![]() Early Life of Rajkumar Hirani Rajkumar Hirani was born on 22nd November 1962 to a Sindhi family in Nagpur, Maharashtra. His father, Suresh Hirani, owned a typing institute in Nagpur. The Hirani family migrated from Sindh to India during the Partition of India and Suresh Hirani was 14 years old then. Rajkumar Hirani did his schooling from St. Francis De'Sales High School, Nagpur, and later graduated in commerce. Although he used to help his father in the family business, he always had an inclination to become an actor in Hindi cinema. He was also actively involved with Hindi theatre during his college days. Afterwards his father sent him to the acting school in Mumbai. However Rajkumar Hirani could not get accustomed with the environment and returned to Nagpur within three days. On insistence of his father, he then applied to the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune. However the acting course at the institute had shut down by then and the chances of getting into the directorial course were slim owing to a large number of applicants. Thus Rajkumar opted for the editing course and also earned a scholarship, thereby relieving the financial pressure of his father. Career of Rajkumar Hirani ![]() Rajkumar Hirani made his directional debut in the year 2003 with the film Munnabhai MBBS which won him huge applauses and recognition in the film industry. The movie has been regarded as cult classic and altered formulaic conventions of Bollywood films, emerging as a trend setter. The film featured Sanjay Dutt, Gracy Singh, Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani and became a worldwide hit. His second directorial venture was Lage Raho Munnabhai which posed a powerful cultural impact and greatly popularized Gandhism through Munna Bhai's perception of Gandhigiri. The film went on to become a huge box office success and was well appreciated by the critics as well as the audience. 3 Idiots, starring Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, R. Madhavan, Boman Irani, Omi Vaidya and Kareena Kapoor, was his third venture. The movie became the highest grosser in Indian cinema and broke all the records across Indian and overseas markets. The film received both critical as well as commercial appreciations. For the films Parineeta and Eklavya: The Royal Guard he has worked as Creative Producer and Executive Producer respectively. Achievements of Rajkumar Hirani
Filmography of Rajkumar Hirani
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