HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | BOLLYWOOD South Africans love 'Lage Raho Munnabhai'14th Dec 2006 14.00 IST By Agencies South Africans are the latest to have been charmed by the Sanjay Dutt – Vidya Balan – Arshad Warsi starrer Lage Raho Munnabhai and its concept of Gandhigiri. A South African delegation was in Lucknow recently attending a global judiciary summit and so impressed they were by the film that they were carrying back home DVDs of the Bollywood blockbuster. 
"The movie has re-enlivened the non-violence philosophy practiced by Mahatma Gandhi who continues to remain close to the hearts of the South Africans," said Justice Kenneth Mithyane of the South African Supreme Court of Appeals. "The theme of the film is really impressive and I am sure it'll be a big draw back home, even though perceptions have changed and today's generation may find it difficult to strictly follow Gandhi's ideology of offering the other cheek after being slapped on one," he said. "We can never forget the contribution of the Mahatma in our freedom struggle and our fight against racism. "Like in India, we also have statues of Mahatma Gandhi at prominent places. Though our government has not declared a holiday on his birth anniversary, we do pay rich tributes to him on Oct 2." Fatima Chouhan, a young member of the South African parliament who was also here, said: "We have still preserved the (Phoenix) settlement established by Mahatma Gandhi." Fatima, a fourth generation South African of Indian origin who traces her roots to Gujarat, added: "The Gandhian philosophy and ideals were highly respected in South Africa as his message of brotherhood, peace and harmony changed the lives of people in our country. "'Munnabhai' will be widely appreciated in South Africa. I'm carrying a couple of video discs for my family and friends." Related Sanjay Dutt Vidya Balan Arshad Warsi Lage Raho Munnabhai | CRICKET ZONE Live Cricket Coverage Song Lyrics ALSO READ scoop ~ John Abraham ready to go Full Monty ~ Katrina Kaif's acting fee keeps soaring ~ Imran Khan denies Aamir Khan is his mentor ~ Kangana Ranaut wants her boyfriend in 'Jail'? ~ 'Sarkar 3' with Deepika and Ranbir? ~ Tabu plays a sexually deprived woman ~ Dia Mirza hopes to bounce back in big way ~ Shahrukh Khan to make a superhero film ( more in scoop ) happenings ~ Shatrughan Sinha wishes speedy recovery to Amitabh ~ Amitabh Bachchan to stay in hospital for 2-3 days ( more in happenings ) AKC HOT INDEX ECARDS > New Year, Diwali, Birthday, Valentines, Love, Christmas MOVIES Hello, Drona, Kidnap, Welcome To Sajjanpur, Hulla, The Last Lear, 1920, Saas Bahu Aur Sensex, Ru-Ba-Ru, A Wednesday, Rock On, Phoonk, Chamku, Dostana , Heroes , Karzzzz , Golmaal Returns MUSIC Dostana , Karzzzz 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 | more... POPULAR WALLPAPERS Katrina Kaif wallpapers | Deepika Padukone wallpapers | Salman Khan wallpapers | Aishwarya Rai wallpapers | Shahrukh Khan wallpapers | Akshay Kumar wallpapers | Kareena Kapoor wallpapers | Ranbir Kapoor wallpapers | Priyanka Chopra wallpapers | Kajol wallpapers | Mallika Sherawat wallpapers | Rani Mukherjee wallpapers | Hrithik Roshan wallpapers | Vidya Balan wallpapers | Amrita Rao wallpapers | Genelia D'Souza wallpapers | Sneha Ullal wallpapers | Riya Sen wallpapers | Preity Zinta wallpapers | Bipasha Basu wallpapers | Minissha Lamba wallpapers | Ayesha Takia wallpapers | Imran Khan wallpapers | Nigar Khan wallpapers | John Abraham wallpapers | Sherlyn Chopra wallpapers MOVIE TRAILERS & VIDEOS Dostana trailers | Drona trailers | Kidnap trailers | Hello trailers | Fashion trailers | EMI trailers | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi trailers | Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai trailers | Aashayein trailers | Paathshaala trailers | Toonpur Ka Superhero trailers | Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi trailers | Rang Rasiya trailers | Chal Chala Chal trailers | Heroes trailers | Karzz trailers | Horn Ok Please trailers | Golmaal Returns trailers | Ghajini trailers | Yuvvraaj trailers | Kambakth Ishq trailers | Dil Kabaddi trailers | Billoo Barber trailers | | 
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