Sanjay's 'Munnabhai' character was inspired by my character in Tezaab: Anil

Actor Anil Kapoor said in an interview that his character Munna in the 1988 hit 'Tezaab' inspired Rajkumar Hirani to write Sanjay Dutt's 'Munnabhai MBBS'. Anil mentioned his roles like 'Prem' from 'Woh Saat Din'...and 'Munna' from 'Tezaab'. He then elaborated about Munna and said, "Films were made on him because the character became so famous that they made...Munna Bhai."