Dilip Prabhavalkar in Lagey Raho Munnabhai (2006) <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>The tagline of Rajkumar Hirani�s Lagey Raho Munnabhai, the second installment of the Munnabhai series, reads <BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Munnabhai and Circuit are back<BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>And they are not alone. <BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>So who�s giving them company? <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>There�s this one more important character in this film, who in fact, happens to be the central theme of the movie. But every member from the film�s cast and crew aren�t willing to divulge any details about this character and are keeping this character�s idea and identity under wraps. But we have some dope on it. <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>This character is none other than Mahatma Gandhi. And the actor who plays this character is Dilip Prabhavalkar. Prabhavalkar has been a popular personality in Marathi cinema and has played small roles in Hindi films too. He was last seen in Shahrukh Khan�s Paheli where he played Anupam Kher�s younger brother, Kanwarlal. <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>It would be interesting to see Prabhavalkar play Gandhiji in the film since Lagey Raho Munnabhai happens to be the first film to showcase Gandhiji in a contemporary setting. But how is the character of Gandhiji used in a modern day setting? �He is just being called to kind of take stock of the present situation. I believe he still exists today by way of his ideologies�, reveals music director Shantanu Moitra. So it is kind of a fictional character who takes the story forward. The film is about Gandhiji�s principles holding relevance even in today�s times. <BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>The movie also has a song on Gandhiji where Munna and Circuit go about singing, �Bande Mein Tha Dum Vande Mataram�. In fact when the film was first launched, it was titled as Munnabhai meets Mahatma Gandhi.