Munna has spent the last decade trying to pretend to his parents that he's a responsible doctor. However, he's actually a gangster. When they find out the truth, he decides to go to medical school and does. Out of the blue, the previously evil Munna suddenly notices how dispassionate and love-deprived the medical school and hospital are--so he begins doing everything he can to change the place. And, oddly, he begins calling everyone 'dude' and talking like a surfer.
"Munna Bhai MBBS" is a film that has way too much in it. Now I know that it was popular in India...so the filmmakers made the right choices for this movie. But outside of India, I can't see the film doing as well because it actually looks like about five films shoved into one! IMDb says it's a remake of "Patch Adams"....and much of the movie is also like that. But there's also a lot of Rodney Dangerfield's "Back to School", a gangster film, "Animal House" as well as, of all things, a Pauly Shore picture! A great example of too much--and a tighter focus could have made the film great. As it is, it's fun and very enjoyable but also very slight--when it should have been profound.
"Munna Bhai MBBS" is a film that has way too much in it. Now I know that it was popular in India...so the filmmakers made the right choices for this movie. But outside of India, I can't see the film doing as well because it actually looks like about five films shoved into one! IMDb says it's a remake of "Patch Adams"....and much of the movie is also like that. But there's also a lot of Rodney Dangerfield's "Back to School", a gangster film, "Animal House" as well as, of all things, a Pauly Shore picture! A great example of too much--and a tighter focus could have made the film great. As it is, it's fun and very enjoyable but also very slight--when it should have been profound.