Movie Review- 3 Idiots

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Raju Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra with the combined legacy of Munnabhai , 1942 A love Story, Mission Kashmir and Parineeta have a rich heritage of powerful cinema behind them and this time around they have been more than equal to the responsibility of living up to the high standards they have set for themselves. Add Aamir Khan and it becomes an irresistible trio and it was not disappointing. If anything the bar has been raised yet another notch.
First and foremost I do not have my oft repeated complain of a weak or a zero storyline. Chetan Bhagat’s Five Point Someone has been loosely adapted into a powerful narrative of human emotions and at the same time is a telling commentary on the present system of education where emphasis is laid on learning by rote rather than encouraging innovation and lateral thinking. It recognises that the orthodox and conventional stream of thought wherein the middle class redemption lies in attainment of an engineering or medical degree which forces the unwilling victims to compromise on their dreams often with disastrous consequences.
The story starts with a search for Rancho, a friend of friends, by Sharman Joshi and Madhvan accompanied by yet another class mate Silencer, so named for his propensity of letting go silent bursts of gas expulsions through his rear end. Their not so aromatic journey brings back the memories of their college days. Ahh, isn’t it the best time for just about anyone? And if you have been a hosteller, well, you would relive all the good times you had or wished that you had. The main protagonist is Rancho, never mind the full name but a thinker, a dreamer, a rebel, a scholar and a yaaron ka yaar. He constantly slips in and out of classes seeking knowledge and substituting simple and straight answers where profoundness is expected by stuck up teachers. Boman Irani comes up with another class act as the Director of the engineering college but looks suspiciously like Einstein which I guess was by design rather than accident. Nonetheless he delivers a flawless performance as a uncompromising teacher. The movie traces the lives of the three friends through college. Questions are raised about the path they have chosen, their aspirations of what they really want from their lives versus their loyalties to parents and friends. Heavy stuff, I know, but portrayed beautifully and with loads of rib tickling humour. A special mention must be made of the welcome speech made by Silencer which is surreptitiously changed by Aamir to get back at him for his pompous ways. It had my considerable self falling out of the seat. There are way too many such episodes in the movie to merit a mention here but each is executed with near perfection.
Kareena proves yet again that given a good role she can sparkle. Praeekshat Sahni has not forgotten to be loud, so you may dismiss him. The music is great and happily Vidhu Chopra has not flicked a western song and got ‘inspired’ by it. Perhaps the talented duo of Sawanand Kirkire and Shantanu Moitra has something to do with it. The movie is heart warming and a laugh riot but not perfect. There are quite a few impossible situations but you quickly get over them in the larger interest of wholesome entertainment. All in all...Alllll Eezz Welll. Go watch and freak out.