List of accolades received by Lage Raho Munna Bhai

List of accolades received by *Lage Raho Munna Bhai*
	Hirani's writing and direction, Dutt and Warsi's performances in Lage Raho Munna Bhai garnered them several awards and nominations respectively.
Award
Accolades
Award	Wins
Totals
Wins	32
Nominations	70
	Note ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination. ;

Lage Raho Munna Bhai (pronounced [ləˈɡeː rəˈɦoː mʊnnaːˈbʱaːi] ^ⓘ; English: Carry on Munna Bhai) is a 2006 Indian musical comedy directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It stars Sanjay Dutt as Munna Bhai, a Mumbai (Bombay) underworld don, who begins to see the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi. Through his interactions with the image of Gandhi, Munna Bhai begins to practice what he calls Gandhigiri (Satyagraha, non-violence, and truth) to help ordinary people solve their problems. His sidekick, Circuit, is portrayed by Arshad Warsi.

Lage Raho Munna Bhai is the recipient of four National Film Awards in addition to other awards. Some speculated that it would represent India as an entry for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.^[1] Although ultimately losing to Rang De Basanti as India's official submission, the film's producers submitted it as an independent entry. However, neither film received an Oscar nomination.^[2]

Awards and nominations

Award^[a]	Date of ceremony^[b]	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Bollywood Movie Awards	26 May 2007	Best Film	Lage Raho Munna Bhai – Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Won	^[3] ^[4]
		Best Director	Rajkumar Hirani	Won
		Best Dialogue	Rajkumar Hirani	Won
		Best Story	Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi	Won
		Best Actor	Sanjay Dutt	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Arshad Warsi	Nominated
		Best Comedian	Arshad Warsi	Nominated
Filmfare Awards	17 February 2007	Best Film	Lage Raho Munna Bhai – Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Nominated	^[5] ^[6]
		Best Film (Critics)	Lage Raho Munna Bhai – Rajkumar Hirani	Won
		Best Director	Rajkumar Hirani	Nominated
		Best Actor	Sanjay Dutt	Nominated
		Best Performance in a Negative Role	Boman Irani	Nominated
		Best Performance in a Comic Role	Arshad Warsi	Won
		Best Female Playback Singer	Shreya Ghoshal – (for "Pal Pal Har Pal")	Nominated
		Best Story	Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Won
		Best Dialogue	Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Won
		Best Screenplay	Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Nominated
		Best Editing	Rajkumar Hirani	Nominated
		Best Choreography	Ganesh Acharya for "Samjho Ho Hi Gaya"	Nominated
Global Indian Film Awards	7–9 December 2006	Best Film	Lage Raho Munna Bhai – Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Won	^[7] ^[8]
		Best Director	Rajkumar Hirani	Nominated
		Best Actor	Sanjay Dutt	Nominated
		Best Actor in A Supporting Role	Arshad Warsi	Nominated
		Best Actor in A Comic Role	Boman Irani	Nominated
		Best Female Playback Singer	Shreya Ghoshal for "Pal Pal Har Pal"	Nominated
		Best Story	Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Won
		Best Dialogue	Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani	Won
International Indian Film Academy Awards	7–9 June 2007	Best Film	Lage Raho Munna Bhai – Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Nominated	^[9] ^[10]
		Best Director	Rajkumar Hirani	Won
		Best Story	Rajkumar Hirani	Won
		Best Screenplay	Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Nominated
		Best Dialogue	Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani	Won
		Best Actor	Sanjay Dutt	Nominated
		Best Actress	Vidya Balan	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Arshad Warsi	Won
		Best Performance in a Negative Role	Boman Irani	Nominated
		Best Female Playback Singer	Shreya Ghoshal for "Pal Pal Har Pal"	Nominated
National Film Awards	2 September 2008	Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment	Producer: Vidhu Vinod Chopra Director: Rajkumar Hirani	Won	^[11]
		Best Screenplay	Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Dilip Prabhavalkar	Won
		Best Lyricist	Swanand Kirkire for "Bande Mein Tha Dum"	Won
Screen Awards	6 January 2007	Best Film	Lage Raho Munna Bhai – Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Won	^[12] ^[13]
		Best Director	Rajkumar Hirani	Nominated
		Best Editing	Rajkumar Hirani	Won
		Best Story	Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani	Won
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
		Best Dialogue		Won
		Best Actor	Sanjay Dutt	Nominated
		Best Actor (Critics)	Sanjay Dutt	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Arshad Warsi	Won
		Best Lyricist	Swanand Kirkire for "Bande Mein Tha Dum"	Nominated
Stardust Awards	18 February 2007	Dream Director	Rajkumar Hirani	Won	^[14] ^[15]
		Star of the Year – Male	Sanjay Dutt	Won
		Superstar of Tomorrow – Female	Vidya Balan	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Arshad Warsi	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Dilip Prabhavalkar	Nominated
		Best Performance in a Negative Role	Boman Irani	Nominated
Zee Cine Awards	1 April 2007	Best Film	Lage Raho Munna Bhai – Vidhu Vinod Chopra	Nominated	^[16] ^[17] ^[18] ^[19]
		Best Director	Rajkumar Hirani	Nominated
		Best Dialogue		Nominated
		Best Editing		Won
		Best Story	Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani	Won
		Best Screenplay	Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani	Won
		Best Actor – Male	Sanjay Dutt	Nominated
		Best Actor (Critics) – Male	Sanjay Dutt	Won
		Best Actor in a Comic Role	Arshad Warsi	Won
		Best Lyricist	Swanand Kirkire for "Bande Mein Tha Dum"	Nominated
		Best Song Recording	Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Sachin Sanghvi	Nominated
		Best Film Processing	Adlabs Films	Nominated
		Zenith Power Team Award	Lage Raho Munna Bhai	Won

Notes

^ Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

^ Adarsh, Taran (1 November 2006). "Munna's tryst with Oscars begins". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved 2006-11-01.
^ Saxena, Kashika (2012-09-25). "India's Oscar race: Losers weepers?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
^ "Bollywood Movie Awards Nominees Announced". Bollyspice.Com. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "Winners of Bollywood Movie Awards: 1999 to 2007". BollywoodAwards.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ IndiaFM News Bureau (8 February 2007). "Nominations for the 52nd Filmfare Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ IndiaFM News Bureau (24 February 2007). "52nd FairOne Filmfare Awards 2006 winners". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 6 March 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ IndiaFM News Bureau (27 October 2006). "Global Indian Film Awards 2006 Nomination List". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ IndiaFM News Bureau (10 December 2006). "G.I.F.A. Awards 2006: List of winners". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 20 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ IndiaFM News Bureau (4 April 2007). "Nominees for IIFA Awards 2007". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ IndiaFM News Bureau (10 June 2007). "IIFA Awards 2007 winners". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 28 December 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ IndiaFM News Bureau (26 December 2006). "Nominations for the 13th Annual Star-Screen Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 28 December 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ IndiaFM News Bureau (7 January 2007). "Winners: 13th Annual Star-Screen Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "Max Stardust Awards Nominations". Sify. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "Ash, Sanju bag top Stardust awards". CNN-News18. 21 February 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "The 10th Zee Cine Awards 2007 Viewers' Choice Nominations". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "The 10th Zee Cine Awards 2007 Jury's Choice Nominations". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "The 10th Zee Cine Awards 2007 Winners". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "Winners of the Zee Cine Awards 2007". Sify. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

[4] Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.

[5] Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

[begins-2] Adarsh, Taran (1 November 2006). "Munna's tryst with Oscars begins". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved 2006-11-01.

[3] Saxena, Kashika (2012-09-25). "India's Oscar race: Losers weepers?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-12-06.

[6] "Bollywood Movie Awards Nominees Announced". Bollyspice.Com. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[7] "Winners of Bollywood Movie Awards: 1999 to 2007". BollywoodAwards.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[8] IndiaFM News Bureau (8 February 2007). "Nominations for the 52nd Filmfare Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[9] IndiaFM News Bureau (24 February 2007). "52nd FairOne Filmfare Awards 2006 winners". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 6 March 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[10] IndiaFM News Bureau (27 October 2006). "Global Indian Film Awards 2006 Nomination List". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[11] IndiaFM News Bureau (10 December 2006). "G.I.F.A. Awards 2006: List of winners". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 20 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[12] IndiaFM News Bureau (4 April 2007). "Nominees for IIFA Awards 2007". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[13] IndiaFM News Bureau (10 June 2007). "IIFA Awards 2007 winners". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 28 December 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[54thaward-14] "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[15] IndiaFM News Bureau (26 December 2006). "Nominations for the 13th Annual Star-Screen Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 28 December 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[16] IndiaFM News Bureau (7 January 2007). "Winners: 13th Annual Star-Screen Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[17] "Max Stardust Awards Nominations". Sify. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[18] "Ash, Sanju bag top Stardust awards". CNN-News18. 21 February 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[19] "The 10th Zee Cine Awards 2007 Viewers' Choice Nominations". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[20] "The 10th Zee Cine Awards 2007 Jury's Choice Nominations". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[21] "The 10th Zee Cine Awards 2007 Winners". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[22] "Winners of the Zee Cine Awards 2007". Sify. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

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