Rajkumar Hirani Birthday: Top 5 Movies Of The Ace Filmmaker And Upcoming Projects

Rajkumar Hirani Birthday: One of the most celebrated directors in Indian cinema, Rajkumar Hirani, celebrates his 63rd birthday on November 20. With his light-hearted and humorous approach, the director’s movies often portray significant social issues.

After graduating from FTII, he started his journey as a film editor and made his debut as a director in 2003.

Rajkumar Hirani’s Top 5 Movies

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. marks Hirani’s debut directorial project, which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and the Filmfare Award for Best Film (Critics), among others.

The film featured Sanjay Dutt in the titular role alongside Arshad Warsi, Gracy Singh, Boman Irani and others. The film also marked the final film appearance of Sunil Dutt, who essayed

the role of father to his real-life son Sanjay Dutt.

3 Idiots (2009)

Loosely based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel Five Point Someone, 3 Idiots follows the friendship of three students at an engineering college. The film stars Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, and Sharman Joshi in leading roles. The coming-of-age comedy-drama emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film of its time.

PK (2014)

This science fiction comedy drama focuses on a religious satire and addresses superstition and the issue of pseudoprophets. The film stars Aamir Khan in the titular role alongside Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput, Boman Irani, Sanjay Dutt, Saurabh Shukla and others.

Sanju (2018)

The film revolves around the life and career of Sanjay Dutt, focusing on his drug addiction, arrests, and suspected association with the 1993 Bombay bombings. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor in the title role alongside an ensemble supporting cast, including Vicky Kaushal, Paresh Rawal, Anushka Sharma, Dia Mirza, Manisha Koirala, Karishma Tanna, Jim Sarbh and Sonam Kapoor.

Dunki (2023)

This adventure comedy drama is based on the illegal immigration technique donkey fight. Dunki features Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Boman Irani, Anil Grover and Vikram Kochar in leading roles alongside Vicky Kaushal in a special appearance.

Rajkumar Hirani’s Upcoming Projects

For his upcoming film, Rajkumar Hirani collaborates with Aamir Khan for the biopic of Dadasaheb Phalke. The film is expected to start shooting in 2026. According to reports, Aamir has already started his preparations for the film and is working on getting into the look of the character.

As per Times of India reports, a source revealed, “He (Aamir Khan) is growing out his look and will dive straight into workshops in December. This is the first time he’s playing a real-life pioneer of cinema, and Hirani wants to give it the grandeur it deserves.”