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Rajkumar Hirani was named after father's typing institute

Director Rajkumar Hirani, best known for his feel good social dramas like 'Munnabhai' and '3 Idiots', borrows his first name from 'Rajkumar Commerce Institute', his father's typing institute.

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Director Rajkumar Hirani, best known for his feel good social dramas like 'Munnabhai' and '3 Idiots', borrows his first name from 'Rajkumar Commerce Institute', his father's typing institute.

The director, who had to struggle hard to become what he is today, talks about his humble beginnings in the book '3 Idiots: Original Screenplay'.

Hirani says his father, Suresh Hirani, migrated to India during the Partition and having lost all his possessions started working in a bangle factory to make ends meet.
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He later moved on to selling ice-cream on the streets and finally opened a typewriting institute in Nagpur by investing his life's savings.

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