SCOOP!! & NEWS ‘Munnabhai MBBS’ to be ‘Gangsta MD’ in Hollywood13th May 2005 18.45 IST By Aparajita Ghosh We have heard about the Indian remakes of Hollywood movies. Now we can boast of at least one Bollywood flick that is being remade in Hollywood. Munnabhai MBBS , the movie that tickled the bones of many and discovered an ace comedian in Arshad Warsi , is going to be remade in English by the 20th Century Fox.
The Hollywood version, believed to be titled ‘Gangsta MD’, will have foreign star cast. It will most likely be directed by Mira Nair, who is based in the US. It is also learnt that Munnabhai MBBS producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra would be part of the production team for the Hollywood version. He may also be part of the distribution network in India. Munnabhai MBBS stars Sanjay Dutt as a local goon Munnabhai, who enters the medical world by crook to fulfill the dream of his father (who wants to see his son as a doctor) and to woo a girl named Chinki (Gracy Singh). While still a student, Munnabhai begins to offer unconventional remedies like jaddo ki japphi (magical hug) to the patients. Surprisingly, his remedies work very well and Munnabhai becomes a loved one of everyone in the hospital. The film stars Sunil Dutt as Sanju’s father. Arshad Warsi plays Sanju’s sidekick named Circuit. | ALSO READ scoop ~ Finally, Shahrukh Khan mil gaya ~ Katrina Kaif faces identity crisis! ~ Salman Khan’s 'Veer' not shelved! ~ Shilpa Shetty perfect for Bond girl: Daniel Craig ~ Kareena Kapoor plans holiday in the Alps ~ I play a passionate, sensual girl in 'Rang Rasiya': Nandana Sen ~ Who's the hottest Bond girl? ~ The miracle that got Hrithik Roshan dancing! ( more in scoop ) happenings ~ Shilpa Shetty injures her wrist ~ Amitabh Bachchan returns to action ( more in happenings ) AKC HOT INDEX ECARDS > Halloween, New Year, Diwali, Birthday, Valentines, Love, Christmas MOVIES Dostana, Dasvidaniya, Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi, EMI, Golmaal Returns, Fashion, Heroes, Roadside Romeo, Kidnap, Drona, Yuvvraaj , Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi , Horn Ok Pleassss , Aashayein MUSIC Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi , Yuvvraaj celebs » wallpapers » the celeb A-Z who's in » Katrina Kaif | Deepika Padukone | Ranbir Kapoor | Harman Baweja | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan | Imran Khan | Shahrukh Khan | Salman Khan | Aamir Khan | Hrithik Roshan | Akshay Kumar | Zayed Khan | Saif Ali Khan | John Abraham | Shahid Kapur | Kareena Kapoor | Vidya Balan | Priyanka Chopra | Rani Mukherjee | Mallika Sherawat | Bipasha Basu | Preity Zinta | Kajol | Neha Dhupia | Sameera Reddy | Juhi Chawla | Karisma Kapoor | Madhuri Dixit | Zeenat Aman | Payal Rohatgi | Sneha Ullal | Mahima Chaudhary | Meghna Naidu | Gayatri Joshi | Rakhi Sawant | Bhumika Chawla | Lisa Ray | Dimple Kapadia | Ayesha Takia | Dia Mirza | Sushmita Sen | Amisha Patel | Esha Deol | Amrita Rao | Amrita Arora | Genelia D'Souza | Arjun Rampal | Amitabh Bachchan | Vivek Oberoi | Raima Sen | Riya Sen | Rekha | Rimi Sen | Nigar Khan | Tanushree Dutta | Yana Gupta | Deepal Shaw | Shilpa Shetty | Celina Jaitley | Sonam Kapoor | Neha Oberoi | Nisha Rawal | Manjari Fadnis | Kamal Haasan | Rajnikant | Asin | Sanjay Dutt | Shahid Kapoor | Sherlyn Chopra | Farhan Akhtar | Prachi Desai | Koel Purie | Shahana Goswami | Adah Sharma | Kangana Ranaut | Anushka Sharma | Mugdha Godse | Masumeh Makhija | Minissha Lamba | Vidya Malvade | Malaika Arora | Shweta Kumar | | more... |
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