Director
Rajkumar Hirani
Born 20 November 1962 · Nagpur, Maharashtra
Rajkumar Hirani (born 1962, Nagpur) is an Indian director, writer and editor of Hindi films. He is known for humane, crowd-pleasing comedies with social messages, including the Munna Bhai films, 3 Idiots and PK. His films rank among the biggest hits in Bollywood history.
Key films
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
His directorial debut, a comedy about a gangster in medical school that launched his signature heartfelt style.
Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)
The sequel blended comedy with Gandhian ideas and was both a critical and commercial success.
3 Idiots (2009)
A campus comedy-drama critiquing rote education that became one of Hindi cinema's biggest hits.
PK (2014)
A satire on organised religion told through an alien visitor, and a record-setting box-office success.
Sanju (2018)
A biopic of actor Sanjay Dutt, showing his move into biographical drama.
Key awards
- 2010 Filmfare Award for Best Director (3 Idiots)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 9
- 2003Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.Director
- 2006Lage Raho Munna BhaiDirector
- 20093 IdiotsDirector
- 2009Luck by Chance · as SelfActor
- 2011Big in Bollywood · as HimselfActor
- 2014PKDirector
- 2015Shamitabh · as SelfActor
- 2018SanjuDirector
- 2023DunkiDirector
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.