Rajkumar Hirani (born 20 November 1962) is an Indian film director and editor. Hirani is known for directing the Hindi films Munna Bhai M.B.B.S (2003), Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006), 3 Idiots (2009), PK (2014) and Sanju (2018). All of his films have been huge commercial and critical successes. Most have won several awards, including the national awards. He has won 11 Filmfare Awards. He is the founder of production house Rajkumar Hirani Films. He was honoured with the National Kishore Kumar Award for the year 2023 at in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh by the Madhya Pradesh Government’s Department of Culture, India.
National Film Awards Year Category Movie Result 2003 Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Munnabhai MBBS rowspan="4"2006 Lage Raho MunnabhaiBest Screenplay2009 Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment 3 Idiots
Filmfare Awards Hirani's all directorial features have been nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Director for him so far, making him the only director to do so. Also his all films are nominated for Best screenplay barring Sanju. Year Category Movie Result2004 Best Film (Critics) Munnabhai MBBS Best Director Best Screenplay 2007 Best Film (Critics) rowspan="5 |Lage Raho Munnabhai || |- | Best Director || |- | Best Story || |- |Best Dialogue || |- | Best Editing || |- | rowspan="4"|2010 || Best Director || rowspan="4"|3 Idiots || |- | Best Story || |- | Best Screenplay || |- | Best Dialogue|| |- | rowspan="5"|2015 || Best Film || rowspan="5"|PK || |- | Best Director || |- | Best Screenplay || |- | Best Story || |- | Best Dialogue || |- | rowspan="2"|2019 || Best Film || rowspan= "2"|Sanju'' Best Director
Screen Awards Year Category Movie Result2007 Best Story Lage Raho Munnabhai rowspan="8" Best Dialogue Best Editing2010 Best Director 3 Idiots Best Screenplay Best Dialogue Best Editing 2015 Best Dialogue PK
IIFA Awards Year Category Movie Result2004 Best Screenplay Munnabhai MBBS rowspan="14" Best Editing2007 Best Director Lage Raho MunnabhaiBest Story Best Dialogue2010 Best Director 3 Idiots Best Story Best Screenplay Best Editing2015 Best Director PK Best Dialogue 2019 Best Director in 2 decades 3 Idiots
Apsara Awards Year Category Movie Result2004 Best Debut Director Munnabhai MBBS rowspan="7" Best Screenplay Best Editing 2011 Best Director of 2009 (Special Honour) 3 Idiots2015 Best Film PK Best Director Best Dialogue
Zee Cine Awards Year Category Movie Result2004 Most Promising Director Munnabhai MBBS rowspan="7"Best Editing2007 Best Story Lage Raho Munnabhai Best Screenplay Best Dialogue Zenith Power Team Award 2019 Best Film Sanju
Bollywood Movie Awards Year Category Movie Result 2004Best Director Munnabhai MBBS rowspan="4"2007 Lage Raho Munnabhai Best Story Best Dialogue
Stardust Awards Year Category Movie Result 2007 Best Director Lage Raho Munnabhai
Global Indian Film Awards Year Category Movie Result2007 Best Story Lage Raho Munnabhai rowspan="2" Best Dialogue
ETC Bollywood Business Awards Year Category Movie Result2014 Highest Grossing Director PK rowspan="6"Top Grosser of the Year Box office Record breaker of the YearBox office 300 cr club2018 Top Grosser of the Year Sanju Box office 300 cr club
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Year Category Movie Result 2015Telstra People's Choice Award PK rowspan="3"2018 Best Film Sanju Best Director
CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Year Category Movie Result 2006 Entertainment Lage Raho Munnabhai
See also List of accolades received by Lage Raho Munna Bhai List of accolades received by 3 Idiots
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