Rajkumar Hirani (born 20 November 1962) is an Indian film director and editor. Hirani is known for directing the Hindi films Munna Bhai M.B.B.S (2003), Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006), 3 Idiots (2009), PK (2014) and Sanju (2018). All of his films have been huge commercial and critical successes.[1] Most have won several awards, including the national awards.[2][3] He has won 11 Filmfare Awards. He is the founder of production house Rajkumar Hirani Films.
 Hirani being felicitated at a neurosurgeons' conference in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National Film Awards edit
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 (51st) |
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Munnabhai MBBS[4] | Won |
| 2006 (54th) |
Lage Raho Munnabhai[5] | ||
| Best Screenplay | |||
| 2009 (57th) |
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | 3 Idiots[6] |
Filmfare Awards edit
Hirani's all directorial features have been nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Director for him so far, making him the only director to do so. Also his all films are nominated for Best screenplay barring Sanju.
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 (49th) |
Best Film (Critics) | Munnabhai MBBS | Won |
| Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Won | ||
| 2007 (52nd) |
Best Film (Critics) | Lage Raho Munnabhai[7] | Won |
| Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Best Story | Won | ||
| Best Dialogue | Won | ||
| Best Editing | Nominated | ||
| 2010 (55th) |
Best Director | 3 Idiots[8] | Won |
| Best Story | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Won | ||
| Best Dialogue | Won | ||
| 2015 (60th) |
Best Film | PK[9] | Nominated |
| Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Won | ||
| Best Story | Nominated | ||
| Best Dialogue | Won | ||
| 2019 (64th) |
Best Film | Sanju | Nominated |
| Best Director | Nominated |
Screen Awards edit
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Story | Lage Raho Munnabhai[10] | Won |
| Best Dialogue | |||
| Best Editing | |||
| 2010 | Best Director | 3 Idiots[4] | |
| Best Screenplay | |||
| Best Dialogue | |||
| Best Editing | |||
| 2015 | Best Dialogue | PK |
IIFA Awards edit
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 (5th) |
Best Screenplay | Munnabhai MBBS | Won |
| Best Editing | |||
| 2007 (8th) |
Best Director | Lage Raho Munnabhai[11] | |
| Best Story | |||
| Best Dialogue | |||
| 2010 (11th) |
Best Director | 3 Idiots[12][13] | |
| Best Story | |||
| Best Screenplay | |||
| Best Editing | |||
| 2015 (16th) |
Best Director | PK | |
| Best Dialogue | |||
| 2019 (20th) |
Best Director in 2 decades | 3 Idiots[14] |
Apsara Awards edit
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Best Debut Director | Munnabhai MBBS | Won |
| Best Screenplay | |||
| Best Editing | |||
| 2011 | Best Director of 2009 (Special Honour) | 3 Idiots[4] | |
| 2015 | Best Film | PK[15][16] | |
| Best Director | |||
| Best Dialogue |
Zee Cine Awards edit
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Most Promising Director | Munnabhai MBBS | Won |
| Best Editing | |||
| 2007 | Best Story | Lage Raho Munnabhai[17] | |
| Best Screenplay | |||
| Best Dialogue | |||
| Zenith Power Team Award | |||
| 2019 | Best Film | Sanju |
Bollywood Movie Awards edit
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Best Director | Munnabhai MBBS | Won |
| 2007 | Lage Raho Munnabhai[18] | ||
| Best Story | |||
| Best Dialogue |
Stardust Awards edit
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Director | Lage Raho Munnabhai[19][20] | Won |
Global Indian Film Awards edit
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Story | Lage Raho Munnabhai[21][22] | Won |
| Best Dialogue |
ETC Bollywood Business Awards edit
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Highest Grossing Director | PK | Won |
| Top Grosser of the Year | |||
| Box office Record breaker of the Year | |||
| Box office 300 cr club | |||
| 2018 | Top Grosser of the Year | Sanju | |
| Box office 300 cr club |
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne edit
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Telstra People's Choice Award | PK[23] | Won |
| 2018 | Best Film | Sanju[24] | |
| Best Director |
CNN-IBN Indian of the Year edit
| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Entertainment | Lage Raho Munnabhai | Won |
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "Rajkumar Hirani and his inimitable craft".
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- ^ "60th Britannia Filmfare Awards 2014: Complete list of winners". The Times of India. 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Star Screen Award Winners 2007 – Thirteenth (13th) Star Screen Awards". www.awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (19 September 2019). "Rajkumar Hirani wins the IIFA award for Best Director in the last 20 years for 3 Idiots :Bollywood Latest News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Aamir Khan's 'PK' scores big at Star Guild Awards 2015". The Indian Express. 12 January 2015.
- ^ "'PK' scores big at Star Guild Awards 2015". The Gulf News. 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Winners of the Zee Cine Awards 2007". Sify. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Bollywood Movie Awards '07". 30 May 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Aishwarya, Sanjay bag top honours at Stardust awards - bollywood news : glamsham.com". www.glamsham.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Stardust Awards 2010: Winners List". www.merinews.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Lage Raho Munnabhai upstages Rang De.. at GIFA as Best Film". zeenews.com. 10 December 2006. Retrieved 10 December 2006.
- ^ "Lage Raho Munnabhai takes top honour". dnaindia.com. 10 December 2006. Retrieved 10 December 2006.
- ^ "Indian Film Festival Melbourne". Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Indian Film Festival Melbourne". www.iffm.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.