After
preaching
Gandhigiri
in
India
,
Munnabhai
has
now
touched
hearts
in
neighbouring
trouble-torn
Nepal.
Lage
Raho
Munna
Bhai
was
screened
on
October
2
in
an
ashram
in
Kathmandu
as
part
of
a
week-long
programme
organised
by
India
to
mark
the
138th
birth
anniversary
of
the
Father
of
the
Nation.
The
UN's
recent
decision
to
observe
October
2
as
the
International
Day
of
Non-Violence
was
another
cause
for
the
celebrations.
Besides
"Lage
Raho",
the
second
film
in
the
Munnabhai
series,
Richard
Attenborough's
"Gandhi" and
Shyam
Benegal's
docu-drama
The
Making
of
Mahatma
were
also
screened
as
part
of
the
Mahatma
Film
Festival.
Sectarian
riots
in
Nepal
last
month
killed
at
least
33
people
and
left
thousands
homeless.
Hope
Munnabhai
brings
peace
amongst
the
clashing
groups
and
teaches
them
the
ways
of
the
Mahatma.