Murli Prasad Sharma, nicknamed Munna Bhai is a goon. His father had wished him to be a medical doctor, so he creates the faux Sri Hari Prasad Sharma Charitable Hospital, named after his father, and pretends to live in accordance with this wish whenever his father and mother visit him in Mumbai. One year later, however, Munna's plan goes awry when his father meets an old acquaintance, Dr. Jagdish Chandra Asthana and the two older men decide to betroth Munna to Asthana's daughter, "Chinki". At this point, Munna's cover is blown, and Asthana insults Munna's parents and calls them "fools" for being ignorant of Munna's real life. Hari and his wife Parvati, aghast and later heartbroken, leave for their village.