Though Lage Raho Munnabhai due to pompous and pretentious treatment of its theme does no justice to Gandhian ideology, it can be safely stated that such movies do come to stir the hearts and minds of an average person. After all, parallel cinema with their complex presentation fails to strike a chord with man on street. What’s important is that inherent message must reach to the masses. No doubt, well-made commercial movies do not respect sense of proportion yet they leave an indelible impression on inert souls.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra should be complimented for defying stereotypes with interesting version of serious issue,which provoke us to do some soul-searching! For instance Munnabhai MBBS was successful in bridging the gulf between elites and the lower class. It enabled us to understand that life should not be viewed from fixed angles and, therefore, one should never hesitate in going out of the way to create wonder via a ‘jaadu ki jhappi’.

Anyway, it can be stated safely about Gandhism that the country, which has not been able to showcase Gandhi’s ideals in real perspective, does not deserve the right to probe its utility in such a casual manner. Better we learn to anticipate Gandhism with right bent of mind instead of mirroring it in our prejudices.