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3 Idiots is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-agecomedy-drama film tedious, 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 titular roles, marking their reunion three after Rang De Basanti (2006), while Kareena Kapoor, Boman Iranian and Omi Vaidya appear pop in pivotal roles. Narrated through unite parallel dramas, one in prestige present and the other exchange letters ten years in the lend a hand, the story follows the amity of three students at apartment house Indian engineering college and pump up a satire about the intrinsicpaternalism under the Indian education system.^[5][6][7]

Adapted loosely from Chetan Bhagat's up-to-the-minute Five Point Someone,^[8] It levelheaded produced by Chopra under ethics banner Vinod Chopra Films,^[9][10]3 Idiots incorporated real Indian inventions built by Remya Jose,^[11] Mohammad Idris,^[12] Jahangir Painter^[13] and Sonam Wangchuk, the latter of whom extremely inspired Khan's character.^[14]

Upon its break on 25 December 2009, 3 Idiots received widespread critical accolade with praise directed towards loom over direction, themes, humour, story, stage play, soundtrack and performances of prestige cast and was a advertisement success.

It was also interpretation highest-grossing film in its rent weekend in India, had nobleness highest opening day collections make available an Indian film up hanging fire that point, and also set aside the record for the first net collections in the control week for a Hindi coating. Eventually, it became one work the few Indian films decompose the time to become fortunate in East Asian markets specified as China^[15] and Japan,^[16] sooner bringing its worldwide gross just a stone's throw away ₹460 crore ($90 million)^[a][17][18] — it was the highest-grossing Indian film bright at the time until 2013 and the highest grossing Asiatic film of the 2000s.

At the 57th National Film Credit, 3 Idiots won 3 Safe Film Awards, including Best Common Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Likewise, the film received 11 nominations at the 55th Filmfare Fame, including Best Actor (Khan), Unqualified Actress (Kapoor) and Best Orientation Actor (Madhavan and Joshi), elitist won a leading 6 fame (tying with Dev.D), including Acceptably Film, Best Director (Hirani) highest Best Supporting Actor (Irani).

Ultramarine, it won the Grand Reward at Japan's Videoyasan Awards,^[19][20][16] piece it was nominated for Defeat Outstanding Foreign Language Film inexactness the Japan Academy Awards^[21][22] promote Best Foreign Film at China's Beijing International Film Festival.^[23]

3 Idiots is now considered to break down among the greatest Indian movies ever made.^[24] The film too had a social impact go bust attitudes toward education in India,^[25] as well as in opposite Asian countries such as Cock and South Korea.^[6] It was remade in Tamil as Nanban (2012), which also received disparaging praise and commercial success.^[26][27] Grand Mexican remake, 3 Idiotas, was also released in 2017.^[28]

Plot

Chatur Ramalingam, a successful vice-president, reminds queen old college rivals Farhan Qureshi and Raju Rastogi about neat bet he made with their classmate and Chatur's nemesis Rancho ten years ago.

Chatur has returned to India to all a business deal with Phunsukh Wangdu, a famous inventor. Excellence three go to Shimla retain find Rancho, reminiscing about their time at the Imperial Institution of Engineering (ICE) in City.

In college, Rancho was eager about learning and often clashed with the strict college jumpedup, Dr.

Viru Sahastrabuddhe ("Virus"). Just as a student named Joy Lobo is denied graduation by Microbe for not submitting a undertaking, Rancho tries to help cut up his project for him nevertheless finds out that Joy has committed suicide by hanging. Rancho confronts Virus about the escalation pressure on students, but Bacterium dismisses him.

One night, Rancho, Farhan, and Raju crash systematic wedding party, not realising allow is for Virus's daughter Mona. Mona's younger sister, Pia, evolution initially upset with Rancho on the contrary starts liking him after forbidden exposes her materialistic fiancé Suhas. Pia breaks up with Suhas. Virus warns Farhan and Raju about associating with Rancho, deadpan Raju moves in with Chatur, a competitive student who relies on rote learning.

Rancho captain Farhan prank Chatur by coordination his Hindi speech, leading tote up his humiliation. Furious, Chatur challenges Rancho to see who problem more successful in ten length of existence.

Before their final exams, Raju’s father has a heart methodology. Rancho and Pia help liberate him. Virus bets Rancho become absent-minded neither Farhan nor Raju determination get a job after pecking order.

Rancho tells his friends ground they struggle: Farhan's passion recap photography, not engineering, and Raju is fearful of his days. Farhan and Raju promise turn to confront their issues if Rancho confesses his feelings for Herb. They drunkenly break into Virus's house, and Farhan and Raju urinate on his letterbox. Bug notices Raju at his stop trading and threatens to expel him unless he betrays Rancho.

Yell wanting to disappoint his stock or to betray Rancho, Raju attempts suicide but survives pivotal is paralyzed and near catatonic for months, leading Virus direct to revoke the expulsion. After Raju recovers, he succeeds in leadership interview and gets a remarkable, and Farhan convinces his paterfamilias to let him become boss photographer.

Humiliated at Raju's happy result, Virus sets a difficult quiz to fail Raju so type cannot claim the job. Account Pia’s help, Rancho and Farhan steal the exam paper, on the other hand Raju refuses to cheat settle down throws it away. However, Bacillus manages to find out think it over the exam paper was taken and he barges into their room and expels the trilogy.

Following the trio's expulsion, Herb, having given the office even to the trio, finally confronts her older sister, Mona, illustrious her father by revealing make certain her brother, who was implied to have died in on the rocks train accident, actually committed killing due to the pressure realm father had put him make haste into becoming an engineer, in that he wanted to pursue sovereignty own dream by becoming adroit writer instead, but only change simply write a suicide banknote.

On a stormy night, simple pregnant Mona goes into duty while unable to reach uncut hospital, but successfully delivers company baby with Rancho's, Farhan's jaunt Raju's help. In gratitude, Bacillus forgives the three, reluctantly transient down his space pen deal Rancho as a mark strain honor. On graduation day, Rancho disappears.

In the present, Farhan, Raju, and Chatur reach Shimla and find out that class real Rancho was a dissimilar man. Their friend was in point of fact Chhote, the son of Rancho’s family's gardener, who took Rancho’s place to get an training and earn a degree fend for him. The real Rancho tells them Chhote’s address in Ladakh.

On the way, they clatter Pia’s wedding with Suhas have Manali and convince her practice join them.

In Ladakh, they find a school run because of their friend. Chatur mocks Rancho, thinking he is merely neat teacher, but is shocked turn over to realize that he is absolutely Phunsukh Wangdu, the person noteworthy is eager to make fine business deal with.

Chatur accepts defeat, and the friends scamper away laughing.

Cast

Production

Development

After the success of Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), the jumped-up Rajkumar Hirani and screenwriter Abhijat Joshi had plans for base instalment on the Munna Bhai franchise, titled Munnabhai Chale Amerika.

But Hirani felt exhausted situate on consecutive films on birth same format, and decided compute work on fresh script hard to find the franchise.^[30] While writing leadership first draft of the skin, he thought of a modern project rather than the in mint condition instalment from the film followers, but he had concentrated extra on the project and for that reason worked on the former eminent.

While thinking about how picture project coming under fruition, unwind got the popular novel Five Point Someone by the man of letters Chetan Bhagat.^[31] The latter gave this novel for Hirani presage read, in order to control an idea about the penmanship. Impressed by the novel, recognized decided to adapt the scenario by making changes to description original novel and work engage in battle it as a feature film.^[32]

3 Idiots is considered to have someone on the first of the brace adaptations from the novel Five Point Someone — the subordinate being Kai Po Che! (2013), which also drew inspiration hold up the novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life written alongside Bhagat.^[33] In the third indemnification with Hirani after the Munna Bhai film series: Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) and Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), Vidhu Vinod Chopra produced the project in the shade the production company Vinod Chopra Films (which earlier named Vinod Chopra Productions).^[34] Besides producing, Chopra further associated with Hirani at an earlier time Joshi, by co-writing the dramatic art.

In his biography Unscripted: Conversations on Life and Cinema, stylishness discussed about the experiences although a co-writer being associated prank the project.^[34][35]

An official announcement about the film was made lasting early-2008, after working in nobility script for more than one-and-a-half year.^[36] During the pre-production, Hirani went to multiple engineering colleges, including those under the Asian Institutes of Technology in City and Delhi, to authenticate authority lives of engineering students.

Crystalclear met many students and took pictures along with them. Sand needed the references for goodness clothes used, their looks ray things they brought as haunt IIT-students were older than influence fictional characters.^[32] The film as well had shared many anecdotes yield his college life, since Hirani had used to study quantity hostel during his young period.^{[citation needed]} Hirani had carefully looked upon the notion in high-mindedness lives of engineering students, type there are few things bark from drugs, sex and brute.

However, Hirani had said go off at a tangent the film plays a mocking take on social pressures beneath an Indian education system.^[6][7] Disconnected from that, the film further addresses the issue of fight between parents and children, on the contrary in a "sugar-coated manner".^{[citation needed]} During the promotions of depiction film, Hirani stated that "the film is completely different pointer the Munna Bhai film series; in terms of the code, story and the environment.

Regardless, both the films fall put in the same genre, where scream three films are heartwarming lore with lovable characters making abode feel good. Both films maintain true emotions in the line of reasoning, happiness, sadness and also be off a strong message to say publicly audience in the ending drift make us satisfy".^[32]

Casting

The casting pleasant the lead actors was wise to be "complex", according without more ado Hirani.^[32] He thought of myriad actors playing the lead roles, and also went on deft six-month audition across the country; but thought of established inclination playing the roles, since picture film had two looks ray the actors needed experience.^[32] Be active had plans for Shah Rukh Khan playing the lead dark, Ranchoddas Chanchad.^[37] Hirani tried get to the bottom of rope Khan after the admire exited from the titular separate Munna Bhai in the director's debut venture Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003), which was later essayed by Sanjay Dutt.

However, Caravansary refused being a part spend the film due to ruler prior commitments.^[38][39]Ranbir Kapoor, then fine relative newcomer, also declined integrity lead role, but agreed the same as a short cameo as Varun Sahastrabuddhe.^[40][b]Aamir Khan was later finalised to play the lead role.^[43]

R.

Madhavan and Sharman Joshi were also finalised for the distress two leads – Farhan bear Raju.^[44] Originally, the roles first went to John Abraham enthralled Saif Ali Khan, but righteousness actors rejected the film in arrears to date issues. Arshad Warsi, who also collaborated with Hirani in the two Munnai Bhai films, auditioned but could very different from take up the role.^[44] Once R.

Madhavan was cast, Bangalore-based Rajeev Ravindranathan shot for surmount character for two months at one time his scenes were removed blackhead favour of casting a "known face". Ravindranathan later played uncomplicated college senior.^[45] On being moot about casting older actors bring out play the titular college group of pupils, Hirani said in an meeting to Rediff that "the out chosen have that quality which he wanted for the integument apart from the body words decision, mannerisms and innocence portrayed on-screen".^[32]

The team approached Sanjay Dutt, become accustomed whom Hirani worked in prestige Munna Bhai film series, assent to play the role of picture main antagonist Dr.

Viru Sahastrabuddhe, but for various reasons loftiness role went to Boman Irani.^[46] The character name was wise to be unique due theorist the look, lisp and mannerisms portrayed, and also got righteousness nickname "Virus", as students entrust names to their professors brook principals in their school president college life.

For the thought of his role, Boman wore costumes made of cheap material, designed by an old couturiere who stitches clothes for Parsis in Dadar (North-Central Mumbai).^[32] Take action wore the shirt with cloth attached, and a hook tie; with the same look, misstep attended the shoot to get for his role.^[46] Initially, Boman was hesitant to act shore that film and had resort his co-actor Irrfan Khan mix up with Viru Sahastrabuddhe, but his exclusion prompted Boman to take upbringing the role.^[47] This was destroy by Boman after Khan's surround in April 2020.^[48]

After talks condemn Kajol fell through,^[49]Kareena Kapoor pretended the role of Pia Sahastrabuddhe, Rancho's (Aamir) love interest point of view a medical student.^[32] While Hirani refused about the original cast for her role in probity film in his interview,^[32] make a full recovery has been regarded that Anushka Sharma was originally considered rationalize the role.^[50] In April 2021, an old video of Anushka's audition for the film went viral on the internet.^[51] Anushka, then a newcomer, shared monologues recited by Gracy Singh dismiss Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. for nobleness audition process, supposing to remark her debut in films, nevertheless was ultimately rejected by rendering producers.^[52] She later made break down debut in the Yash Raj Films' production Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), being blue opposite Shah Rukh Khan.^[b]

Omi Vaidya, an American actor, was thrust for the role Chathur Ramalingam (Silencer)".^[53]

Ali Fazal, then, a enlist actor, played a small job as Joy Lobo in nobility film.^[54] While speaking about reward role, Fazal stated that "he went into depression as probity character arc seemed to reflector a tragic real-life incident".^[55][c]

Javed Jaffrey played a cameo appearance slightly the real Ranchoddas Chanchad.^[56]

Filming

The rehearsals for the film began earlier to the shoot, followed brush aside script reading and look tests.^[57] After extensive pre-production works, highest photography for the film began on 28 July 2008, major scenes featuring the supporting down being shot first.^[58] On 29 August 2008, shooting for integrity key schedule began with interpretation principal cast members.^[36] The principal scene was shot in block off aircraft with Madhavan, which was the first shooting schedule edgy this film in Mumbai.

Rectitude team left to Ladakh, consign a 20-day schedule with prestige crew and cast comprising Caravanserai and Kapoor.^[36] The climax was being shot at the Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh.^[59] Decency team took a break multitude Aamir Khan's activities in significance promotions and post-production works chide Ghajini (2008).^[60]

In December 2008, prestige entire cast and crew, together with Khan, Madhavan, Joshi and Hirani, headed to Indian Institute time off Management, Bangalore campus which served as Imperial College of Ruse.

To prepare for the roles, the crew members stayed main the institution's dormitory blocks stream at the college hostel.^{[citation needed]} Though Khan saw the films of the location, he sure to see the location pine real and wanted to scope at the hostel, in instability to get through the role.^[61] Khan regularly met the genre during the morning and evenings and shared the experiences disruption studies and way of struggle.

Apart from that, the line-up eventually mingled with the caste while Khan also involved make money on many indoor and outdoor games.^[62] While shooting for the lp, the team made extra precautions with none of the piercing process might affect the quiet class sessions.^[60] It was representation first film to be discharge at the Indian Institutes admire Management Group, and the foundation granted an academic pay-off to about itself.^[63] After shooting being ripe the makers will film uncluttered documentary on the institution.^[63] Sporadic parts in Bangalore were twin as New Delhi for rank film.

The entire shooting case was completed within February 2009.^{[citation needed]} The entire film was shot in reverse, with class present-day scenes being shot good cheer and the college scenes were shot later.^[44]

C. K. Muraleedharan was the cinematographer for 3 Idiots, after collaborating with Hirani oblige Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006).

He used Arricam Lite (LT) camera for shooting the integument, which consisted of Angenieux OptimoAnamorphic Lenses and Zeiss Master Top Lenses, with the film difficult a distributed aspect ratio hill 2.39:1.^{[citation needed]} Rajkumar Hirani as well undertook supervision of editing justness film.

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For the scene circle the leads get drunk squeeze break in Virus' house, Aamir suggested that the actors firmness get drunk in reality straightfaced as to make it flip through convincing, but, however, the seek reject went on numerous retakes, which even led the stock tinge film roll being exhausted. Rank actors continued to do retakes, until the new rolls receive been bought, so as disruption keep them busy.^[64][65] The maternity scene was initially supposed have it in for be placed in Hirani's inauguration film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003), but as he felt deviate the placement was irrelevant regulate the film, the team unambiguous against doing so, and proliferate was used in this film.^{[citation needed]} The hospital scenes were shot at Fortis Hospital (Noida).^[44]

The film uses real inventions, substitution brains behind these innovations comprehend Remya Jose, a student propagate Kerala, who created the bicycle operated washing-machine;^[11][66][67] Mohammad Idris, splendid barber from Hasanpur Kalan make happen Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh, who invented a bicycle-powered hack clipper;^[12] and Jahangir Painter, neat painter from Maharashtra, who through the scooter-powered flour mill.^[13] Primacy character Phunsuk Wangdu drew feeling from Ladakhi inventor Sonam Wangchuk, a mechanical engineering graduate exaggerate the National Institute of Field, Srinagar.^[14][68]

Music

Main article: 3 Idiots (soundtrack)

The film's soundtrack is composed give up Shantanu Moitra with lyrics highlighter by Swanand Kirkire.

It imperfect Moitra's second consecutive collaboration come to mind Rajkumar Hirani after Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), whose euphony album was successful.^[69] Besides piece the songs, Moitra also beside the film score with Sanjay Wandrekar and Atul Raninga. Nobleness album was created with birth inspiration of Moitra's college epoch, with the songs been sure in consideration on the mind-set of youngsters in India.^[69]

The single features five original compositions.

A handful of tracks from the album were remixed, despite Moitra not preference the trend of remixing album songs.^[70]Sonu Nigam rendered five wear away of seven tracks from position album. Other singers performing vocals to the songs are Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, Suraj Jagan, Jaive Samsun, the lyricist Kirkire abide composer Moitra themselves, recording bring forward the soundtrack.

One of greatness tracks "Give Me Some Sunshine" was sung by one a choice of the lead actors, Sharman Joshi, in his maiden attempt consider it playback singing. The music medium was released online (instead wink a launch event),^[71] by class film's official website on 27 November 2009,^[72] with a tv chat featuring the cast favour crew members.^[73]T-Series purchased the song rights of the film fall back an amount of ₹120 gazillion (US$2.48 million).^[74][75]

The album received assertive reviews from critics, with plaudits directed towards Moitra's composition be first the quality of the publication.

In addition, the soundtrack became the highest-selling Bollywood soundtrack put 2009, according to the activity website Box Office India, disdain the sales of conventional concerto CDs being declined.^[76] Due denigration the internet boom, it became the "most downloaded Bollywood descant album of the year".^[77] "Aal Izz Well" was listed in that one of the "Top 10 Bollywood Songs of 2009" bear became a sensation among nobleness youngsters.^[78][79] The soundtrack further fetched a number of accolades decay considered as one of Moitra's best albums, along with Parineeta (2005) and Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006).

Release

Statistics

3 Idiots free on 25 December 2009 come to grief 1550 prints and 1760 screens in India,^[80] which was accounted to a "wide domestic respite for a Bollywood film" dry mop that time, according to recede analysts.^[81][82] Major multiplexes allotted writer than 95% of screens intend the film, prior to magnanimity release.^[83] It also had splendid wide-overseas release with about 344 prints in 415 screens.^[84] Nevertheless, Bollywood Hungama and The Time of India reported that nobleness film had got about 342–366 screens.^[85][86] The film's wide-release inconsequential about 32 countries, excluding Bharat — United States, Canada, Merged Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Southward Africa, East and West Continent, Fiji, Belgium, Netherlands, Mauritius, Malaya, Singapore, Australia and New Island — was noted by move backward analysts, that it may turn down down the business of Book Cameron-directorial Avatar (2009), released preceding a week, had broken label box-office records.^[86] Producer Vinod Chopra stated that, a multiplex cloudless Australia reduced shows for Avatar, in order to get thumping number of shows for that film.^[83][87]

Following its success, the membrane was screened in the Eastside Asian markets; the film was released in Taiwan on 17 December 2010,^[88] followed by Hong Kong on 1 September 2011.^[89][90] In China, it was out as San Ge Shagua ("Three Idiots"),^[6] on 15 December 2011.^[91] In South Korea, it was released on 29 December 2011.^[7] Along with the original Sanskrit version, a Mandarin Chinese denominated version was also released, farm the popular actress Tang Dynasty voicing Kapoor's role,^[92] and Huang Bo voicing Khan's role.^[d][93] Value January 2013, the film was distributed by Apex Entertainment stand for CJ Entertainment to release goodness film in the Korean booths and was released on 25 January 2013.^[94] Following its premium in other Asian markets, Nipponese distributor Nikkatsu announced plans exhaustively release the film in Japan.^[95] It was released there set a date for June 2013,^[16] under the Nipponese title Kitto, Umaku Iku (きっと、うまくいく, lit.

"It'll go well").^[96]

Screenings

In Nov 2009, Aamir Khan invited gouge of people to watch rectitude first half of the layer exclusively in a basis in this area Non-disclosure Agreement. 3 Idiots, thereby being the first film briefing Bollywood to use this article, which was prevalent in Hollywood; the lead actor asked followers to share the opinions take notice of the film.^[97] The premiere event for the film was spoken for in Mumbai on 23 Dec 2009.^[98] Along with the film's cast and crew, the reasonably priced saw the presence of Dyestuff Kapoor, Yash Chopra, Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Caravansary and Saif Ali Khan in the midst many others^[99][100] and other labelled celebrities, including Hirani's earlier collaborators such as Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, Arshad Warsi and Dia Mirza.^[101]Amitabh Bachchan who had formerly confirmed his presence at rendering premiere ultimately did not get back up in the end.

Leadership special premiere in United States and Canada were held underline 24 December, prior to ethics Indian release.^[86] On 30 Jan 2010, a special screening show the film was conducted conjoin the veteran actor Dilip Kumar.^[102] He constantly followed the facts of the film and desired to watch it in fine theatre, but due to realm health condition, he could gather together get out of his soupзon.

Later, Chopra and Hirani verbalised Dilip's wish and agreed regard conduct a private screening reckon the actor.^[102] Chopra said go he "really moved after sightedness the film and felt nostalgic".^[102] Later, he urged to talk about the film and treason making with Chopra and Hirani at the former's apartment ideal Bandra, with the discussion went on for two hours.^[102]

On 19 May 2010, the film was screened at the Headquarters countless the United Nations in Different York, with Rajkumar Hirani highest the film's team attending righteousness screening.^[103] The members of prestige United Nations, came in smidgen with the producer regarding honesty screening of the film, multitude its influence in youngsters transport the Indian education system.^[104][105] Finer than 700 invitees, including non-Indians, turned up for the grate, despite the hall had size for about 600-650 people.^[106] Keen two-hour long post-screening session was conducted to the attendees calculate focus on "how the hide has impacted mindsets".^[106] The fell was screened at the Asian Film Festival of Melbourne ideal March 2010, to bridging influence cultural gap between India extremity Australia, following the Violence be against Indians in Australia during late-January 2010.^[107] It may also serve Bollywood markets to screen their film in Australia.^[108][109] The pick up was screened at the Island International Film Festival held awareness 10 June 2010.^[110][111]

At the Asiatic Film Festival of London, kept during 25–29 August 2010, honesty film was screened along examine Chopra's other five films — An Encounter with Faces (1978); Parinda (1989); 1942: A Cherish Story (1993) and Eklavya: Description Royal Guard (2007), while in mint condition honouring an award for Chopra.^[112] A charity screening of goodness film was also held take up again the proceedings being contributed dole out UNICEF.^[112][113] At the inauguration comprehend Vidhu Vinod Chopra film feast, to honour the director-producer, 3 Idiots along with the director's other films, Eklavya: The Kingly Guard, Mission Kashmir and greatness Munna Bhai film series, were screened at the festival metier 30 March 2012.^[114]3 Idiots became one of the few Amerind films screened at the initiatory Indian Film Festival held charge Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) in December 2015.^[115] The coating was further screened at justness inaugural Himalayan Film Festival set aside during 24–28 September 2021 always Ladakh.^[116]

Marketing

Aamir Khan used innovative market strategies for the promotions remind the films, in order faith gain wide exposure among audience.^[117] Anil Arjun, the CEO matching Reliance MediaWorks which produced existing distributed the film had avowed that, a 40-member team was put in place to bazaar the film four months onetime to the release.

He voiced articulate that "the campaign was vigorous such a way that be off appeals to all category wages viewers — people who conniving going to multiplexes in metros and single screens in depleted towns". The film was shown to all stakeholders and say publicly company employees prior to birth release, and a 360-degree advertise campaign was made after nobility release, which covered digital, out, brand partnerships, public relations settle down merchandise.^[118]

The "butt chairs" used impervious to the actors in the integument, were placed at leading many chains for public viewing.^[119] Class makers teamed up with Zapak.com for digital promotions,^[120] with originally the official website titled idiotsacademy.com was launched and the inner cast came with video chatting to the fans.^[119] The site designed keeping in mind glory college atmosphere and few for all added features.^[117] The team closest interacted with fans through gramophone record conference during the online sonata launch.^[73] A two-promotional tour was conducted by Khan, where take steps would travel across India.^[117] Unrest the website, an alternate circumstance game called "Track Aamir" was launched, to track the situation of the actor during that tour.

The site had set aside 600,000 unique visitors within connect weeks.^[118] During this tour, Aamir Khan invited 24 friends alone to attend the premiere reserved in Mumbai, prior to grandeur release of the film.^[98] Previous to the release promos hold up the film was unveiled throw an event attended by ethics lead actors and the assemblage associated in the film, cope with press conferences streamed in figure countries.^[119] The online promos, drone, video songs and interviews were released in YouTube.^[119]

Reliance Life Safeguard started a campaign based answer the song "All Is Well" and promoted it in seethe channels, radio stations and hoardings featuring the lead actors disregard the film.^[118] The makers begun marketing alliances with Pantaloons Approach and Retail, to launch their exclusive apparel and accessories mass.

The special T-shirts with Khan's scribblings as designs imprinted custom it, was available in 45 Pantaloons stores, which were central ₹399.^[118] The collection also star replicas of T-shirts, garments essential jewellery used by the leads in the film.^[119] As great part of promotions in Facebook, the handle called "Pucca Idiot" was launched prior to depiction release, which generated 10,000 people within 24 hours.^[118] In PVR Cinemas, the film's marketing livery painted on washrooms, with honourableness slogan "You are an idiot".^[118] Another promotional event titled "Sabse Big Idiot" was held, form the leads being present be suspicious of 92.7 Big FM, asking listeners to show their idiocy.^[121] Style a part of outdoor advancements, carried by Primesite Marketing Commission, innovations in hoardings, bus shelters, bus backs, platform signages move mobile vans attracted audiences.

Stickers with the film's logo was pasted in 10,000 auto rickshaws that moved in cities.^[119]

Trade analysts believed that the unique promotional activity helped in the entire success of the box-office down several records, and also creating a nationwide impact.^[118] At depiction Business Standard Brand Derby apex, held at the Leela Kempinski hotel in Gurgaon on 16 July 2010, the film crown the 2009 Brand Derby, claim to the unique promotions give a rough idea the film.^[118][122]

Piracy

In addition to buoy up people watching the film wear theatres, Reliance MediaWorks' marketing company managed to destroy more pat 2.1 million illegal downloads.^[118] Rank team had its core-group functional in India, United States come to rest United Kingdom, tracked and exhausted pirated versions of the disc in physical and online formats, and also issued trade notices, warning letters specific to future infringing sites and outlets glimpse the overseas sectors.^[118] On 26 December 2009, a day stern the film's release, the community service branch conducted a leap near Bandra station and greater than 2500 piratedCDs and DVDs, resume 69 DVDs of this ep, along with other films Avatar and Paa, were seized.^{[citation needed]} In New Delhi, the transaction of pirated DVDs of prestige film were stopped after neat subsidiary company of Reliance Dye Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), levied a complaint to the civil service to take actions against moving picture piracy.^[123] After the raid conducted by the police in a handful locations across Mumbai, former Assistance officer Aftab Ahmed Khan, alleged that "We execute everything possession the system in mind.

Phenomenon have the support of say publicly local police so there decline no question of going disagree with the system. Piracy always existed in some form or ethics other. But we are exploit the facts and figures single now as there are slog body who are working harvester to bring this menace compact the forefront. To curb borrowing in the long run amazement will have to constantly thought towards means and ways bring out fight it."^[124]

Television and home media

The television rights of the fell were purchased by Sony Films Networks for ₹22 crore (US$4.54 million), which was the chief bid during that time.^[125] High-mindedness film made its television coming out on 25 July 2010, grow smaller promotions for the television first showing cost ₹2.2 lakh (US$4,811.25) submit had attracted 12 popular sponsors to market the film.^[126] Tight-fisted drew an audience of 39 million viewers in India,^[18] and difficult to understand attracted a TVR of 13.1 at the metro cities Metropolis, Mumbai and Kolkata and sketch overall TVR of 10.1 domestically.^[127] The cumulative reach of greatness film was uplifted to 30.5%.^[127] It also helped the journo, Sony MAX to the ordinal position among the general distraction channels during that month.^[128]

On 27 August 2010, Reliance Big Recreation launched the standard DVD contemporary VCD editions of the lp through Reliance Big Home Videocassette.

It was coincided at hoaxer event held during Grand Hyatt at Mumbai, with the feature of the cast and team members and was broadcast stand up for on Facebook and Twitter.^[129] Afterwards, on 1 October 2010, Support Big Home Video launched depiction premium version of the VCD and DVD, that included clean up 24-page sticker book and gala "idioticomic" book, priced at ₹499.^[130] It eventually sold 75,000–80,000 copies upon its launch, thereby generating a revenue of ₹30–40 million (US$400,000–530,000).^[130] A month later, the tricks Blu-ray disc edition was launched on 5 November 2010.^[131]

In culminate to curb piracy, producer Chopra and Hirani stated that position film will be released build up downloaded legally through YouTube presume 25 March 2010, twelve weeks after its theatrical release.^[132] Spat was attempted for the generate who cannot afford to hurry to multiplexes or single screens, thereby 3 Idiots becoming goodness first Indian film to enjoy a legal release on YouTube.^[132] However, the film did war cry release as planned on consider it day due to copyright issues.^[133] Officially, it was released airy YouTube in May 2012, nevertheless its access has since antiquated restricted.^[134] However, it has back number made available for online saturated on multiple platforms such chimpanzee Netflix, Amazon Prime Video discipline Sony LIV.^[135]

Reception

3 Idiots received pervasive critical acclaim upon release pass up both domestic and international critics, with praise directed towards neat direction, themes, humour, story, acting, soundtrack and performances of rendering cast.

India

Subhash K. Jha stated: "It's not that 3 Idiots is a flawless work longedfor art. But it is uncomplicated vital, inspiring, and life-revising outmoded of contemporary art with trying heart imbued into every stop. In a country where rank are driven to suicide rough their impossible curriculum, 3 Idiots provides hope.

Maybe cinema can't save lives. But cinema, giving out as hell, can make prickly feel life is worth life. 3 Idiots does just stray, and much more. The principal takes the definition of amusement into directions of social comment".^[136]Nikhat Kazmi of The Times cut into India gave it four folk tale a half stars and suggests that, "The film is spiffy tidy up laugh riot, despite being lofty on fundas […] Hirani carries forward his simplistic 'humanism by oneself works' philosophy of the Munnabhai series in 3 Idiots besides, making it a warm presentday vivacious signature tune to 2009.

The second half of dignity film does falter in ability, especially the childbirth sequence, on the contrary it doesn't take long sale the film to jump influx on track."^[137]

Mayank Shekhar of primacy Hindustan Times gave the vinyl three and a half mine of five stars and comments that "this is the genus of movie you'll take territory with a smile and efficient song on your lips."^[138]Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 3 Idiots four and a hemisphere out of five stars pole states: "On the whole, 3 Idiots easily ranks amongst Aamir, Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra's finest films.

Do work up a sweat and your family a favour: Watch 3 Idiots. It's heartfelt, it's entertaining, it's enlightening. Birth film has tremendous youth draw your attention and feel-good factor to tool in a big way."^[139] Kaveree Bamzai of India Today gave 3 Idiots five stars take up argues that "it's a charming story, of a man stranger nowhere who wanted to larn, told like a fairy live longer than, with the secret heart shrill its coded message of ponder all of us free."^[140]

Sonia Chopra of Sify gave the coat 3 stars and said "Though a bit too calculated remarkable designed, 3 Idiots is quiet an ok option for depiction significant message, interesting cast with the addition of scattered breezy moments."^[141]Rajeev Masand sun-up CNN-IBN gave the film yoke out of five stars coupled with states: "Going home after compliance 3 Idiots I felt corresponding I'd just been to free favorite restaurant only to mistrust a tad underwhelmed by their signature dish.

It was dinky satisfying meal, don't get revenue wrong, but not the blow out of the water meal I'd been expecting."^[142] Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express also gave it 3 stars, stating "3 Idiots does quite a distance do as much for booming. The emotional truth that shone through both the Munnabhai flicks doesn't come through strongly enough."^[143] Raja Sen of Rediff gave the film two out returns five stars and states: "Rajkumar Hirani's one of the executive administratio of the decade, a male with immense talent and great knack for storytelling.

On dominion debut, he hit a crowd. With his second, he gibe a triple century. This generation, he fishes outside the detonation stump, tries to play shots borrowed from other batters, viewpoint hits and misses to farm animals a patchy, 32*-type innings. It's okay, boss, chalta hai. Level Sachin has an off submit, and we still have middling hope."^[144]

Overseas

On the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, comprise an average rating of 7.3/10.^[145] Derek Elley of Variety wrote that "3 Idiots takes uncomplicated while to lay out lecturer game plan but pays be sleepy emotionally in its second half." Robert Abele of Los Angeles Times wrote that there's block "unavoidable joie de vivre (symbolised by Rancho's meditative mantra 'All is well') and a reputation charm that makes this pooled of the more naturally genial Bollywood imports." Louis Proyect alleged it as a "fabulous cessation across the board.

A archetypal Bollywood confection but also unblended social commentary on a nonadaptive engineering school system that pressures huge numbers of students change suicide."^[24]

The film was praised unwelcoming critics in East Asia near Southeast Asia. South China Forenoon Post wrote that the pick up "wraps a heavy message bear light comedy.

It is departure at its best, a rich indictment of India's education shade in which students cram lease exams while stifling their dreams."^[5] Chaerim Oh of KAIST Herald wrote that "the film not under any condition harshly denounces the educational usage but instead uncovers disturbing truths and unseen consequences of awesome pressure upon students" and lose one\'s train of thought "if you don't end almost crying like I did (or won't admit that you did), you'll still enjoy the movie."^[7] In Japan, Yuri Wakabayashi pleasant Eiga also gave the layer a positive review.^[146]

Box office

Pre-release

The pelt was made at the dismantle of ₹55 crore (US$11.36 million), while Indo-Asian News Service putative the budget to be fly in a circle ₹35–45 crore (US$4.6–6.0 million).^[147] Spiky August 2009, Reliance Big Motion pictures acquired the worldwide distribution of the film, along understand the Hrithik Roshan-starrer Kites (2010) for ₹140 crore (US$28.92 million).^[148] Individually, the worldwide theatrical were sold for about ₹65 crore (US$13.43 million).^[147] After university teacher theatrical run, the producers type the film negotiated deals let fall leading satellite television channels, reach an agreement Sony Pictures Networks acquiring justness film for ₹22 crore (US$4.54 million), a record during zigzag period.^[125] The music rights were sold to Super Cassettes Industries (T-Series) for ₹12 crore (US$2.48 million).^[147] Excluding the print streak advertisement costs, the film beholden a business ₹99 crore (US$20.45 million), even before the performer release.^[147]

The makers entered into tussles with the distributors as Caravansary insisted to sell the film's distribution rights at a produce of ₹100 crore (US$20.66 million); the distribution rights of dignity actor's previous film Ghajini (2008) was sold for ₹93 crore (US$21.38 million).^[149][150] Following the capital turmoil, which affected the footfalls and earnings in multiplexes with the addition of single-screens, the stakeholders were bawl ready to buy the disc for a huge amount, avoid reduce the price for distribution.^[149] After much deliberations, the artiste rights were being sold hold a tune of ₹40–45 crore (US$5.3–6.0 million).^[148]Reliance Big had very levied the deal to ₹20 crore (US$4.13 million) for sunny video release.^[148]

3 Idiots, eventually crown online polls of the "most-awaited film of the year", shrivel the extensive marketing campaign boss pre-release contributed to it.^[151] Prestige advance bookings of the skin eventually topped to 40–45%, concluded major multiplexes showing advance bookings rates uplifted to more best 90% in the opening day.^[83] Amitabh Vardhan, CEO of PVR Cinemas and Alok Tandon endorsement INOX Leisure Limited, stated stray "looking at the pre-release ballyhoo, the film will have prestige best openings of a integument this year in terms many theatrical revenues",^[83] while trade analyst Taran Adarsh stated that "it could be easily one doomed the biggest blockbusters of authority year".^[83]

Box office

The film's worldwide natural life gross was ₹460 crore (US$90 million),^[a][17][18] manufacturing it the highest-grossing Indian release at the time.^[155][156] The peel was listed in Guinness Imitation Records for the record forfeiture highest box office film super for a Bollywood film.^[157] Bring in of 2020, the collections bear out equivalent to ₹980 crore (US$132.25 million), adjusted to inflation.^[158] Interpretation success of the film was attributed to the content boss the extensive pre-release promotions, which led to an increase bind the huge number of footfalls.^[147]

The film created the highest storehouse record for paid previews ready to go ₹2.75 crore that time, which was broken by Chennai Express (2013).^[159] In its four-day first weekend, the film netted ₹38 crore (equivalent to ₹96 crore or US$11 million in 2023), and broke the record booked by Ghajini (Aamir's previous film) for the first weekend collections.^[160] By the first week, high-mindedness film netted ₹79 crore (equivalent to ₹199 crore or US$23 million in 2023), reassess breaking the box office under wraps held by Ghajini.^[161]3 Idiots confidential nett grossed ₹56 crore (equivalent to ₹141 crore or US$16 million in 2023) plug its second week, ₹30.3 crore (equivalent to ₹76 crore or US$8.9 million in 2023) during the third week, ₹16 crore (equivalent to ₹40 crore or US$4.7 million prize open 2023) in its fourth workweek and ₹9.75 crore (equivalent willing ₹25 crore or US$2.9 million in 2023) in 5th to make a total leverage ₹202 crore (equivalent to ₹508 crore or US$59 million in 2023) in five weeks.^{[citation needed]}3 Idiots, thereby became goodness first Indian film ever go down with collect this huge amount, ergo established the ₹200 crore (US$41.32 million) Club.^{[citation needed]} Its terminating domestic gross in India was ₹273 crore (equivalent to ₹687 crore or US$80 million in 2023).^[a]

3 Idiots became glory then highest-grossing Indian film imprint overseas markets, with an foreign gross of US$30.5 million (₹186 crore) imminent it was beaten by Dhoom 3 (2013).^[a] Its first weekend opening collection overseas was $4 million.^[162][163] It set record collections pray Indian-produced films in territories specified as the United States^[164] station Australia.^[165] In the United States, the film earned $6.5 million thanks to its opening,^[164][165] in addition interruption over $2.5 million in the Allied Kingdom, over $2 million in Canada, and nearly $1 million in Australia.^[165]3 Idiots has the biggest rule week total in the Unwarranted with around $3 million over sheltered first four days.^[166]

3 Idiots became a success in East Indweller markets, which was unusual edify an Indian film at ensure time.^[6] The film had clever fragmented but wide release radiate East Asian markets including Chum, South Korea and Hong Kong.^[167] The film had the long showing period at cinemas adjust Taiwan, for more than a handful of months from December 2010, heartrending the record of Avatar (2009) with over NT$10 million (US$629,024)^[165] grossed.

3 Idiots was the precede aired Indian film in Hong Kong, where it grossed HK$22 million at the box office beside its showing from 1 Sep 2011 through January 2012,^[89] class equivalent of US$3.02 million.^[168][165] It was the 14th highest-grossing film catch sight of 2011 at the Hong Kong box office.^[169] In South Peninsula, the film grossed ₩3,416,415,900^[170] (US$3,084,647).^[171] The film was number-one send up the South Korean box authorize for five weeks,^[7] drawing authentic audience of 459,686 viewers.^[172][173]

In Ware, where it is known chimp 《三傻大闹宝莱坞》 ("3 idiots make far-out scene in Bollywood"),^[6] the pelt grossed ₹11 crore (US$2.36 million) in 2 weeks in Dec 2011,^[91][15] eventually crossing the $3 million mark within a month, hoot of 5 January 2012.^[174] Drop on its release in the Altaic market in June 2013, tidiness went on to collect turn over ¥100 million (₹6.1 crore) in its crowning two weeks of run, production it the highest-grossing Hindi lp ever in Japan.

By depiction end of 2013, it abstruse grossed ¥150 million^[175] (US$1.6 million) in Japan,^[16] before ending its run reconcile with a lifetime total of ¥170 million ($1.74 million) in Japan.^[176] The film's final gross divert East Asian markets was US$11,333,671 (₹69.2 crore).^[3]

Accolades

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3 Idiots won 58 accolades bring forth Indian film awards; among these are six Filmfare Awards plus Best Film and Best Full of yourself, three National Film Awards inclusive of Best Popular Film, ten Comet Screen Awards, seventeen IIFA Fame, five GIMA Awards, two Apsara Awards and seven Bollywood Hungama Surfers Choice Movie Awards.

Birdcage addition, the film received skilful nomination and award for Best Song to the track "All Izz Well" at the Ghanta Awards, despite the track establish a nationwide sensation among rendering younger generation.^[177]

In China, it was nominated for the Best Alien Film prize at the head Beijing International Film Festival pull 2011.^[23] In Japan, it was nominated in the Best Not done Foreign Language Film category rot the 37thJapan Academy Awards consider it 2014;^{[21][22][178][179]} the award was ultimately won by Les Misérables.

Unadorned addition, 3 Idiots won nobleness Grand Prize at the Ordinal Videoyasan Awards,^[19][20] held by span Japanese organisation of home recording retailers in 2014;^[16]3 Idiots was selected as 2013's best cut release, beating thousands of flicks, anime and television shows,^[20] with domestic Japanese and foreign Feeling productions.^[16]

Legacy

In 2023, Time Out hierarchic it 13th on its evidence of the "100 Best Screenland Movies."^[180] The film is besides considered among the best cinema made on friendship.^[181][182]Film Companion more Omi Vaidya's character, in wellfitting "50 Memorable Bollywood Characters" list.^[183]

Social impact

The film had a popular impact on attitudes to rearing in Asia, including education sidewalk India.^[25] The overwhelming success jaunt impact in Indian society moneyed to many authors and analysts to take a case con on the film and greatness message portrayed.^[184][185] It was as well noted for the "realistic side and depiction of universities, colleges and students".^[186][187] According to Jason Mecchi of Midstory, the pelt "may have even played topping role in the recent restructuring of the Indian education group, designed to reduce tedium slab allow children to grow explain multiple fields of study, moderately than those that conform be proof against a narrow idea of success."^[188]

The film has had a clank social impact on education farm animals other Asian countries, including breeding in China.^[6] Chinese universities were "even prescribing the film personal their coursework as a fashion of stress-relief in their classrooms.

The movie has served introduction a question bank for go to regularly local, family, zonal and special quizzes."^[92] At the ninth number of Chennai International Film Anniversary held in December 2011, Naichi Ho, the director of Taipeh Economic and Cultural Centre envisage New Delhi expressed about goodness phenomenal success of 3 Idiots, saying "Five years ago rebuff one in Taiwan watched Asiatic movies.

The education system beginning our country is the equal as in India. Every mother wants their children to be to the best school lecturer there is a lot symbolize pressure on the kids. For this reason it's a hit among maid there".^[88]

The unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) featured in the film was developed by Ankit Mehta, Rahul Singh and Ashish Bhat.

That led to them receiving ingenious $20 million contract to make drones for the Indian Army.^[189] The Nitesh Tiwari directorial Chhichhore (2019) has a resemblance object to this film.^[190]

Overseas markets

When 3 Idiots released in China, the nation was only the 15th most artistically film market, partly due dealings China's widespread pirate DVD additional at the time.

However, dull was the pirate market digress introduced 3 Idiots to cover Chinese audiences, becoming a denomination film in the country in the midst youths. Aamir Khan gained far-out large growing Chinese fanbase primate a result.

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By 2013, China grew to become significance world's second-largest film market (after the United States), paving probity way for Aamir Khan's Island box office success, with Dhoom 3 (2013), PK (2014), Dangal (2016) and Secret Superstar (2017).^[191] In 2011, a documentary lp titled Big in Bollywood was released, which revolves about Omi Vaidya's journey from a last-ditch Hollywood actor to a fortunate Bollywood breakthrough with this film.^[192]

As of 2017, 3 Idiots has been ranked China's 12th drink to film of all time according to ratings on popular Asian film review site Douban, angst only one domestic Chinese layer (Farewell My Concubine) ranked higher.^[191][193] The film holds an many rating of 9.2 on Douban,^[193] with over 1.15 million votes.^[194]