On the other hand, Raju represents the class of children who under the burden of expectations of their parents start to fear failure. He could never do well in engineering but once he took up his hobby as profession he never looked back and established new milestones of success. This happens with Farhan who wanted to be a wildlife photographer.
The movie effectively highlights the problem of parents pushing their children to choose what they don’t like and make them forget or ignore their hobbies that could have become a great profession for them. There is a scene where Farhan says that the moment he’d taken birth his father had announced that my son will become an engineer – Engineer Farhan Qureshi, B. The movie presents the struggles of life that people have to face in their lives. Read Citylights Review – a film that gives a strong message to commoners who abandon village struggle in the hope to conquer city dreamsģ Idiots is not just the story of 3 engineering students it is a story of every being that takes birth on this planet. Ranchoddas Symaldas Chanchad or Rancho’s dialogue, ‘ Kamyabi ke piche mat bhag, kabil ban, kamyabi jhak marke tere piche aayega’ (Don’t run after success, be capable and success will come running after you) is my favorite in the movie and is practical and effective. While Raju and Farhan were eager to know about Rancho, who had gone missing after completing college, Silencer reminded them of Sept 5, a date when he had challenged them to meet on same day after 10 years and decide who had done better in life.
‘Kamyabi ke piche mat bhag, kabil ban, kamyabi jhak marke tere piche aayega’įarhan and Raju instructed the driver to drop them at ICE (Imperial College of Engineering), their college where they had completed their engineering and had become friends for life.Īfter leaving the taxi, they hurried towards the terrace where Chatur was waiting for them. On hearing this, Raju got so excited that he forgot to wear the trouser and joined Farhan in the taxi. From the taxi, he called Raju and informed him about Chatur (nicknamed ‘Silencer’) having the information of Rancho. He then committed another crime by boarding a taxi waiting for somebody else at the airport. This scene shows how deep was the bond of friendship between these three friends. He was so desperate to meet Rancho that he pretended to have suffered a heart attack and forced the pilot to make an emergency landing. The film begins with Farhan (R Madhavan) receiving a call from one of his old classmate Chatur (Omi Vidya), who asks him to meet at an old spot in the university campus as he claims to know the whereabouts of their long-parted friend Rancho (Aamir Khan), a close friend of Farhan and Raju (Sharman Joshi).įarhan was in the flight at that time and the flight had already taken off. The cinema hall bursts into applause when he says holding his newly-born grandson, “ jo banna hai ban (become whatever you want to become)”.ģ Idiots sets new standards of friendship and mutual bonding between classmates which was evident in the first frame of the film. In another scene, the director of the institute (who had already announced the career for his grandson/granddaughter while he/she was in his daughter’s womb) seemed convinced that a child should choose his or her career as per the interest.
Parents are completely ignorant if their expectations are actually benefiting their children or adding to their mental pressure.īoman Irani as the inimitable director of the institute The child opens his eyes in the world to see the expectations floating in the eyes of his parents who want their children to become Engineer, Doctor, IAS, or some other officer, and glorify their family name. The movie portrays how the human struggle for existence begins with the birth of a child. He does all the hard work and gets the grades and gathers knowledge but the certificates and awards he gets are all picked up by the real Ranchoddas Syamaldas Chanchad, who was never good in studies.ģ Idiots is a story of human struggle from cradle to grave. In this movie Aamir Khan played the central character Phunshukh Wangdu who takes on the identity of Ranchoddas Syamaldas Chanchad, the son of rich, influential businessman to further his studies. They shared their real life experiences and expressions that enabled the makers to display the aspirations, issues and concerns of engineering students with accuracy and impact. Pankaj Chandra (Director of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore) along with the management, faculty and students has contributed a lot in the making of 3 Idiots. It is directed and produced by Raj Kumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra, respectively. 3 Idiots sets new standards of friendship and mutual bonding between classmatesģ Idiots is adapted from a Chetan Bhagat’s novel, Five Point Someone.