And now...Munna-Circuit comic books
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Director
Raj Kumar Hirani and his co-writer Abhijat Joshi have decided not to
restrict their two endearing creations - Munna and Circuit - to the
large screen. They'll soon be seen as part of a comic book series.
Sanjay
Dutt and Arshad Warsi tickled the funny bone of audiences as Munna and
Circuit respectively in the hit movies "Munnabhai M.B.B.S." and "Lage
Raho Munna Bhai".
"And why just comic books? We've a large
number of offers to turn Munna and Circuit's adventures into animation
films, cartoon strips, you name it," Hirani told IANS.
In fact, the blueprint for the comic strips has already been made.
"We've
drawn some sketches for Munna and Circuit which would hopefully serve
as illustrations in a series of adventures, and we like what we see. If
things go well we'll soon be putting out Circuit-Munna comic books for
public consumption," said Hirani.
The comic books and the
proposed animation films will be marketed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Productions, which had produced the two films as well.
Arshad
is delighted by the idea. "Wow! To actually feature in comic books,
like Superman or Spiderman! Imagine what my son Zeke will have to tell
his friends in school. 'My father the superhero!'
"But
seriously, I've worked very hard on making my character of Circuit as
Munna's funny yet poignant right hand man. So, yes, I'd love to be part
of the comic books."
Indo-Asian News Service
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