AWARDS
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
National Film Award
Vidhu Vinod Chopra (producer), Rajkumar Hirani (director)
Best Debut Director
Producer's Guild Film Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Screenplay
Producer's Guild Film Awards
Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Lajan Joseph, Rajkumar Hirani
Best Editing
Producer's Guild Film Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Comic Actor
IIFA
Boman Irani
Best Dialogue (Technical Excellence)
IIFA
Abbas Tyrewala
Best Editing (Technical Excellence)
IIFA
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Screenplay (Technical Excellence)
IIFA
Rajkumar Hirani, Lajan Joseph, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Actor (Hindi)
Bengal Film Journalists' Award
Sanjay Dutt
Best Film (Hindi)
Bengal Film Journalists' Award
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Supporting Actor (Hindi)
Bengal Film Journalists' Award
Arshad Warsi
Best Director
Bollywood Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Supporting Actor
Bollywood Awards
Arshad Warsi
Most Sensational Actor
Bollywood Awards
Sanjay Dutt
Best Comic Actor
Filmfare Awards
Sanjay Dutt
Best Dialogue
Filmfare Awards
Abbas Tyrewala
Best Film - Critics
Filmfare Awards
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Screenplay
Filmfare Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Lajan Joseph
Best Director (Critics)
Sansui Viewer's Choice Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Comic Actor
Screen Awards
Boman Irani
Distinction in Directorial Debut (Special Award)
Screen Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Star of the Year Actor (Reader's Choice)
Stardust Awards
Sanjay Dutt
Best Debuting Director
Zee Cine Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Zee Cine Awards
Arshad Warsi
Best Cinematography (Technical Award)
Zee Cine Awards
Binod Pradhan
Best Dialogue (Technical Award)
Zee Cine Awards
Abbas Tyrewala
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
National Film Award
Vidhu Vinod Chopra (producer), Rajkumar Hirani (director)
Best Screenplay
National Film Award
Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Supporting Actor
National Film Award
Dilip Prabhawalkar
Best Lyrics
National Film Award
Swanand Kirkire
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
IIFA Awards
Arshad Warsi
Best Director
IIFA Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Story (Technical Excellence)
IIFA Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Dialogue (Technical Excellence)
IIFA Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi
Best Film (Hindi)
Bengal Film Journalists' Award
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Dialogue
Bollywood Movie Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Director
Bollywood Movie Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Film
Bollywood Movie Awards
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Story
Bollywood Movie Awards
Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi
Best Comic Actor
Filmfare Awards
Arshad Warsi
Best Dialogue (Technical Award)
Filmfare Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Film Critics
Filmfare Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Story (Technical Award)
Filmfare Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Dialogues
Global Film Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi
Best Film
Global Film Awards
Lage Raho Munna Bhai – Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Story
Global Film Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Critics Award for Best Actor
Global Film Awards
Sanjay Dutt
Best Actor (Critics)
Star Screen Awards
Sanjay Dutt
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Star Screen Awards
Arshad Warsi
Best Film
Star Screen Awards
Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, and Vidya Balan
Best Story (Technical Award)
Star Screen Awards
Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani
Best Dialogue (Technical Award)
Star Screen Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi
Best Editing (Technical Award)
Star Screen Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Dream Director (Reader's Choice)
Stardust Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Star of the Year – Actor (Reader's Choice)
Stardust Awards
Sanjay Dutt
Best Actor (Critics Choice Award)
Zee Cine Awards
Sanjay Dutt
Best Comic Actor (Popular Award)
Zee Cine Awards
Arshad Warsi
Best Editing
Zee Cine Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Screenplay (Technical Award)
Zee Cine Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi
Best Story
Zee Cine Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi
Best Dialogue (Nominee)
Zee Cine Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Zenith Power Team Award
Zee Cine Awards
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Best Director
Broadcast India Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Indian of the Year Entertainment
CNN-IBN Indian of the Year
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
National Film Award
Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Lyrics
National Film Award
Swanand Kirkire
Best Audiography Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track
National Film Award
Anup Dev
Best Actor
Annual Central European Bollywood Awards
Aamir Khan
Best Director
Annual Central European Bollywood Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Editing
Annual Central European Bollywood Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Film
Annual Central European Bollywood Awards
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best International DVD
Annual Central European Bollywood Awards
Best Playback Singer Female
Annual Central European Bollywood Awards
Shreya Ghoshal
Best Script
Annual Central European Bollywood Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi
Best Director
Producers Guild Film Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Special Honors For Films of 2009 Best Film
Producers Guild Film Awards
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
IIFA Awards
Sharman Joshi
Best Actress in a Leading Role
IIFA Awards
Kareena Kapoor
Best Background Score (Technical Excellence)
IIFA Awards
Shantanu Moitra, Sanjay Wandrekar, Atul Raninga
Best Cinematography (Technical Excellence)
IIFA Awards
C.K. Muraleedharan
Best Debut Actor
IIFA Awards
Omi Vaidya
Best Dialogue (Technical Excellence)
IIFA Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi
Best Director
IIFA Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Editing (Technical Excellence)
IIFA Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Film
IIFA Awards
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Lyricist
IIFA Awards
Swanand Kirkire
Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role
IIFA Awards
Boman Irani
Best Playback Singer - Male
IIFA Awards
Shaan
Best Screenplay (Technical Excellence)
IIFA Awards
Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Sound Re-Recording (Technical Excellence)
IIFA Awards
Anup Dev
Best Sound Recording (Technical Excellence)
IIFA Awards
Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Nihar Ranjan Samal
Best Story (Technical Excellence)
IIFA Awards
Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
IIFA BIG 20 Award for Best Director (Special Award)
IIFA Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Actor
Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Awards
Aamir Khan
Best Comic Actor
Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Awards
Omi Vaidya
Best Debut Actor
Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Awards
Omi Vaidya
Best Director
Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Film
Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Awards
Sharman Joshi
Best Choreographed Song
Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Music Awards
Avit Dias (choreographer)
Best Dialogue (Technical Award)
Filmfare Awards
Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani
Best Director
Filmfare Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Film
Filmfare Awards
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Screenplay (Technical Award)
Filmfare Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Story (Technical Award)
Filmfare Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi
Best Supporting Actor
Filmfare Awards
Boman Irani
Best Engineer Theatre Mix
Global Indian Music Awards
Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Anup Dev
Best Film Album
Global Indian Music Awards
Shantanu Moitra (composer)
Best Lyricist
Global Indian Music Awards
Swanand Kirkire
Best Music Debut
Global Indian Music Awards
Swanand Kirkire (as lyricist)
Best Playback Singer Male
Global Indian Music Awards
Shaan
Most Popular Song
Global Indian Music Awards
Cinematic Icon of the Year
GQ Awards
Aamir Khan
Best Director (Aaj Tak's Movie Masala Award)
Masala! Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Film (Aaj Tak's Movie Masala Award)
Masala! Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Actress (Popular)
Star Screen Awards
Kareena Kapoor
Best Choreography (Technical Award)
Star Screen Awards
Bosco Martis, Caesar Gonsalves
Best Comic Actor
Star Screen Awards
Omi Vaidya
Best Dialogue (Technical Award)
Star Screen Awards
Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani
Best Director
Star Screen Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Editing (Technical Award)
Star Screen Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Film
Star Screen Awards
Vidhu Vinod Chopra (Producer), Rajkumar Hirani (Director)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role
Star Screen Awards
Boman Irani
Best Screenplay (Technical Award)
Star Screen Awards
Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Most Promising Debut Actor
Star Screen Awards
Omi Vaidya
Best Film Drama (Reader's Choice)
Stardust Awards
Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani
New Musical Sensation Male (Jury's Choice)
Stardust Awards
Suraj Jagan
Performer of the Year Female (Editor's Choice)
Stardust Awards
Kareena Kapoor
Star of the Year Actress (Reader's Choice)
Stardust Awards
Kareena Kapoor
Grand Prize
Videoyasan Awards
3 Idiots (film)
Best Film
Producers Guild Film Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Best Director
Producers Guild Film Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Dialogues (Technical Award)
Producers Guild Film Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi
Best Sound Mixing (Technical Award)
Producers Guild Film Awards
Anup Dev
Best Film (Popular Award)
Arab Indo Bollywood Awards
Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma
Best Dialogue (Technical Award)
IIFA Awards
Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani
Best Director
IIFA Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Actor
Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Movie Awards
Aamir Khan
Best Director
Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Movie Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Marketed Movie
Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Movie Awards
Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma
Best Movie
Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Movie Awards
Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma
Highest Grosser of the Year
ETC Bollywood Business Awards
Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma
Highest Grossing Actor
ETC Bollywood Business Awards
Aamir Khan
Highest Grossing Actress
ETC Bollywood Business Awards
Anushka Sharma
The 300 Club
ETC Bollywood Business Awards
Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani
Best Supporting Actor (MovieFest Award)
Festival of Globe
Saurabh Shukla
Best Dialogue (Technical Award)
Filmfare Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi
Best Screenplay (Technical Award)
Filmfare Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi
Director of the Year (GQ India Man Of The Year)
GQ Men of the Year Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Film (Popular Award)
IBNLive Movie Awards
Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani
Best Costume Design (Technical Award)
Screen Awards
Rushi Sharma, Manoshi Nath
Best Dialogue (Technical Award)
Screen Awards
Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
IIFA Awards
Vicky Kaushal
Best Actor (Popular Award)
Bollywood Film Journalist Awards
Ranbir Kapoor
Best Supporting Actor (Popular Award)
Bollywood Film Journalist Awards
Vicky Kaushal
Most Versatile Actress (Hindi Film Division)
Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Awards
Manisha Koirala
Highest Grosser of the Year
ETC Bollywood Business Awards
Vidhu Vinod Chopra (producer), Rajkumar Hirani (producer/director)
Highest Grossing Actress
ETC Bollywood Business Awards
Sonam Kapoor
The 300 Crore Club
ETC Bollywood Business Awards
Vidhu Vinod Chopra (producer), Rajkumar Hirani (producer/director)
Best Actor
Filmfare Awards
Ranbir Kapoor
Best Supporting Actor
Filmfare Awards
Vicky Kaushal
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
FOI Online Awards
Vicky Kaushal
Director of the Year (GQ India Man Of The Year)
GQ Men of the Year Awards
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Actor (IFF Award)
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
Ranbir Kapoor
Best Director (IFF Award)
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
Rajkumar Hirani
Best Film (IFF Award)
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
Best Supporting Performance (IFF Award)
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
Vicky Kaushal
Vanguard Award
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
Ranbir Kapoor (inferred)
Best Supporting Actor (Film Award Critics Choice)
Lions Gold Awards
Vicky Kaushal
Best Actor (Jury's Choice Award)
Zee Cine Awards
Ranbir Kapoor
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jury's Choice Award)
Zee Cine Awards
Vicky Kaushal
Best Film (Viewers' Choice Award)
Zee Cine Awards
Vidhu Vinod Chopra (producer), Rajkumar Hirani (producer)
Best Supporting Actor (Popular Award)
Bollywood Film Journalist Awards
Vicky Kaushal
Best Actress (Bollywood Life Hindi Film Award)
Bollywood Life Awards
Taapsee Pannu
Best Lyrics (Dadasaheb Phalke Award)
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF)
Javed Akhtar
Best Supporting Actor
Filmfare Awards
Vicky Kaushal
Best Actress in a Comic Role (Film Award)
Star Eminence Awards
Taapsee Pannu
2026
Doctor of Literature Honorary Degree
Techno India University
2023
Kishore Kumar Samman
Government of Madhya Pradesh
2019
Cert of Merit Outstanding Contribution to the Film Art Industry
Shanghai International Film Festival
2017
Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award
Government of Maharashtra
2011
Nag Bhushan Award
Nag Bhushan Foundation
2006
Indian of the Year Entertainment
CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2006