college by
gaming the system and telling the medics that treating patients is not just
about technique but also providing the warmth for them to get better.
The movie is famous for introducing the jaadu ki jhappi ,
that warm hug that you can give to someone who is suffering or distraught
saying things will get better. It also takes on the system in a humorous way,
the medical system with its administrative complexities, disinterested doctors
and general apathy for the patients.
Sanjay Dutt as Munnabhai is one of those titular roles where
you can’t even imagine any other actor even coming close to essaying this role since
you feel Sanjay is so natural at playing this role. Ably supported by Arshad
Warsi as Circuit it’s one of those rare camaraderie between boss and his right
hand man cum drinking mate. Boman Irani
as the college dean keeps the system intact and has his own laughter therapy to
deal with it. Sunil Dutt playing the reel life father gives the strong family
value piece, since Munna is trying to be a doctor only for his father.
So like a great Indian movie, it has the systemic
problems, superb humour laced with witty
references to the problem at hand and that dollop of emotions especially in the
scenes involving the patients. Its also very Mumbai in its lingo - bole toh, apun ka, aayela hai etc.
Although some of the scenes in the medical college go well beyond practicality, the best one is the body scene where Munnabhai orders Circuit to get a dead body for his own practicals !
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