Lage raho with Munna-Circuit comic books

Director Raj Kumar Hirani and his co-writer Abhijat Joshi have decided not to restrict their two endearing creations, Munna and Circuit, to the big screen. They’ll soon be seen as part of a comic book series.

Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi tickled audiences’ funny bone as Munna and Circuit respectively in Munnabhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munna Bhai. “And why just comic books? We’ve a large number of offers to turn Munna and Circuit’s adventures into animation films, cartoon strips,” Hirani said.

In fact, a blueprint for the comic strips has already been made. “We’ve drawn some sketches which will hopefully serve as illustrations in a series of adventures. If things go well we’ll soon be putting out Circuit-Munna comic books for public consumption,” he added.

The comic books and the proposed animation films will be marketed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions, which had produced the two films as well. 

Arshad is delighted by the idea. “Wow! To actually feature in comic books, like Superman or Spiderman! Imagine what my son Zeke will have to tell his friends in school. ‘My father the superhero!’ I’ve worked hard to make Circuit the funny yet poignant right-hand man. I’d love to be part of the comic books.”