3 Idiots Review: Watch It

Film: 3 Idiots

Rating: 3.5/5
Banner: Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions
Cast: Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani, Mona Singh, Parikshat Sahni, Javed Jaffrey, Akhil Mishra, Rahul Kumar etc
Music: Shantanu Moitra
Cinematography: C.K. Muraleedharan
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Producer: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Release Date: December 25, 2009

Aamir Khan who is known for his exceptionally different and strong movies has now come back after the brawny ‘Ghajini’. This time, he becomes a thin and lanky student for this film and given the hype it generated, this looked promising. Was it really so? Let us see.

Story:

Farhan (Madhavan) and Raju (Sharman) are room mates in an engineering college and they join with lot of inhibitions and blocks. Their life takes a turn with the arrival of Rancho (Aamir), the other roommate and in no time, they begin to see things with a different approach which is more sensible and straight from the heart. However, Rancho disappears by straightening their lives out. Where does he go? What happened to him? Farhan and Raju set on a journey to locate Rancho. Whether they are successful or not and why they adore him so much forms the rest of the story.

Performances: Aamir Khan

Yet another applauding performance from him, the shocking wonder is how he managed to look so skinny and grungy like a typical student from a hard hitting killing machine built with mass in ‘Ghajini’. Aamir infused life into the character and strikes a chord with the hearts of the audience.

Madhavan:

Though his role is passive, he has got his own strong moments that cannot be ignored. He is equally competent and shines wherever required.

Sharman Joshi:

He is the apt choice for this role and does full justice to it leaving no element of doubt. His expressions and body language are perfect while his timing of comedy is good.

Boman Irani:

An intense and really captivating performance from him once again. His scenes with Aamir are brilliant and emotional. One can easily recollect the professors of their colleges by looking at Boman.

Kareena Kapoor:

Though her role was not that special, Kareena gave enough to make her presence felt on the screen. She looks gorgeous as usual and delivers another lip lock sequence. Her presence on the screen is limited though.

Others:

Omi was brilliant, Parikshit Sahani was neat, Jaaved Jaffery was brief but good, Akhil Mishra was apt, Mona Singh was sweet, Rahul Kumar was impressive, the others contributed in the right manner and added value to the film.

Analysis:

This is without doubt a trip down the memory lane for those who left the campus many years ago and for those who are currently in the colleges, it will work as an adrenaline pumper- the elements of friendship, the pranks at the hostel premises, the romance aspects, all work well for the film. The director has come up with a concept that has a universal appeal and both the narrative and presentation was top notch. Dialogues were filled with sufficient humor and sentiment.

The script was tied tightly and there were no loose ends. Screenplay was the major hero and that captures the journey very well. Background score works its magic while two songs were worth taking home. Cinematography was masterly, editing was crisp. Costumes were natural and the art department was quite realistic. There are no fights in the film. Here are few reasons why you should watch the film.

    * The scene where Chatur delivers a speech in Hindi using the word ‘Balatkaar’
    * The presence of mind that Rancho shows when they submit the exam paper late
    * The interview scene of Raju
    * When Farhan tries to convince his father for what he wants to do
    * The climax scenes 

Overall, the film has got many unforgettable scenes which send the audience into rips of laughter and the first half simply flows without a problem. It is the second half that slacks down in speed and gets dragged a bit but then it picks up eventually. This has got super hit written all over it and will shine well at the box office.