You will be surprised to know that it’s true that actor Sanjay Dutt had discarded
and thrown the script of the film “Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.” into the dustbin without
even reading it. You will now wonder
Then how did Sanjay Dutt do this film? Did someone advise him to do the film, or
compel him to?
There is a story that goes behind this incident. Those days Sanjay Dutt’s bad period
was going on, and he didn’t have any luck. He was also arrested and convicted due to his
involvement in Mumbai bomb blasts for which he had to spend time in the jail,
due to which for many years he had to face humiliation and he became a target
to media, resulted him going into depression and drowning himself drunk with
alcohol.
From Trash to Triumph: Munnabhai MBBS Story
After his film ‘Khalnayak,’ starring with the beautiful Madhuri Dixit went on to be a
hit film, he got a few offers to do films but due to bad selection of film
which was a flop, his downfall in his career began. Many producers and directors
lost interest in casting Sanjay Dutt in their films and they stopped
approaching him and out of frustration, whichever script would come to him, he
would throw them in the dustbin and did the same with the script of ‘Munna Bhai
MBBS” too. One day his father Sunil Dutt went to his room and found the script
lying inside the dustbin. He read thescript,t and he loved the storyline. He explained and convinced Sanjay Dutt to do this film for sure.
Sanjay Dutt read the script at his father’s request and liked it. Rajkumar Hirani then offered Sunil Dutt a role, marking his comeback after 16 years. The father-son duo, both on and off screen, made the film a unique project.
The father-son duo’s on-screen chemistry was a hit with audiences. The film became a super success, thanks to Sanjay Dutt’s impressive performance. Critics and viewers alike praised his role, making it one of Hindi cinema’s most beloved films.
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