3 IDIOTS - MY REVIEW

Hi Guyzzzz I watched the movie "3 IDIOTS" couple of weeks back and without doubt I can say that its one of the finest(if not the finest) movie I have watched in the recent times and I am sure that those who have watched the movie will agree with me.Aamir is one actor who always(or most of the time) manages to rise to our expectations..and most times his performances even surpasses our expectations and no wonder he is known as a "PERFECTIONIST" among his colleagues….Since my reading mostly revolves around popular fiction and that too western authors(Robert Ludlum,Frederic Forsyth,Clive ussler etc) I am not that much fond of Indian-English writers and havent read any books from such authors other than "ONE NIGHT AT A CALL CENTER" (Based on which the movie HELLO was made - and it didn’t CLICK) by Chetan Bhagath and I read that book coz I was working in a field which is related to call centers…though the book was interesting I didn’t feel that it was a great piece of literature…So I didn’t venture in to reading his other famous book "FIVE POINT SOMEONE" and hence the story of "3 IDIOTS" was new to me…and maybe that’s one of the reason I was able to enjoy it thoroughly…

The movie is about the dreams and ambitions of 3 unlikely friends (unlikely in the sense 3 ppl with diff backgrounds and diff tastes and outlooks) and how they manage to fulfill their dreams despite oppositions from various corners…

3 IDIOTS

RANCHORDAS SHYAMALDAS CHANJAD - AAMIR KHAN
RAJU RASTHOGI - HARMAN JOSHI
FARHAN QURESHI - R.MADHAVAN

The casting was awesome and all suited their roles perfectly…But I think its OMI VAIDYA who stood out among the crowd and he sure needs a big applause coz he managed to grab attention even in the presence of great performers like Aaamir,Bomman and Madhavan….and the best thing is that its his debut film.

The movie starts with Raju and Farhan getting a call from Chatur saying their long lost friend Rancho is in town and wants to meet both of them…at the time of the call Farhan was inside a plane which is on the verge of taking-off and Raju was just out of bed in his undergarments….Farhan will fake a seizure and manages to halt the plane and get out of it while Raju in his exzcitement even forgets to wear his pants…and they both will reach the place (their college)where Chatur has asked them to come…there they will see Chathur but no sign of Rancho and when they asks Chathur he will show them a date inscribed on the wall and tells them that 10 years ago the same day he made a bet with Rancho that he will succeed in his life and will prove that Rancho is wrong and now he has returned to celebrate his victory and to see the look on Rancho's face….Raju and Farhan gets angry and they start fighting with Chatur..Then they decide to go in search of Rancho and they even force Chathur to accompany them and its during this journey they will narrate the story of 3 IDIOTS…they will travel 100s of kilometers following the lead they got from different sources….during the journey they finds out that Rancho's real name is not Rancho and that he attended the college just to get a Degree Certificate in the name of RANCHODAS SHYAMALDAS CHANCHAT (Javed Jaffrey) whose family adopted Aaamir as a kid..this was a shocking revealation to them and we are shown their college days..the pranks they played and the hardships they faced and how Rancho influenced/inspired each one of them to achieve their dreams…and atlast they will find their Rancho in a remote village and he is a social worker who started a school (This school unlike others don’t follow the normal curriculum but lets children to experiment with things which interests them) to educate the rural children….and Chathur mocks him saying that he (Chatur) managed to reach a top position by following the normal route (which is flawed as per Rancho) and Rancho managed to become only a poor school master by following his system (which Chatur thinks is flawed or illogical)…and then Aamir tells him his name and Chathur was speechless…and I think this was also a fitting climax to a great movie….


There are numerous scenes which will make you laugh your guts out like

1) The examination hall scene…
2) The BALATKAR/CHAMATKAR speech by Chathur
3) Making fun of Kareena's fiance (The brand conscious metrosexual)
4) The examination result scene (This one is my favorite) and the dialogues during this scene really rocked

"You will be sad when you realise that your friend failed in the exam but you will be more sad if you realise that your friend scored 1st rank in the exam"

etc

and there are few scenes which will make your eyes water like..

1) Raju's family scenes…
2) Raju's interview scene..
3) Centimeter becoming kilometer (I cried out of some emotions)

etc

So according to me this is one movie which could be watched and anjoyed by everyone in the family and its also very much thought provoking…

it makes us think about whether a youth should be forced to study some fancy degree or he should be given a chance to learn/study what he likes the best…

also

It mocks the present educational system which forces students to MUG UP/BYHEART the theories and definitions (that’s to swallow whats written in the book without digesting it and then vomiting the same content without any change..a MECHANICAL process) or rather than teaching them the real content of those theories and definitions





So in my opinion…

1) 3 IDIOTS is one of the best movies in recent times which offers wholesome entertainment….

2) This movie once again proved that if you have a good story and good performers then you don’t have to depend upon ITEM DANCES and UNBELIEVABLE ACTION SEQUENCES or EXTOTIC LOCALES to make a HIT film….

3) Aaamir Khan is without doubt the most bankable and hardworking star in Bollywood today….

4) Rajkumar Hirani once again proved that he can make entertaining films with a moral (and at the same time not looking Preachy!!)

5) Everybody should watch this movie atleast once (I know for sure that most of you wudve already)