Three Idiots – Movie Review
The much talked about 3 Idiots is a true amalgamation of western ideology of life and Charles Darwin’s survival of the fittest. Aamir Khan’s next hit after Ghajini, 3 Idiots is Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s third film together, after the Munnabhai duo.
The plot is based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel Five Point Someone (or so they say) and is played by the three lead actors, Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi in the backdrop of one of India’s finest engineering colleges. Aamir Khan couldn’t get any better than this, and though he is playing the main lead, Chopra ensured he doesn’t overshadow the roles of R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi. Boman Irani is convincing as the disciplined and authoritative director of the institute.
Anyone who has been through college life, especially that of a professional one set in India, can totally relate to the chaos a fresher goes through. All three characters Ranchordas Chanchar aka Rancho (Aamir), Farhan Qureshi (Madhavan) and Raju Rastogi (Sharman) become roommates and best of friends – friendship in its true spirit blossoms with no boundaries to caste, riches or language. Rancho is the unconventional sort, and distinguishes his personality at every step of his life in the college with his tangential thinking.
“Mugging up” or rote learning as is the educational system in India designed is challenged through Rancho’s ideals, who believes in being original. The impact of academic pressure leading to a number of suicides in colleges is what triggers a rebellious attitude in Rancho, and Farhan and Raju soon fall in line. Thus begins a plethora of events at the institute – the pranks – played in the classrooms, on the seniors, on the teachers, on the Director even. All symbolizing that “common sense” is a true gift to those who can see things simply and in the context of the present. According to Rancho’s ideology, we shouldn’t run after success, but let success come after us. By uncomplicating matters, Farhan is able to stand up to his traditional family to give up engineering and pursue wildlife photography, his true passion. Raju stops living in fear of failure and is able to land himself a secure job. This happy-go-lucky attitude of Rancho even rubs off on the Director’s daughter Pia (Kareena Kapoor), who later becomes the love of his life.
The twist in the movie comes when Rancho disappears after Graduation Day and cuts all contact with his friends. Years later, Farhan, Raju and Pia set out to look for him and find him in the isolated yet serene mountains of Ladakh. They discover that Rancho is actually Phunsook Wangdoo, a scientist, running a small school in Ladakh.
The “slang” packed in pockets of the film is a mix of Hindi, English and even Sanskrit, which creates ripples of laughter among the audience. But behind all this laughter and cheekiness, 3 Idiots brings out a very important realization within us. It teaches us to think out of the box, to look at things with the curiosity of a child and most of all, to follow your heart. The movie leaves you feeling light hearted and optimistic, and assures you that all can be well if you want it to be.
Popularity: 16% [?]
hey,
Perfect. Almost. Oh yeah… those are the words!
I’m writing this at the 8th hour of the morning of 25th December. Merry Christmas, viewers, this is the perfect treat. I was lucky enough to have caught a special preview of the year’s best movie, 3 Idiots, last night. Aamir Khan fans, after a disastrous Ghajini, prepare to be truly delighted! He once again shows his ‘perfectionist’ attitude with this highly-anticipated soon-to-be blockbuster!
It has EVERYTHING – from good homour, to emotions that actually move you. When a sense of fear is supposed to be created, it is created, and when you’re supposed to feel good, you do! Remarkable performances by each and every one of the characters just adds to the entire effect. A nice-to-listen-to soundtrack assures you that even the song sequences aren’t boring. And over that, such beautiful choreography! Witty dialogues and hilarious one-liners keep you wanting for more, and some head-bobbing suspense makes you wonder as well…
But, above all, above EVERYTHING else, what truly, TRULY makes this movie work is Rajkumar Hirani’s brilliant sense of direction. How he cuts between the past and the presnt, at the perfect moments, is just amazing. With this, he could finally emerge as one of the leading directors of the country today.
3 Idiots is based on the book Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat, even though it’s hugely different. And, for the first time in my life, I can proudly say that yes, finally, a movie has not just done justice to the book, but easily surpassed it. All thanks to Rajkumar Hirani. And proudly too because an Indian did it!
I have to be strict… it’s an Aamir Khan movie. So I have no option but to cut off 1 for the editing and dubbing errors.
9/10. What more do you want? Don’t miss it for anything!
3 idiots was the BEST FILM of 2009. No other movie has been rated 5 stars. Quodos to Aamir Khan for selecting such films. If this trend continues for the next 2 or 3 years more, I would not be surprised if Aamir Khan would be included as LEGENDS of Bollywood Cinema. Watch out – Dhobi Ghaat is coming in which Aamir is acting alongwith Prateik Babbar. And then Delhi Belly is expected in 2010 where Aamir Maamu is JUST THE PRODUCER and Imraan Khan is in the lead role.
This movie is awesome and deserves a perfect 10/10 rating. I had seen this 3 friends classic bonding last in Dil Chahta Hai and time time again Aamir rocks…!!!! A must watch for every age of audience. Everything is just perfect from Acting to Script to Songs…. I bet you’ll fell in love with the mantra of the movie…. “Aal is well !!”
A big round of applause for my favourite ‘Mr. Perfectionist.’
Indeed, 3 Idiots is one of the best hindi flms I’ve seen in a long long time ! Not just aamir, its the over all treatment given to the movie which impressed me. Hope we get to see more such movies !
This movie teach everything what a student have to learn in their life…nd this movie make us confident about my life..at last THANX 2 AAMIR KHAN 4 his great act…
@Swapnil – Very true! I think we all are in love with Mr. Perfectionist these days (me personally has been a devoted fan since ‘Ghulam’ was released
@Dibya – Right mate! The movie does teach us some lessons which we should be taught in school technically.
3 idiots………what should i say its simply SUPERB and i m a big fan of Amir Khan and his all movies. he always produce very excellent and different topics and mostly on psychological based subjects I m a clinical psychologist and i really really liked his ideas and approach about life. Best of luck!
Leave your response!
Hindi Songs
Latest Movie Reviews »
Movie Review: Karthik Calling Karthik
Farhan Akhtar has made his third appearance on the silver screen with ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’ (KCK). The writer-director of the film is Vijay Lalwani and this is his debutante attempt. KCK has come out as …
Latest Music Reviews »
Teen Patti: Music Review
The much awaited Big B starrer, Teen Patti has released its rocking music on the hottest radio station, Radio Mirchi. With a talented musician duo of Salim-Sulaiman, what more can one expect? Present at the …
Screamingly hot news »
Aishwarya is Hopping Mad, Demands Apology
Bachchan parivar is stated as the first family of the B-wood. And they are anxiously waiting for the arrival of the juniormost Bachchan, who would make Big B even more ‘grand’. Several times there have …
Archive
Blogs We Recommend
Random Posts
Latest Video Post
Recent Posts
Most Commented
Most Popular
Powered by Wordpress. Also runs on dairy milk, a dash of vodka and that crazy little thing called love.