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3 Idiots
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*3 Idiots* is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Rajkumar Hirani. The comedy drama, buddy film, and musical features Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, and Kareena Kapoor. Abhijat Joshi served as screenwriter, while Vidhu Vinod Chopra produced the film. Shantanu Moitra composed the music, and Rajkumar Hirani also handled film editing. The narrative is set in Delhi, with R. Madhavan serving as the narrator.
The film was distributed by Reliance Entertainment and Netflix in video on demand format. It has a runtime of approximately 164 to 171 minutes. The production company included Eros International, Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions, and Vinod Chopra Films. The film received the Filmfare Award for Best Film.
Audience reception includes an IMDb rating of 8.4 based on 483,496 votes and a TMDb vote average of 7.997 from 2,699 votes. Box office figures vary, with reported revenues of 70,000,000 and 60,262,836. The film’s tagline is "Aal Izz Well!" and its catchphrase is "ऑल इज वेल।"
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Film · TMDB
8.0Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.
Cast
- Aamir Khan as Ranchoddas "Rancho" Chanchad
- R. Madhavan as Farhan Qureshi
- Sharman Joshi as Raju Rastogi
- Kareena Kapoor Khan as Pia Sahastrabudhhe
- Boman Irani as Viru "Virus" Sahastrabudhhe
- Omi Vaidya as Chatur "Silencer" Ramalingam
Themes
- challenge
- middle class
- slapstick comedy
- coming of age
- flashback
- teacher
- friends
- engineering
- university
- subjective camera
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Hindi
- Director
- Rajkumar Hirani
- Screenwriter
- Abhijat Joshi
- Cast member
- Parikshit Sahni
- Composer
- Shantanu Moitra
- Producer
- Vidhu Vinod Chopra
- Production company
- Eros International
- Narrative location
- Delhi
- Duration
- 164
- FilmAffinity ID
- 591163
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2009-12-23
- title
- थ्री ईडियट्स
- distributed by
- Netflix
- narrator
- R. Madhavan
- film editor
- Rajkumar Hirani
- catchphrase
- ऑल इज वेल।
- capital cost
- 350000000
- box office
- 43264434
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 67/100
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Encyclopedic overview
3 Idiots is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, co-written by Abhijat Joshi and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film stars Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi in the title roles, while Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani, Mona Singh and Omi Vaidya play supporting roles. Narrated through two parallel timelines, one in the present and the other set ten years earlier, the story follows the friendship of three students at an Indian engineering college and is a satire about the intrinsic paternalism under the Indian education system.
Adapted loosely from Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone, It is produced by Chopra under the banner Vinod Chopra Films, 3 Idiots incorporated real Indian inventions created by Remya Jose, Mohammad Idris, Jahangir Painter and Sonam Wangchuk, the latter of whom also inspired Khan's character.
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