"I never thought he would make it so big," says Sanjeev. "When he went to FTII, people would ask me, 'Tera bhai hero ban gaya kya (Has your brother gone to become a hero)?' They didn't realise that he was taking an editing course there."
"When Munnabhai MBBS released, I was in the US. Raju's number was busy so I called my sister Anju and asked her what the response was. She said the theatre was empty. That made me sad. But in the evening, she called and said that the theatres were full, and everybody loved it. I took all my friends to the theatre and showed them the film," adds Sanjeev.
Raju's films, his brother points out, are mostly inspired from real life. Sunil Dutt's first scene in Munnabhai MBBS where a thief tries to rob him at the railway station is a scene taken from Raju's life. In the film, Duttsaab rescues the thief from being beaten up and brings him to his son's hospital to get treated.
In real life, Raju's dad met a man trying to dupe people by getting to place ads in a magazine that would never get printed. After a few months, Suresh Hirani saw the man drunk. He asked him to confess, and the man did. People started beating the man up, but Suresh brought him home, fed him and gave him money to return.
"Raju used to visit a medical college often because he had friends there," says Sanjeev. "Munnabhai MBBS is inspired from that, especially the ragging scene."
"Raju is always short of sleep," says his sister-in-law Neetu. "He can doze off while talking to you!"
Her son Karan loves bragging about his famous uncle. He once told his friends that Munnabhai Chale Amerika, the third part in the trilogy, would be shot in the US, and that he has a role in it.
Young Karan got his moment of glory when Raju called him on stage at an awards event and shared his trophy with him. Karan still has the award in his room. Karan hopes his Rajuchachu will make a film with his favourite actor Hrithik Roshan.
"When Munnabhai MBBS released, I was in the US. Raju's number was busy so I called my sister Anju and asked her what the response was. She said the theatre was empty. That made me sad. But in the evening, she called and said that the theatres were full, and everybody loved it. I took all my friends to the theatre and showed them the film," adds Sanjeev.
Raju's films, his brother points out, are mostly inspired from real life. Sunil Dutt's first scene in Munnabhai MBBS where a thief tries to rob him at the railway station is a scene taken from Raju's life. In the film, Duttsaab rescues the thief from being beaten up and brings him to his son's hospital to get treated.
In real life, Raju's dad met a man trying to dupe people by getting to place ads in a magazine that would never get printed. After a few months, Suresh Hirani saw the man drunk. He asked him to confess, and the man did. People started beating the man up, but Suresh brought him home, fed him and gave him money to return.
"Raju used to visit a medical college often because he had friends there," says Sanjeev. "Munnabhai MBBS is inspired from that, especially the ragging scene."
"Raju is always short of sleep," says his sister-in-law Neetu. "He can doze off while talking to you!"
Her son Karan loves bragging about his famous uncle. He once told his friends that Munnabhai Chale Amerika, the third part in the trilogy, would be shot in the US, and that he has a role in it.
Young Karan got his moment of glory when Raju called him on stage at an awards event and shared his trophy with him. Karan still has the award in his room. Karan hopes his Rajuchachu will make a film with his favourite actor Hrithik Roshan.
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