by Eunice Tan
It has been over a decade since the release of “3 Idiots” and it still takes me on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Set in the highly reputable (and fictional) Imperial College of Engineering (Ice), the film takes us through India’s mentally invigorating education system amidst class inequality and immense societal and familial pressure. Our three idiots – Ranchoddas “Rancho” Shyamaldas Chanchad (Aamir Khan), Raju Rastogi (Sharman Joshi), and Farhan Qureshi (R Madhavan) navigate the all too familiar rat race with their uplifting motto “All is well”. Witty dialogues, comedic scenes and catchy tunes aside, this didactic film convinces us that life is more than just a race. Highly decorated with awards, the film establishes itself as one of the best in Hindi cinema and the region up till today.
Loosely based on Chetan Bhagat’s Five Point Someone, “3 Idiots” depicts an intertwinement of two plotlines...
It has been over a decade since the release of “3 Idiots” and it still takes me on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Set in the highly reputable (and fictional) Imperial College of Engineering (Ice), the film takes us through India’s mentally invigorating education system amidst class inequality and immense societal and familial pressure. Our three idiots – Ranchoddas “Rancho” Shyamaldas Chanchad (Aamir Khan), Raju Rastogi (Sharman Joshi), and Farhan Qureshi (R Madhavan) navigate the all too familiar rat race with their uplifting motto “All is well”. Witty dialogues, comedic scenes and catchy tunes aside, this didactic film convinces us that life is more than just a race. Highly decorated with awards, the film establishes itself as one of the best in Hindi cinema and the region up till today.
Loosely based on Chetan Bhagat’s Five Point Someone, “3 Idiots” depicts an intertwinement of two plotlines...
- 9/17/2022
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
He is undoubtedly an amazing actor and has proven his mettle once again with Tanu Weds Manu Returns. He made a girl's heart melt with his role right from his debut movie as a lead in Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein. You would know by now that we are talking about birthday boy R. Madhavan. On his special day, revisit his memorable roles with us as we list them down. Take a look...
3 Idiots
The passionate photographer-friend- Farhan Qureshi was such a real character whom we could totally relate to.
Tanu Weds Manu and Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Sharmaji as Tanu's loverboy before and after marriage is just too cute to ignore!
Rehnaa Hai Tere Dil Mein
Right in Madhavan's debut movie as the lead, he easily managed to make us cry, laugh and fall in love!
Rang De Basanti
Even though Maddy had a minor role in the movie,...
3 Idiots
The passionate photographer-friend- Farhan Qureshi was such a real character whom we could totally relate to.
Tanu Weds Manu and Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Sharmaji as Tanu's loverboy before and after marriage is just too cute to ignore!
Rehnaa Hai Tere Dil Mein
Right in Madhavan's debut movie as the lead, he easily managed to make us cry, laugh and fall in love!
Rang De Basanti
Even though Maddy had a minor role in the movie,...
- 6/1/2015
- GlamSham
You might remember him as the flamboyant Flight Lieutenant Ajay Rathod in Rang De Basanti or more recently as the mischievous student Farhan Qureshi in 3 Idiots. Now, R Madhavan is hoping that people remember him as Manu from Tanu Weds Manu, which releases on 25th February. Catch him in conversation as he opens up about the film, marriages, working with Kangna and also some controversies.
- 2/24/2011
- Bollywood Trade
Everyone knows what a blockbuster Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots was at the box office. The latest news doing the rounds of the industry is that Gemini Film Productions is looking to sign Shankar to direct both the Tamil and Telugu version of of the film.
Close sources were initially saying that the film will have Vijay, Silambarasan in Sharman Joshi’s role as Raju Rastogi, Mahesh Babu taking on the character made famous by Aamir Khan in the lead role as ‘Rancho’ and Boman Irani’s rigid professor being acted by Sathyaraj. Madhavan was apparently penciled in to resurrect his character from the original as Farhan Qureshi, but his recent tweet has put an end to the rumors being churned out at the gossip mill.
“It’s final and confirmed. I am unfortunately unable to do 3 Idiots in Tamil and Telugu. I am really sorry about that.”
News on the...
Close sources were initially saying that the film will have Vijay, Silambarasan in Sharman Joshi’s role as Raju Rastogi, Mahesh Babu taking on the character made famous by Aamir Khan in the lead role as ‘Rancho’ and Boman Irani’s rigid professor being acted by Sathyaraj. Madhavan was apparently penciled in to resurrect his character from the original as Farhan Qureshi, but his recent tweet has put an end to the rumors being churned out at the gossip mill.
“It’s final and confirmed. I am unfortunately unable to do 3 Idiots in Tamil and Telugu. I am really sorry about that.”
News on the...
- 7/29/2010
- Bollyspice
R Madhavan has claimed that his performance in 3 Idiots was not one of his best. Despite the success of the movie, in which he played Farhan Qureshi, the actor said that his greatest role is "yet to come". "Even though the film has changed my life as an actor because of its phenomenal box office run worldwide, I don't consider it as my best (more)...
- 1/11/2010
- by By Will Astbury
- Digital Spy
Aamir Khan is returning to the big screen exactly after a year with '3 Idiots' and the film has created the right buzz thanks to the innovative ways he has been promoting it. Revolving around three friends and their college days, the movie releases Friday.Loosely based on Chetan Bhagat's bestseller 'Five Point Someone', the film has been produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who has invested around Rs.35 crore in it.Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, it also stars Sharman Joshi, R. Madhavan, Kareena Kapoor and Boman Irani. It is being distributed by Reliance Big Pictures and is releasing with nearly 1,000 prints worldwide.To market the film, Aamir has been travelling across the country in different get-ups. His travels have so far taken him to Varanasi, Madhya Pradesh's Chanderi district, former cricket captain Sourav Ganguly's home in Kolkata, Jaipur and Punjab's Faridkot district.The story revolves around three engineering students...
- 12/20/2009
- Filmicafe
Bollywood actors Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi on Thursday unveiled the first look of their upcoming film '3 Idiots' in Mumbai.'3 Idiots' is a celluloid adaptation of author Chetan Bhagat's best selling fiction 'Five Point Someone'.Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the movie '3 Idiots' is a story of three friends whose dismal grade point averages at the Indian Institute of Technology (Iit) influenced their friendship, love life and career choices.Addressing the media while presenting the maiden look of their film, Aamir Khan said that film is inspired from individuals, who were considered to be idiots for working on certain causes, but finally made a mark changing a lot in society."There are many people like this in history. When we see them initially, we feel amused, but later on we realize that they are doing the right thing. So, the tag line of the film is 'Don't be stupid,...
- 11/5/2009
- Filmicafe
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