Early life and education
Rajkumar Hirani was born to Suresh Hirani, a Sindhi in Nagpur, Maharashtra, where he did his schooling.
He enrolled 3 year diploma in cinema with specialization in editing at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune.

Early career
After FTII Rajkumar tried his luck as film editor for many years. Bad experiences forced him to shift to advertising and gradually established himself as a director and producer of advertising films. He was also seen in a Fevicol Ad where some guys and elephants are trying to pull and break a fevicol plank saying "Jor laga ke Haisha". He was doing good in advertisement business but he wanted to make movies so he took break from advertisement and started working with Vidhu Vinod Chopra. He worked on promos and trailors for 1942: A Love Story.He edited promo's for Kareeb. He got big break as film editor with Mission Kashmir.
Munnabhai MBBS and afterwards
Rajkumar Hirani's first directorial venture was Munnabhai MBBS (2003) which is considered a cult classic. Munnabhai MBBS not only broke all formulaic conventions associated with Bollywood films but also became a trend setter. Made on a budget of Rs 10 crores, it was a huge hit worldwide and has taken a distributors share of Rs 25 crores from the Indian market. His second directorial effort was Lage Raho Munnabhai which had a strong cultural impact in India, popularising Gandhism under Munna Bhai's notion of Gandhigiri. The film was generally well-received by both critics and the mass audience and was a huge box office success.
3 Idiots
His next film is the 2009 Bollywood comedy 3 Idiots starring Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor, Omi Vaidya, Parikshit Sahni and Boman Irani. 3 Idiots is the "the highest grossing Bollywood movie of all time." As of 5 January, 2010, it has earned 3.15 billion rupees (70 million dollars) in the combined international and domestic markets since it opened. In the United States, it has earned 4.8 million dollars since its opening. The film was also well received by critics. 3 Idiots is based on the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat.
Personal life
He is married to Manjeet Hirani, and currently lives in Bandra, Mumbai.
Filmography
Year     Film      Role(s)
2003
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
Director, Writer
2006
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Director, Editor, Writer
2009
Three Idiots
Director, Editor, Writer
2010
Munnabhai Chale Amerika
Director, Writer