Largest Encyclopedia on India with Lakhs of Articles
Art & Culture Entertainment Health ReferenceSports SocietyTravel
Indian Crafts Indian Dances Indian FestivalsIndian MonumentsIndian PaintingsIndian Photography Indian Sculpture
Indian Drama & Theatre Indian MoviesIndian Music Indian Television
AyurvedaMeditationHomeopathy NaturopathyYoga
Education Flora & FaunaGeography of IndiaHistory of IndiaIndian AdministrationIndian LanguagesIndian LiteratureIndian MuseumsIndian PhilosophyIndian PuransIndian Temples
Atheletics Chess Indian CricketIndian FootballIndian Hockey Indian TennisTraditional Sports
Indian CostumeIndian FoodIndian Jewellery Indian Personalities Indian ReligionIndian Tribals Indian Villages Indian WeddingsAstrology Indian WomenKamasutra
Beaches Of IndiaForest In IndiaHill Station In IndiaIndian CitiesStates of India
☰
Largest Encyclopedia on India with Lakhs of Articles
Home > Movies & Entertainment > Indian Movies > Indian Movies > Indian Movie Directors > Bollywood Directors > Rajkumar Hirani
Rajkumar Hirani
Rajkumar Hirani, the famed film director of the Bollywood Munnabhai series, has won a plethora of accolades including the National Film Awards. Starting the career as an editor, Hirani has presently established himself amongst the most successful directors of the country.
 Rajkumar Hirani, Bollywood DirectorRajkumar Hirani is one of the most famed directors of Hindi film industry who gained recognition for the Munnabhai series. Apart from film direction, he has also worked as screenwriter and editor. Although he began his career as an editor, he soon gained a strong footing amongst the leading directors of the Hindi film industry. His works have received high appreciations from viewers as well as critics and have been honoured with numerous prestigious accolades.

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, Bollywood Director After completing the course at FTII, Rajkumar Hirani struggled for several years to pursue a career in film editing. However the lack of opportunities forced him to start his career with advertising. With time he successfully established himself as a producer and director of advertising films. He also appeared in a Fevicol ad featuring a group of guys and elephants trying to pull and break a Fevicol plank and chanting 'Jor laga ke Haisha'. He also appeared in the popular Kinetic Luna ad campaign by O&M. In spite of his success in advertisement business, he took a break from the same and began working with Vidhu Vinod Chopra to pursue a career in the film world. For the film 1942: A Love Story, he worked on trailers and promos. He also edited the promos for the film Kareeb. He got his first major break in films as an editor with the Bollywood flick Mission Kashmir.

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
National Film Awards
National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Munna Bhai M.B.B.S 2004
National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
National Film Award for Best Screenplay Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment 3 Idiots 2010
Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie Munna Bhai M.B.B.S 2004
Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay Munna Bhai M.B.B.S 2004
FilmFare Award for Best Film (Critics) Munna Bhai M.B.B.S 2004
FilmFare Award for Best Screenplay Munna Bhai M.B.B.S 2004
FilmFare Award for Best Dialogues Munna Bhai M.B.B.S 2004
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
Filmfare Best Story Award Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
Filmfare Best Dialogue Award Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
Filmfare Award for Best Director 3 Idiots 2010
Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue 3 Idiots 2010
Filmfare Award for Best Story 3 Idiots 2010
Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay 3 Idiots 2010
IIFA Awards
IIFA Award for Best Editing Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. 2004
IIFA Award for Best Screenplay Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. 2004
IIFA Award for Best Dialogue Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
IIFA Award for Best Story Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
IIFA Award for Best Editing 3 Idiots 2010
IIFA Award for Best Dialogue 3 Idiots 2010
IIFA Award for Best Screenplay 3 Idiots 2010
IIFA Award for Best Story 3 Idiots 2010
IIFA Award for Best Director 3 Idiots 2010
Screen Awards
Screen Award for Best Film Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
Screen Award for Best Story Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
Screen Award for Best Editing Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
Screen Award for Best Director 3 Idiots 2010
Screen Award for Best Screenplay 3 Idiots 2010
Screen Award for Best Editing 3 Idiots 2010
Screen Award for Best Dialogue 3 Idiots 2010
Zee Cine Awards
Zee Cine Award for Best Dialogue Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
Zee Cine Award for Best Screenplay Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
Zee Cine Award for Best Story Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
Other Awards
Bollywood Movie Award - Best Director Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
Stardust Dream Director Award Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
Global Indian Film Awards for Best Film, Best Story, Best Dialogue Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2007
Apsara Award for Special Honour For Films Of 2009 - Best Director 3 Idiots 2011


Filmography of Rajkumar Hirani
Year Film
2003 Munna Bhai M.B.B.S
2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai
2009 3 Idiots


More Articles in Bollywood Directors  (30)
• 
Dibakar Banerjee  
• 
Rohit Shetty  
• 
Apoorva Lakhia  
• 
Rahul Dholakia  
• 
Rahul Rawail  
• 
Sudhendu Roy  
• 
Jay Om Prakash  
• 
Anurag Kashyap  
• 
Tigmanshu Dhulia  
• 
Milan Luthria  
• 
Anees Bazmee  
• 
Mohit Suri  
• 
Dharmesh Darshan  
• 
Imtiaz Ali  
• 
Nikhil Advani  
• 
Vikram Bhatt  
• 
Prakash Jha  
• 
Chetan Anand, Bollywood Director  
• 
Zoya Akhtar  
• 
Rajkumar Hirani  
• 
Sanjay Gupta  
• 
Kidar Sharma  
• 
Homi Wadia  
• 
Shirish Kunder  
• 
Onir  
• 
Anurag Basu  
• 
Abbas-Mustan  
• 
Ram Gopal Varma  
• 
Manish Jha  
• 
Sanjay Gadhvi  
Recently Updated Articles in Indian Movies
• Guru
`Guru`, the Indian film is a Mani Ratnam creation which stars Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai.
• Aparajito
Aparajito, an award winning film directed by Satyajit Ray, is a sequel to Pather Panchali.
• Bombay
`Bombay`, the Indian film is a directorial piece of Mani Ratnam released in the year 1995.
• Bindu
Bindu is a Bollywood actress especially known for her Vamp roles and item numbers making her mark on the Indian Cinema. She has worked in more than 160 movies and received several film fare awards and nominations.
• Chowringhee
Chowringhee (1968) is a Bengali film based on a popular novel by Shankar.
E-magazine
Subscribe to E-Magazine on Entertainment
Rajkumar Hirani
Topics :   Art & Culture   |   Entertainment   |   Health   |   Reference   |   Sports   |   Society   |   Travel
Contact Us   |   Site Map
Follow Us : RSS Feed Follow On Facebook Follow on LinkedIn
E-MAGAZINE e-magazine
Copyright ‘ Jupiter Infomedia Ltd. All rights reserved including the right to reproduce the contents in whole or in part in any form or medium without the express written permission of Jupiter Infomedia Ltd.