Tuesday, June 27, 2006

It�s �Lage Raho Munnabhai� after audience poll: " Following an opinion poll, the next chapter in Munnabhai�s life has been re-titled LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI. The film, which went on the floors with a working title of MUNNABHAI 2, had earlier been named MUNNABHAI 2ND INNINGS.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra comments, �When we announced MUNNABHAI 2ND INNINGS, many people reacted and even sent emails with their suggestions. That�s when we felt that since Munna and Circuit have developed such a huge fan following, it would be nice if we could get people involved in selecting a title.�

So, Vinod Chopra Films went in for some market research. The first round was done in Mumbai, where randomly selected people were asked to choose between MUNNABHAI 2ND INNINGS and LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI. The results were too one-sided to believe. So, associates in several cities were roped in and the exercise repeated there. The combined response was almost unanimous. Over 90% of the respondents chose LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI. They all said they liked the zing in the name. This settled the matter once and for all.

LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI stars Sanjay Dutt as Munnabhai supported by Arshad Warsi as Circuit. According to Chopra, LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI is not a sequel, but another episode in the life of Munna and Circuit and their encounter with truth. The film also stars Boman Irani, Jimmy Shergill, Vidya Balan and Dia Mirza. Rajkumar Hirani directs the film, while Shantanu Moitra scores the music.

LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI is scheduled for release on September 1. "

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