Three Idiots (2009)

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• familiar s

  
  Rajkumar Hirani's magical spell again worked wonders. I wasn't expecting that it would work for me either. While it was still under production, I can remember having read in one of the papers as to how this movie could succeed given that its based on a bestseller (5 Point… More
  Rajkumar Hirani's magical spell again worked wonders. I wasn't expecting that it would work for me either. While it was still under production, I can remember having read in one of the papers as to how this movie could succeed given that its based on a bestseller (5 Point Someone). And I reckoned then (not that I've read the book till date; probably I'm just one of those hyppos). But the movie turned out to be a bestseller in itself. I know not how far did those who have read the book enjoyed the movie, if at all, but I was in for a ride. It's an incredible piece of entertainment with an underlying message, but doesn't get too preachy at any point. I'd have found the screenplay flawless had the birth sequence towards the end wasn't so stretched. Putting that aside, it's miraculously excellent. Needless to say, besides Rajkumar's brilliant execution, Aamir, Madhavan and Sharman's excellent performance also help making predictability an ignorable factor in this masterpiece.

• Adriel L

  
  Never seen a movie as this smart and profound at the same time being real hilarious. With all the silly stuff to be found, it is well hoisted by its wonderful depth, easily playing it out in layman's language such that any man or woman can definitely understand its valuable,… More
  Never seen a movie as this smart and profound at the same time being real hilarious. With all the silly stuff to be found, it is well hoisted by its wonderful depth, easily playing it out in layman's language such that any man or woman can definitely understand its valuable, underlying message.

• Thomas J

  
  I have a new love... cheesy Bollywood movies! This movie is such fun, it is like the 3 stooges with subtitles! Plus there is the gratuitous "meaningful moment that you see coming but still feel the heart strings plucked anyway. FUN, FUN, FUN!

• Sanjaya &

  
  Well, can't say how I'm amazed with this movie... It is true that I always underestimating Bollywood movies until I watched 'Slumdog Millionaire', but now I can say that India movie industry is growing admirably... They are keep making a really, totally good movie… More
  Well, can't say how I'm amazed with this movie... It is true that I always underestimating Bollywood movies until I watched 'Slumdog Millionaire', but now I can say that India movie industry is growing admirably... They are keep making a really, totally good movie that keep me amazed.... This movie have it all, the comedy that makes us laugh out loud, the tearjerkers scene, the singing and dancing that 'traditionally' we will see in a Bollywood movies, that makes '3 Idiots' a complete Bollywood movie that will make every people who watch it would love it... The cast did a very good job in here, especially for the three main actors : Aamir Khan, Madhavan, & Sharman Joshi... And having Kareen Kapoor in this movie is totally awesome, she is one of the prettiest lady that Bollywood movie industry have... And the story itself, even it is a very long movie, but I don't get bored with it... The truth is the story just keep me amazed every minutes I watched it because they always gave surprise in every scene, and I loved it... Last word, probably this is the best India movies ever, and one of the best friendship movie that ever be made... A big two thumbs up for this movie...!!!

• Dead A

  
  The whole idea of this movie was good. Taken from real life. But the "baby" part was so cheap and ridiculous, I hate when anyone says "All is Well". That is another irritating thing. Joke? Lame.

• August S

  
  A very great film. It is funny and inspiring with enough creativity and honesty to be worthy as the highest grossing film in India.

• Lesley N

  
  Bright and twinkly Bollywood film, and the highest grossing Bollywood film of all time in India too, about three fellow students at prestigous Imperial College of Engineering. A completely enjoyable watch, buoyed by the effervescence of the main characters, the optimistic message and… More
  Bright and twinkly Bollywood film, and the highest grossing Bollywood film of all time in India too, about three fellow students at prestigous Imperial College of Engineering. A completely enjoyable watch, buoyed by the effervescence of the main characters, the optimistic message and the happy dance routines. A perfect feel good film. <img src="http://www.india-server.com/news-images/movie-3-idiots-one-of-the-best-from-18714.jpg">

• Ivan D

  
  Here's what pure cinematic escapism is all about. "3 Idiots", which gained an unexpected popularity among the adolescent demographic here in the Philippines, has combined colorful characters, a well-weaved (though a bit far-fetched at certain turns, I must admit)… More
  Here's what pure cinematic escapism is all about. "3 Idiots", which gained an unexpected popularity among the adolescent demographic here in the Philippines, has combined colorful characters, a well-weaved (though a bit far-fetched at certain turns, I must admit) narrative and a breathing, all-smiling grasp of the meaning of true education, the joy of learning and of course, friendship. Aamir Khan, looking like a cross between Tobey Maguire and Jude Law, plays Rancho, a character wrapped in a velvet of myth but whose energetic presence and sentimental vulnerability makes him all the more affecting and engaging even though merely imagining someone like him to exist in real life departs from plausibility. Think of him as Andy Dufresne reiterated into India's stoic engineering culture. Just like Jean-Pierre Jeunet's splendid "Amelie", which boast of relentless sub-narratives that have enhanced and expanded its mono-centered story (to that of the titular girl) into a 2-hour circus-like universe of emotions and ideas, "3 Idiots" has masterfully etched a unique atmosphere out of the potentially boring and monotonous everyday lives of the engineering world. But then again, with Bollywood and its endless arsenal for entertainment, that which includes rainbow-palette dance sequences and sugary sentimentalism, nothing is impossible, except of course putting a toothpaste back into its tube (a little in-joke there). Aside from being a highly amusing comedy film about camaraderie, it's also a wonderful showcase of existential optimism that even borders light philosophy, but never succumbs into conceptual confusion. This is "3 Idiots'" specific strength. Along with its long-running energy are well-conceived ideas that never falter in the face of quick humor. Director Rajkumar Hirani took advantage of the film's catchy overall visual texture and effectively inserted life lessons and instant but penetrating wisdom into its very core, added up some quick-witted conversational symbolism, a genuine inclination to connect with its viewers and voila, an ideal thinking man's quasi-fantasy dramedy. But limiting "3 Idiots" within the accepted idea of the term 'thinking man' is just like adhering myself to school director Viru's (one of the film's great highlights, played by Boman Irani) stern but flawed educational principle of text-book knowledge and by-the-book intelligence. Just like what Rene Descartes famously stated, "I think, therefore I am"; with "3 Idiots", as what I have mentioned, being a film for thinking men, I used the term in the sense of how it encapsulates the cerebral wholeness of everyone whose gift to distinguish schooling from education, from memorization to absorption automatically makes them its tailor-made audience. A film that is purely fit for every autonomous thinker who can beat their heart or two for an education that is something more than a one-sided inclination towards a monetary future. For once, I'm really glad that a film of this content and caliber has able to pervade itself into the immediate film-watching vicinity of many people, especially students. Glaring and losing hope at those trash comedy films being spoon-fed into mainstream audience's mouths just to compensate for everyone's hunger to be entertained and be somehow enlightened, along came "3 Idiots" with all barrels blazing and every means utilized to deliver something much, much more than a few laughs. If the usual comedy film can induce laughter, this film 'inspires' laughter. This is an ideal film for values formation and a wonderful Indian picture that never squeezes out its distinct cinematic character from the common geographic and cultural staples of the country itself. It treads its own path and creates a name out of something truly original and very worthwhile. And also, it never felt like it's almost 3 hours long.

• Ali S

  
  Funny, stupid (in a good way) and very inspirational. Aamir Khan and Boman Irani's classic comedy inspires you in every bit of the fantastic 3 Idiots. A movie that can be watched over and over again.

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