
They get a clue that Rancho may be in Shimla, up north of Delhi, so they head out on the road to look for him. The film begins in the “present”, ten years after the initial events in this story, when Farhan, Raju, and Chatur meet up at ICE and are looking for Rancho, whom they haven’t seen in years. The possibility that he might fail in this effort makes the sensitive Raju suicidal at one point. Raju’s family is desperately impoverished, and their only hope is for Raju to graduate from ICE and get a good job. But Farhan’s real passion is wildlife photography, which is a far less lucrative profession. But their natural attractiveness and spark, as well as adventitious narrative circumstances, bring them together.įarhan comes from a middle-class family, and his strict father is determined to see to it that his son graduates from ICE with an engineering degree. Rancho and Pia are, on the surface, an unlikely duo. Both are smart, but they embody fundamentally contrasting ways to learn. Chatur Rancho and Chatur are natural rivals. So Virus naturally sees them as enemies in need of punishment. The 3 Idiots, led by Rancho, are, in contrast, rebellious and free-spirited. Virus is a doctrinaire college director who lives according to a rigid schedule and seems to want all his students to be submissive robots. This personage will be identified with two other characters in the story, and this mistaken-identity element will add a fascinating twist to the narrative. Ranchoddas " Rancho" Shamaldas Chanchad (played by Aamir Khan).the “3 Idiots”, have all been sent there by their hopefully ambitious parents to study engineering.

These educational system deficiencies, I should add, are not only present in India, but are characteristic of educational systems at all levels all over the world. In particular, there is a thoughtful thematic element concerning how best to educate students and the current deficiencies of educational systems in general. The story of 3 Idiots concerns what happens to three students who meet and become friends after being initially assigned to room together as students at the prestigious Imperial College of Engineering in Delhi (ICE).Īlthough the film spends much of its time wallowing in the throes of sometimes vulgar screwball comedy, there is also some narrative width to the plot, and this may expand the film’s appeal for some viewers. In addition, 3 Idiots features a compelling performance by popular lead actor Aamir Khan in the lead role. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani and scripted by Hirani, Abhijat Joshi, and Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the story of the film is loosely based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel Five Point Someone (2004).

3 Idiots (2009) is an immensely popular college comedy-drama that was very well received by the critical community and has won numerous awards both in India and abroad.
