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3 Idiots (2009)

Director: Rajkumar Hirani

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From Time Out London

Discerning Bollywood fans are in for a treat: a comedy we can laugh with rather than at. Farhan (Madhavan) and Raju (Joshi) embark on a road trip to Ladakh, in the Himalayas, to track down long-lost buddy Rancho (Khan). The latter is introduced via lengthy flashbacks detailing the antics of the ‘three idiots’ during their college engineering days. But why did Rancho disappear mysteriously after graduating? The film’s main strength lies in its ability to address head-on the possible failure of higher education in contemporary India. This is conveyed via Hirani’s trademark light-hearted touch. Consequently, the clichéd ‘make your passion your profession’ premise never feels preachy. Overlong, this quirky well-acted film proves, as the title track says, that generally ‘all is well’ with commercial Hindi cinema.

Author: Anil Sinanan

Time Out London Issue 2053/2054: 17–30 December, 2009

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Rasta said...

Posted on Feb 21 2010 15:49 ABSOLUTELY AMAZING YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT NOW.
I'VE SEEN IT 3 TIMES IN CINEMA. WATCH WATCH WATCH NOW

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me said...

Posted on Feb 17 2010 16:26 3 idiots is relly good i wtched it on the cinerma 200 times itz so funny that my baby sister was crying to died apport from that is really funny and there got a big bom

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your dads said...

Posted on Feb 17 2010 16:21 it makes me feel lyk a real nice film and i lyk it beacuse itz really good and funny for little children and old paople will injoy it

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kuti said...

Posted on Feb 17 2010 16:17 this is bull shit and really crap and itz really stupid

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nina said...

Posted on Feb 04 2010 18:15 What certificate is this movie and is it in englishh ???x

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Anon said...

Posted on Feb 02 2010 13:37 I really enjoyed this film. It was funny throughout. Aamir and his co-stars did very well. My partner who is very critical towards bollywood movies also enjoyed this movie. pheww!!! otherwise i'd never hear the end of it!!!

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Nadir Ali said...

Posted on Jan 21 2010 08:06 Wow, what a fantastic Film, You should watch it.
Really Good

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Sairah said...

Posted on Jan 11 2010 18:14 This film is really good i have watched it more than 5 times. Aamir Khan looked kind of cute in the film.

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khads10 said...

Posted on Jan 10 2010 00:21 my best movie by a clear mile it was hilarious.. LUVED it

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Kirti Jugal said...

Posted on Jan 06 2010 11:07 Very funny, lovely entertaining movie. Worth watching. Seen it twice already. Amir is best. Fantastic movies, do not miss this film.

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Ritchie (again) said...

Posted on Jan 04 2010 10:15 (Ooops.... forgot to rate it and and didn't finish off one of my sentences)
Fantastic movie! Extremely funny and good morals protrayed by its message of friendship, love and the real purpose of good education. Every bit as good as Slumdog Millionnaire, but with a better outcome. I recommend it for the Oscars and that if you haven't seen it yet - WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!!! - Seriously, you wont be disappointed.

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Ritchie (again) said...

Posted on Jan 04 2010 10:13 (Ooops.... forgot to rate it and and didn't finish off one of my sentences)
Fantastic movie! Extremely funny and good morals protrayed by its message of friendship, love and the real purpose of good education. Every bit as good as Slumdog Millionnaire, but with a better outcome. I recommend it for the ascars and that if you haven't seen it yet - WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!!! - Seriously, you wont be disappointed.

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Ritchie said...

Posted on Jan 04 2010 10:10 Fantastic movie! Extremely funny and good morals protrayed by its message of friendship, love and the purpose Every bit as good as Slumdog Millionnaire, but with a better outcome. I recommend it for the ascars and that if you haven't seen it yet - WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!!! - Seriously, you wont be disappointed.

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roshni said...

Posted on Jan 03 2010 12:25 from wat ive heard its a good movie hopefully ill get 2 watch it 2day

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owais said...

Posted on Jan 02 2010 18:59 best bollywood movie ever. the 3 idiots were well funny

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