3 Idiots(2009)

2h 50m25 October 2009hindiComedyDrama

Storyline

This comedy drama contains three best friends - Rancho, Farhan and Raju. These three friends share a room in engineering college hostel. Farhan studies engineering only for the sake of father's wishes, while Raju is from a poor family and studies for the betterment of family. Rancho becomes student of engineering for his passion in machines. The other characters like Professor Sahastrabuddhe and the bookworm Chatur also contributes a lot in the film. The movie comes with a message that just mugging up studies does not make oneself successful, but what matters is the liking of subject.

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Plot

Two friends, played by Madhavan and Sharman Joshi, who begins a new course of action and that is to find their lost buddy. On this journey, while finding their friend, they happen to remember a long forgotten bet, where they had to crash a wedding and a funeral that goes out of control. During this course of time they both go through bad situations from where their another journey to their lost memories begins where they met their lost friend Rancho, played by Aamir Khan, he is out of control freak guy, a free thinker, who is very different from the world and unique in his way. He helps them to change their lives. It's a story about their hostel days that follows with Rancho's love story with strong hearted and bold Pia, played by Kareena Kapoor and his fight with a very harsh and a strict mentor Viru Sahastrabudhe, played by Boman Irani and after that suddenly one day Rancho goes missing. But who was he? Where was he from? Why did he leave? And where did he go? Nobody ever knew. The friend who inspired them to think more creatively and independently and taught them to see the world with a different perspective. That is why this conformist world called them Three Idiots. Now these two friend's mission is to find the real idiot. Three idiots are all about comedy and funky ideas and to make you laugh. It is funny, wild, entertaining and insightful. A laugh riot that will teach us the most important human act of "Self Actualization."

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BMDB Critic
Critic's Rating
10/10

3 IDIOTS is Aamir's next amazing film after the block buster GHAJINI. It is based on Chetan Bhagat's novel 'Five Point Someone' and since 2004 its 10 lakh copies are sold in India. And for your information I want to tell you that the producer of the film Vidhu Vinod Chopra has spent almost 50 crores in making the film. And it was worth investing so much money on this film as this film is excellent. Its director Rajkumar Hirani has done mind blowing direction. In fact this film is Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra's third film together, after remarkable films like MUNNABHAI MBBS and LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI. Rajkumar Hirani's film '3 IDIOTS' attempts to answer some questions on present education system. The questions are: What does education really mean? Merely answering the questions in examination and securing good grades is called education? Are those who toil day and night and follow the study curriculum mechanically the ideal pupils? Does the entire burden of education leave any room for original thought? Whenever any examination result is declared we get to read news-reports of students committing suicides because they think that they could not live up to the family's expectations. At the very start this film a student commits suicide which raises a big issue in front of the 3 IDIOTS. They raise a pertinent question: What was it? A suicide or murder? The story of 3 Idiots is different & interesting. It revolves around 3 College friends Rancho (Aamir Khan), (Farhan Qureshi) Madhvan & (Raju Rastogi) Sharman Joshi. All three friends study in an Engineering College. It is also a story of their hostel days that swings between Rancho college romance with the spirited Pia (Kareena Kapoor), and his clash with an oppressive mentor (Boman Irani). Rancho (Aamir Khan) keeps questioning things & believes education & approach towards living life should be different. He encourages his friends to look beyond the ordinary and soon earns the wrath of the college director Viru Sahasrabuddhe (Boman Irani). Rancho's friends & others get surprised because despite his fun and frolic behaviour, he always tops in the class. Everything goes well till one day when the College celebrates Graduation Day & awards Rancho Student of the year title. Thereafter 3 idiots' story takes turn shockingly. The reason behind it is that after that Rancho mysteriously disappears into oblivion. Everyone get surprised. All keep thinking--Who was he? Where did he come from? Why did he leave? The other 2 idiots are worried about their friend who influenced and inspired them to see life in a different way! Where did he vanish? Years later after this mysterious incident, Farhan and Raju, finding a common thread, embark on a journey to find their friend. Where was the 3rd idiot? Why had he disappeared mysteriously is the rest of the story. Thus we see that 3 Idiots is a story of friendship, hope, aspirations and most importantly, the goodness of life. The film switches from present to flashback mode often but not once does Hirani lose the momentum. The film has been presented very well. 3 Idiots is different because every scene is special and brings with it something that's out of the ordinary. This film may remind you of some similar scenes of MUNNABHAI MBBS such as scenes of college, classrooms & examinations. The interaction between Boman and Aamir is on the similar lines of Boman and Sanjay Dutt. There is also a Hospital Sequence of Sharman getting paralyzed and Aamir curing him with his miraculous ways which seems quite similar to Carrom Board Sequence in Munna Bhai. Some scenes are extremely different such as the entire ragging sequence; the camaraderie between Rancho and Pia; Chatur's (the 'brainy' student) hilarious speech; the entire black-and-white depiction of Raju's family; most of the scenes between Rancho and Viru; the sequences that lead to Raju's recovery in the hospital and many more. However, some scenes could have been treated in another way. The way Hirani treated the poor family of Shaman Joshi and the character of his paralyzed father can't be appreciated. Why did he mercilessly portray the poor character as a comedian and expected the audience to laugh at his helpless situation, can't be reasoned out. Though some audience may laugh at such scenes but the scenes aren't so good to laugh at. Hirani is a brilliant director & I wonder how he could do such blunder! Anyway, 3 IDIOTS is our story which each one of us can relate to or identify with. The first half is fast & full entertainment. There are so many funny moments would make your jaws ache. The interval point would leave you in shocked state. The suspense point at which the interval comes will leave you stunned. But the mystery is solved soon after the intermission ends and a new journey begins. Aamir Khan is amazing! His commitment towards the works shows from the unbelievable slim physique he gets into for the role of a college student after the famous body building act of "Ghajini" and comes out as a clear winner. He has justified his role to full extent. In fact he is the life & soul of the film even though he didn't ask for footage what any hero of his standard would have asked! It is greatness! He respects the script more than anything that's why he is so successful. The script of this film is very good. Dialogues are totally effective & meaningful when it is said --- ("In India, you get a pizza in 30 minutes guaranteed but not an ambulance"). This is really true! You get a pizza in 30 minutes guaranteed but rarely get fire brigade or ambulance within 30 minutes when needed. Kareena Kapoor is okay in her role. Sharman Joshi is brilliant, especially in his breakdown scenes. Boman Irani plays a college professor. He is sincere as expected, with his lisp act getting all the right nuances. Madhavan fits very well in the role of an engineering student. Mona Singh, Javed Jaffery & Parikshit Shahini are good though Javed Jaffery has hardly anything to do. But it doesn't affect the film even a bit. The music of '3 Idiots' is composed by Shantanu Moitra and lyrics are by Swanand Kirkire. The lyrics are meaningful but the music is not up to the mark. Only the song 'All Izz Well' & 'Zoobi' sounds a bit pleasant. The songs may not last in your mind for long, but the film would surely last in your memory for ever. Costumes are by Manish Malhotra and Raghuveer Shetty is good. The soundtrack, background score and cinematography is top notch. Overall this film is excellent. The three idiots will surely take you in the world of laughter with their unique approach towards life. There are scenes that'll make you laugh, they'll make you cry and they'll make you think. Through out this film we realize that Life is all about listening to your heart and chasing your dreams. The impact of the film is so overwhelming that it leaves you spellbound for hours after it has ended. If you are a film lover at no cost you should miss this film. It is a must watch film!

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BMDB Critic
Critic's Rating
10/10

My very first question to everyone, what were you people expecting from this latest Aamir Khan flick? Dude let me tell you 3 Idiots have moved ahead breaking all barrier in a great speed as a clear winner on the Box office. Lemme explain you this in simple words, "3 Idiots" stand tall fulfilling every promise it had made and consists of all elements that surely entertains the viewer completely to the heart with its interesting and enlightening content that is based upon some real life happenings in our system of education that we can surely relate to what we see and read about every day. Rumoured that the story is slightly inspired from Chetan Bhagat's novel, "Five Point Someone", where it starts with the story of two friends, who starts their journey in search of their third adorable room-mate or say the first idiot of the engineering college who actually made them realized the value of success and helped both of them in finding their own desired path in life. Beginning with a phone call to Madhavan when his flight is about to take off, the phone call is about their lost friend, and then how he manages to leave the flight when it had reached almost above the land. Further he calls Sharman where he gets exited and lefts his pant behind him at his place just in search of his friend. The movie takes off and it keeps shifting between the present & the past and majorly explaining about the days they all spent together in the college studying engineering and to live life to the fullest. Pre-interval is full of fun and highly enjoyable, and here you can catch typical Hirani flavor, the second half is a little bit emotional but fun and with no doubt it is going to be liked by everyone of any age or gender. How can one forget the ragging that happens in every college and this is also then trade mark of Hirani stuffs, the pants dropping humor may be a bit weird and may be over the hype for it can be acceptable for some youngsters for a change. However the whole engineering college campus and the in-class sequences and Aamir khan's frequent questioning in the movie can remind you of all the famous medical college scenes in Hirani's debut masterpiece "Munnabhai M.B.B.S". The entertaining first half ends on a mystery note, which without much wanting people to think much gets solved in the post intermission and then the story moves on towards various ups and downs in the search of the third lost idiot, Aamir. Though the second half has got some dragging moments in the mid but overall, but it does not fail to distract attention of any viewer and win to make a good impact with a surprise twist in the climax that will make the story sound more fun and in never ending excitement, as it makes you leave the hall clapping with a cheerful smile and a sigh of relief. All the credit goes to the director Rajkumar Hirani who brilliantly wrotes all his scenes along with the his talented duo for the flick Abhijat Joshi and the experienced Vidhu Vinod Chopra, as he is the producer. The director has showcased all the serious issues like pressure the student experiences by the institute and expectation of their parents have with them that finally ends up Suicide by them, severe ragging in Colleges, Faulty Education System based on innumerable memorization and the unnecessary competition that creates tension in a student's mind and further in their result is simply admirable. A very polite way is used to convey the message with many comic and hilarious sequences in the movie that absorbs the seriousness into it but carrying a bigger hidden indication for the society. It will also make you think that the job you are doing now is what you always wished for? Or you also have just compromised and bowed down to the demanding needs of your greedy surroundings. But what is the use of such sacrifice where you are still regretting the major decision of your life? To be straight to the point, "3 Idiots" completely belongs to the director. Though again it has the Aamir appearance and is been more publicized and most awaited as an Aamir Khan project, but it would be completely unfair to treat it at par with the perfectionist's earlier movies where he is in full force as a solo hero. The best part is that, every big and small character in "3 Idiots", have strongly made their presence felt, which in turn restrains anybody from calling it an Aamir Khan movie alone. Every character in the movie has a major part on their part which is adding upto creating a landmark in the movie history. But again in this movie "3 Idiots" Aamir cannot be kept behind as he has once again proved his unmatchable understanding of the medium and willingness to work better with a team spirit. Consistently showing his worth and delivering another flawless performance of his dazzling career under the expert direction of Raj Kumar Hirani. And it has been purely seen by his commitment towards the works that shows from the unbelievable slim physique he gets into for the role of a college student after the famous six pack abs act of "Ghajini" and comes out as a clear winner. But as I said Aamir is not only the one, after him the next best act comes from Sharman Joshi who without any doubt and complaints portrays a complex character of a student caught in a dilemma between his poor family, his studies and his friends. It's unarguably the toughest role in the student category and Sharman have given the best performance of his career till date. In simple words a truly award winning act by the young lad in the Best Supporting Act Category this year round. Hirani has very hilariously but in lighter way have treated the poor family of Shaman Joshi and the character of his paralyzed father. Though he mercilessly used the poor character as a comedian and made the audience laugh at his helpless situation but in another way he has tried to portray the dilemma a poor family goes through. Now here is the third idiot, Madhavan with his cute smile equally impresses in the role of an engineering student with extra eyes and is wishing to become a wild life photographer from heart. They best about him in this movie is that Madhavan, will never make you feel as he has a huge star status in the south and impressively plays his part with a quite sincerity. Boman Irani, I don't think so this man has ever felt down as he is superb as earlier, and is seen in the same role as a University professor in his previous flicks. This time he looks great in his messy get up in the movie, surely inspired by Einstein. Another actor that's makes her mark is Kareena Kapoor, as she hasn't got a big role in the script, but she has purely managed to grab everybodies attention through her new look with the glasses and Boman Irani's daughter. Mona Singh, another daughter of Boman Irani, have made herself feel comfortable and is cool in her few scenes but the mystery is why is Javed Jaffery here, as he is totally is wasted in a two scene role that brings a big shock with him. Parikshit Sahni is there with a controlled act he is playing the studious friend of the 3 Idiots and always want to rank first. There was bit unrealistic part where there is flood everywhere and in emergency pregnancy of Mona Singh is performed by Aamir with the online guidance Kareena as she is a doctor, as this looked was visibly intentional, filmy and quite far from reality. You may not notice it as you get totally into the movie but what the hold is the cinematography, it is another aspects that takes a part of the credit especially in the scenes where the three friends meet at the top of a high rise structure and sit on its corner, the beautiful roads that comes in their journey in the mountains and the climax scene shot along the blue water lake of Ladakh. Shantanu Moitra's music is not worth mentioning, as you may not go and by the album but it impresses and leaves a mark after you have watched the movie in the theater. The song "All Izz Well" keeps growing on the mind, once you understand the real meaning of its lyrics in the movie and the song "Sunshine" is that every youngster can relate it to himself. Background score is used creatively in the scenes as it suits different mood in different scenes but purely makes an impression. Without any doubt "3 Idiots" is one of the finest movies of 2009, as the cast have proved it that they stand tall infront of others and the movie will win a great success at the box office. The talented trio, Rajkumar Hirani, Aamir Khan and Vidhu Vinod Chopra has a sure shot winner in their hands, which will be undoubtedly liked by each and every section of the viewers together and will turn out to be a big success. This movie is a much watch especially for every youngsters as it teaches them to bravely follow their own inner dreams and desires. Giving them an ultimate message that "You should first aim at enjoying and achieving brilliance in your work and then success will automatically follow". It is surely the best end of the year and gives a clear indication of growing Indian cinema with good collection of stories in future.

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