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Munna Bhai, a gangster in Mumbai, is in love with the voice of Jhanvi, a radio jockey. He devises a plan to meet her when she announces a contest on the life and beliefs of Mahatma Gandhi set for 2 October—Gandhi's birthday. Circuit helps Munna win the contest by kidnapping and then bribing a group of professors. As the winner, Munna is granted an interview with Jhanvi where he lies to her, presenting himself as a professor of history and a Gandhi specialist. Jhanvi asks Munna to lecture on Gandhi to a community of senior citizens who live in her home, called the "Second Innings House". To prepare for this event, Munna engages in intense study of the life and works of Gandhi.

It is during this period that the image of Mahatma Gandhi referred to by his nickname, "Bapu", or "father," appears offering help and advice to Munna. Gandhi continues to appear each time Munna sings Raghupathi Raghava Rajaram (a song often sung in Gandhi's memory). With Gandhi's help, Munna succeeds in impressing Jhanvi and cultivates a new life based upon Gandhism (particularly non-violence and truth) which transforms everyone with whom he comes into contact. Munna starts to co-host a radio show with Jhanvi and Gandhi's spirit, guiding his audience to use Gandhigiri (a neologism for Gandhism) to solve everyday problems.

Several subplots in the film highlight the power of Gandhigiri. The main plot details the story of Lucky Singh and his daughter Simran. Lucky is an unscrupulous businessman who employs Circuit and Munna Bhai to conduct "underworld" activities for him. His daughter, Simran, is engaged to marry Sunny, the son of a powerful businessman, Kkhurana. Kkhurana, however, is superstitious and his activities are controlled by his astrologer, Batuk Maharaj. Maharaj's particular use of numerology led Kkhurana to add an extra "K" to his real name (Khurana) as well as to the conclusion that the "Second Innings House" would be the most auspicious place for Sunny and Simran to live. Maharaj also convinces Kkhurana to reject the marriage between Simran and Sunny when it is revealed that Simran is considered to be a manglik (an individual whose Vedic astrological makeup is believed by some to be devastating for marriage).

After Lucky appropriates "Second Innings House" through unethical means, Munna launches a "non-violent" protest called "Get Well Soon, Lucky" in which he asks his radio-show audience to send Lucky flowers to help him recover from the "disease of dishonesty." Munna, along with Circuit, Jhanvi, and the senior citizens of "Second Innings House", begin a peaceful satyagraha in front of Lucky's house. However, via a letter sent by Munna, Jhanvi soon discovers his truth. Heartbroken, she leaves Munna, and he ends the protest. Munna receives another setback when he is tricked by Lucky into revealing his conversations with Gandhi before a public audience (which serves as proof for a psychiatrist in the audience that Munna is delusional; Gandhi's monologue at the end of the film, however, questions this conclusion). Munna, unperturbed by the setbacks in his life, however, continues to use Gandhigiri, a decision that transforms Lucky, brings Jhanvi back to him, and resolves Simran's marriage.

Additional subplots include the story of Victor D'Souza who, having lost his father's money in stock market, promises to earn back the money as a taxi driver. Another includes the story of a retired teacher who, having been denied his pension, offers everything he owns to the corrupt official in the pension office.

In this manner, the application of Gandhi's concept of satyagraha (non-violence) to day-to-day modern life (and thus the revival of Gandhi's "spirit") becomes the central theme of the film. The film also tackles issues related to social justice such as the impact of astrology and numerology on daily life.


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