Rs 5b offered for Munna Bhai rights

According to sources, the filmmaker and his production house were offered a whopping sum of Rs 500 crore for the rights to the Munna Bhai franchise.The source informed Mumbai Mirror, “An international film production house offered Vidhu Vinod Chopra Rs 500 crore for the Munna Bhai franchise. This includes the rights to produce Munna Bhai films, Munna Bhai merchandise and also the rights to publish Munna Bhai comics in the future.”The source further added that the international corporation conducted a survey in the Indian film industry, where Munna Bhai emerged as the most recalled movie franchise. “In fact, the third part of the film is one of the most eagerly awaited films even though the script has not been finalised yet. Needless to say, the production house wanted to buy the rights to the franchise. However, Vidhu Vinod Chopra refused to part with it,” added the source.