Lage Raho Munnabhai Accepted Positively in South Africa

Lage Raho Munnabhai is one of the recent bollywood movies. The movie has been hit in India and most important thing is that the movie has also been appreciated in South Africa. A South African delegation has recently came to India to attend in a global judiciary summit and while going back to South Africa, they took some DVD discs for their countrymen after being impressed by the movie. It is noteworthy that the theme of this movie is based on the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi.

Justice Kenneth Mithyane of the South African Supreme Court of Appeals and Fatima Chouhan, a young member of the South African parliament expressed their feeling after watching the movie and also took some copy of the movie for their family and friends. They also revealed that the non-violence philosophy of Gandhi is widely respected in South Africa. I am quoting their expression published in apunkachoice.com:

Kenneth Mithyane said:

The movie has re-enlivened the non-violence philosophy practiced by Mahatma Gandhi who continues to remain close to the hearts of the South Africans

The theme of the film is really impressive and I am sure it'll be a big draw back home, even though perceptions have changed and today's generation may find it difficult to strictly follow Gandhi's ideology of offering the other cheek after being slapped on one

We can never forget the contribution of the Mahatma in our freedom struggle and our fight against racism.

Like in India, we also have statues of Mahatma Gandhi at prominent places. Though our government has not declared a holiday on his birth anniversary, we do pay rich tributes to him on Oct 2.

Fatima Chouhan said:

We have still preserved the (Phoenix) settlement established by Mahatma Gandhi.

The Gandhian philosophy and ideals were highly respected in South Africa as his message of brotherhood, peace and harmony changed the lives of people in our country.

Munnabhai' will be widely appreciated in South Africa. I'm carrying a couple of video discs for my family and friends.

It is a big success for the movie that it has been accepted positively by the people of another country who belong to a different culture and background.