What a strong bond of friendship is depicted between the 3 idiots despite the Director of the College, ViruS (Boman

Irani) efforts to separate them. . movie is without an interval with entertainment, drama, emotions, romance all in one. All the actors have done complete justice to their roles. The entire crowd in the cinema hall laughed to tears, which was a rare sight after years. It is a movie of the changing Bollywood style of film-making 3 idiots is a heart-warming tale about friendship and narrates the story of three friends as they discover the road to their destiny. This forms the rest of the story in this heartwarming tale which interlaces themes like Indian Education System and its fallacies, love, friendship and one of the biggest questions of life- To listen to your heart or to follow others? rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi, who wrote the story, infuse a great amount of life into the film. 3 Idiots is the kind of film which takes you on a roller coaster ride right from the word go. It also tries to address the root of the problem which is plaguing the Indian Education System. The method of teaching has turned colleges into pressure cookers and the students are made to compete rather than excel. Whats really good about the film is it has the right dose of funny moments which are brilliantly enacted by all its characters. Aamir Khan brings the much needed star power to the film. His conviction to get into the skin of the character (Rancho) is evident right from the first scene where he proves his smartness. The magic words All Izz Well which Rancho advocates throughout the film are addictive and everyone around him falls for its magical charm. Sharman Joshi portrays the role of Raju to perfection. He makes his presence felt despite sharing the screen space with Aamir Khan and Boman Irani. Boman Irani is terrific in his role as Viru Sahastrabuddhe , the Principal of the college. Although its almost a repetition of his role as the Principal in Munnabhai MBBS, Boman Irani does extremely well to terrorise the students and run the college with an iron hand. Madhavans role in the film takes a backseat, however the scene where he confronts his father about his ambition in life is truly one of the defining moments of the film. The entire story is narrated in intermittent flashbacks and it is well spaced out throughout the film. Kareena Kapoor is good in her role and her conversations with Aamir are a pleasure to watch. The biggest showstealer of the film is Omi Vaidya, who plays the role of Chatur Ramalingam. His accent is funny, his chuckles are hilarious and he has a great screen presence. What is Bad : 3 Idiots, in a way, lays too much emphasis on comedy that all other emotions go for a toss. The genuine lump-in-throat moments are rare and thats pity because the film tries to address some serious issues like suicides, fallacies with the Education System, following your dream instead of listening to the society. Also, the screenplay technique which Hirani uses in the film makes it a bit tough to genuinely immerse yourself into the lives of Rancho, Raju and Farhan. Surprisingly the traditional Three Act structure is hard to find in3 Idiots. To compensate for this lack of proper form of the story, there are so many scenes in the film that its hard to keep track of how the film had progressed when we walk out of the cinema hall. The emotional graph of the film has its share of highs and lows because Hirani never lets the audience to think about anything. The only thing which is consistent in the film is Ranchos free advice to his friends. In a way, the film gets too preachy at times especially about suicidal tendencies of students. 3 Idiots gets too filmy especially towards the end when Aamir uses all his nerdiness to deliver a baby. Its surprising that Hirani chooses to plagiarize some scenes like Pencil vs zero gravity and placing the answer sheets from other sources, although they fit into the scheme of things. Technical Departments : Shantanu Moitras music is good especially in songs like All Izz Well, Sunshine. Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi prove their mettle once again in lacing a typical masala film with a good message to the youth. Muralidharans cinematography is stunning! The scene featuring a beautiful landscape of the hills enroute Shimla and the breathtaking views of Ladakh are gloriously captured on the camera. The black and white tint in Sharman Joshis house, Zoobi Doobi songs picturization is pretty well done. Hirani and Abhijats screenplay lays more emphasis on individual scenes and conversations. Rajkumar Hiranis third film as a director, perhaps lacks the emotion of his earlier films, but theres no denying the fact that 3 Idiots is a fun film to watch. His brilliance can be scene in almost every scene right from Boman Iranis introduction, to Omi Vaidyas speech and from Javed Jaffreys dramatic entry to Madhavans confrontation with his father. Bottom Line : 3 Idiots falls short of being an emotionally engaging film. It lacks the sensitivity of Aamirs Taare Zameen Par and the brilliance of Hiranis Lage Raho Munnabhai. Its preachy and over the top at times. The script is also very calculative about the degree to which audience can laugh or cry and as a result of that its hard to empathize with some characters. However, We, the audience, are bound to be manipulated by the film-3 Idiots. We hardly care about what the film is and its fallacies and within no time it transports us to a time which we would want to relive again and again. The biggest strength of 3 Idiots is its ability to conjure the nostalgic moments of our college lives. Anyone who has ever been to college will easily relate to all the characters in 3 Idiots right from the professors to Chatur Ramalingams from their college days. The film has Blockbuster written all over it. Does that make 3 Idiots one of the better films of the year? Probably. Is it the best film of the decade? No. Then, whats so good about this film? Its a fun film to watch and gives a taste of our own lives with a magical dose of All Izz Well medicine. Go, watch the film, for Aamir, Sharman, Boman Irani and most importantly Omi Vaidyas hilarious portrayal of Chatur Ramalingam. Although 3 Idiots is not a groundbreaking film, it definitely is popcorn entertainment at its best.