Lage Raho Munnabhai has become one of my most favourite movies - ever. I have watched it numerous times so far. The character that I like the most is Circuit. Both Munna and Circuit are divine fools as the writer rightly puts it. However to me Circuit comes across as the perfect role model of a devotee. He lives by the simple rule - Bhai ne bola na - to karne ka, simple hain re (Bhai told so - so just do it, it is that simple). For him all that Bhai says is golden. Be it getting a corpse for anatomy practicals,getting professors to answer the quiz about Mahatma Gandhi,getting Chinese Hakka noodles at 3 AM or be it anything else. Nothing is IMPOSSIBLE
A scene that reminds us of the principle of sharing/giving in a humorous but profound way is his conversation with Professor Vattikutti, who is a character that follows rules or lives by the law (But without understanding the purpose). Vattikutti is against Munna's method of winning the quiz - because it's cheating - of course. But Circuit tells him - Dekh apne ko Gandhiji ke bare mein kuch pata nahin hain is liye tere se pooch raha hun, agar kal tujhe bhai log ke bare main information chahiye tu pooch na - main tereko sab ka information dunga. Gyan share karne ke liye rehta hain, kya tu sada raha hain apne paas rakh ke. (Dude - Since we don't know about Gandhiji we are requesting you, if you need any information about underworld, just ask and I will tell everything to you. Knowledge is to be shared, why are you wasting it by keeping it to yourselves?). Such a simple principle, but isn't that what happens a lot of times. We think all that we know should benefit "us" only. But wouldn't it grow if we share it freely?
Circuit exhibits complete surrender to Munna, no matter what, Bhai cannot be wrong. Focused mind and living life with principles he truly believes in. What a character!
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