Gentleman is the new drama that marked the comeback of Humayun Saeed on television after 4 long years. Humayun Saeed is playing Iqbal Munna in the show who is a local goon but with a naive bent. He is cute and loves action who is falling for the lovely Zarnab played by Yumna Zaidi.
Another very famous goon who everyone loves due to his cuteness, sense of justice and fun is Munna Bhai MBBS played by Sanjay Dutt in the 2003 Bollywood film of the same name. He did great in the role and revived his career. Sanjay Dutt’s character is a part of pop culture and we all love to watch the movie and make memes out of it.
In an interview with Something Haute, Humayun revealed that he felt that the character might be inspired by Munna Bhai. He spoke to Khalil ur Rehman Qamar who said that it’s okay if he feels that way as the story will totally change in future and after a bit they started feeling that way too.
Here is what he said:
He also talked about Zarnab slapping Munna and if it was justified. He said that with that slap he got really impressed with Zarnab that this woman is so brave and badass that she is not scared by Iqbal Munna at all and that is why he falls for her.
This is what he said: