SHOCKING Bollywood Trivia: A Gujarati film was made on Lage Raho Munna Bhai’s original story, as narrated by Aamir Khan, but it was NEVER released

On March 9, movie buffs were in for a treat as superstar Aamir Khan had a conversation with Javed Akhtar and shared fascinating trivia. A memorable moment of the afternoon was when he confessed that Rajkumar Hirani had expressed the desire to cast him for a film before 3 Idiots (2009) and after Munna Bhai MBBS (2003). However, Rajkumar later tweaked the script and turned it into Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006).

Aamir Khan didn’t stop here and told viewers what the original script was. He said, “It was set before independence, and the protagonist is a freedom fighter and a Gandhian. During lathi charge, he gets severely hurt and slips into a coma. He wakes up 40-45 years later. The world has progressed, but he doesn’t know that Gandhi has been killed. He’s still in the mid-40s. That’s why he talks to Gandhi.”

The idea was fascinating, and many felt a film on this idea should be made. Bollywood Hungama, however, has learned that a Gujarati movie has already been made on this subject. It is titled 'Bapu Kyan Chhe?'. It stars Dharmendra Gohil (of 102 Not Out and Vijay 69 fame), Avani Modi (of Calendar Girls fame), Mihir Bhuta and others. It is the story of a man who works with Mahatma Gandhi and slips into a coma during the stampede that ensues when Bapu is assassinated. He wakes up in the present day and wishes to meet Bapu. This is when his family and loved ones get people to dress up not just as Mahatma Gandhi but also as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel and others and appear in front of him.

Sadly, 'Bapu Kyan Chhe?' never got a release. The cast and crew interacted with the press way back in 2016 and in 2017, there were reports that it would arrive in cinemas that year. Sadly, that never happened. The film is written and directed by Pankaj Trivedi, who has written films like Apna Sapna Money Money, the TV show ‘Wagle Ki Duniya’ etc.

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