Rajkumar Hirani to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
New Delhi
Last updated on May 17, 2025

Hirani created a stir on Friday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Hirani fans. Speculation had been rife that the Indian director best known for 3 Idiots, Lage Raho Munna Bhai or Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., is about to announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 62, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 17/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a director isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a director-screenwriter just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouRajkumar

For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouRajkumar was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.