Bapooji 2 Gandhigiri...wat next?

The LageRaho Munnabhai success has suddenly transformed the Father of the Nation to a new modern war hero, and has put him ahead in the league of elites like Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and other non-violent heroes of the world.

The popular Bapooji has been pushed to the backseat and given way for a cool-funky Gen-x name - Gandhigiri. Wats more, he is being hailed as the Comeback Man of the Millenium...OMG!! Across the media, this name is being popularised, and Gandhiji is merchandised 10 times better than Che Guevara (now, thats wat I call stiff competition) his photo being printed on mugs, T-shirts, bags and even on a mouse-pad (sounds a bit lame), but would u believe it?

Gandhigiri is all across the net, on wikipedia Orkut community Mahatma Gandhi store Cafepress.org and what not...the list is huge!! I'm pretty sure there would be quiz contests all across the nation on the 2nd Oct only on Gandhiji and his principles, teachings, etc, no wonder the sale of books on Gandhiji has rocketed sky-high.

The question on everyone's mouth is how far will the youth & politicians (ahem...) of India and the rest of the world be willing to accept Gandhigiri in today's modern fast-paced hi-tech world? Well, the answer lies within you!

Moving on, these hyped up products (if its the right term) wouldnt last for long and fade away unless and until there is a Munnabhai version 3.0...never know, it could be based on India's most popular president Abdul Kalam, and Sanjay Dutt playing the role of a Scientist this time trying to bring world peace and putting an end to arms and weapons of mass destruction.

Not every Indian commercial movie that had a powerful social message has been a success, but I do think Munnabhai has brought some reality into the minds of the Indian public, and hope that atleast 10% of the Gandhigiri can be used to good effect.

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