New Delhi: Actor Sanjay Dutt, who inspired a whole generation to follow the principles of Mahatma Gandhi with his blockbuster “Lage Raho Munnabhai”, has hit another low in his roller-coaster life. Dutt, 48, who believes “Gandhigiri is better than dadagiri”, played the lovable Munnabhai in the mega-hit and encouraged people to return to the Gandhian philosophy in the film. And within weeks of the release of “Lage Raho...” bookstalls across the country started stocking up on Gandhiji’s books and forums sprang up on the Internet espousing the “cool” non-violent principles of India’s founding father. Dutt, who has always believed in ‘Gandhigiri’, has acknowledged many a time that “Lage Raho...” renewed interest in Gandhiji. “Gandhigiri became famous because of ‘Lage Raho…’ Otherwise, everyone would have forgotten what Gandhiji said.”

The impact of the film was so tremendous that protesters across the country started showing their angst by adopting non-violent and peaceful means. Another spin-off of the movie was that a group of professionals and students from Mumbai formed the “Lage Raho Munnabhai Fan Club” to promote the Mahatma’s message of peace and justice. PTI

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