 Lage Raho Munna Bhai was an acclaimed film . Subhash K. Jha said that " Munna and Circuit , arguably cinema 's most adorable and roguish reformists since Laurel and Hardy go about the business of generating humour out of the pathos of the human condition . The sequences , all fiercely and famously path @-@ breaking have us in splits [ ... ] Watch the love @-@ lorn Munnabhai answer a Gandhian quiz on a phone @-@ in radio quiz with the help of kidnapped professors ' it 's one of the most comically animated sequences seen in the movies of the new millennium . " Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film four out five stars , calling it " a sparkling example of qualitative cinema " arguing that it " not only entertains , it also enlightens . " Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India observes that " Vidhu Vinod Chopra gives the great Indian family one more let 's @-@ go @-@ goodwill @-@ hunting entertainer , even as director Raju Hirani proves that sequels needn 't have the been there @-@ done that feel ... " Rajeev Masand of CNN @-@ IBN gave it four out of five stars and states : " Like those good old @-@ fashioned Hrishikesh Mukherjee films , it also reinforces the importance of human goodness and basic niceties . Even if you might argue that some of Gandhi 's principles seem outdated today , you cannot help but cheer for Munna and his gang as they achieve the impossible with love and kindness . And that is where this film transcends conventional boundaries . It entertains you , yes , but it also makes you yearn for a perfect world . Judge it by any yardstick that you may , Lage Raho Munnabhai emerges a clear winner . Much of that credit must go to its actors who pull out all stops to make it an enjoyable ride . " Poonam Joshi of the BBC gave four out of five stars stating that , " everything about this film works [ ... ] It 's rare to see a film that bounces between humour and sentiment so seamlessly . And it is rarer still to see characters become etched in the memory so enduringly that audiences become almost protective of them . It 's testimony both to the quality of the writing and the performances , that Munna and Circuit have taken on a life of their own . " Vinayak Chakravorty of The Hindustan Times gave four out of four stars stating that it " cleverly works its way around the obvious hurdle that almost all sequels face : The film recreates an original milieu without a hint of the déjà vu downer . And that precisely ranks Munna Bhai 2 as one of the best entertainers this year . " He commended the it for showing " the heights Hindi cinema can scale despite staying within its masala parameters . Lage <unk> , guys . " Phelim O 'Neill of The Guardian gave the film four out of five stars noting that , " as western romantic comedies become more vapid and even <unk> , this delivers a credible message of peace , while never forgetting to be magnificent entertainment . " Shastri <unk> of The Tribune wrote , " True , there have been memorable films on Mahatma Gandhi by distinguished directors , namely Richard Attenborough and Shyam Benegal ; one offering a respectful cinematic acquaintance and the other being didactic but inspiring . For all their earnestness , neither film stirred the popular imagination like <unk> has done now . " Vaidyanathan from BBC declared that , " Lage Raho is not only as good as MBBS , but much better " calling it " a brilliant emotional roller coaster ride . " Jeremy Page of The Times discussed its enormous popularity upon release and noted the " serious point [ the film made ] about the need for tolerance , restraint and self @-@ sacrifice . " 
