10 Lessons From 3 Idiots
The latest Aamir Khan starrer 3 Idiots is being widely acclaimed as one of the best movies of recent times. I managed to catch a show last week, and came back impressed.
Not just impressed. I learnt a lot from the movie. What follows is ten important lessons in life that the movie taught me.
This is not a review. Millions have already been written so i wont go there. If you want a positive review try here, and here. If you want a bad one, check this out, and for a really nasty one, read here.
Ok. So back to the ten lessons i learnt from 3 Idiots.
Ageing can be stopped. There is after all, such a thing as the elixir of life. Obviously Aamir Khan has found it; there’s no way a 44 year old man can look so incredibly young all of a sudden. If only he shared some of that with Madhavan…
Or science has really made immense progress over the past years. They probably stole the face of a college kid and stuck it on Aamir’s.
Those tiny, baby scooters come in handy in medical emergencies. You can drive ahead of an ambulance clearing the way for it to pass, or if an ambulance isn’t available, just use the little bi-wheeler as one. As an added advantage, hospitals will let you drive the scooter right up to the operation theater so it works out quite nicely.
Poverty and illness may be touchy topics, but if tinted in sepia tones they become funny. All you need is a mom cribbing about the family’s pathetic financial condition in black and white, while the paralyzed dad lies in bed, and audiences will roll away in their seats. Some will ROFL, while some others may even ROFLMAO.
A movie can break box office opening collection records and win wholesome praise from all and sundry, but still some critic holed up in a dinghy cabin will manage to come up with an absolutely scathing review that tears up everything about the film. After all, isn’t that what critics are paid for? (Writing reviews, i meant! If you are a critic, please also note that such reviews may be followed by thousands of comments by readers questioning the sanctity of your comments.)
The farmhouses of Chhatarpur are passe. The Delhi wallah who really matters would go to a fancy hill station to get married.
On a related note, it is way easier to run away from a wedding in desolate hill stations. Imagine the lady runs away from the wedding mandap only to get caught in a massive traffic jam due to the latest flyover construction. Dad catches up, and shoots both runners with his rifle. What started as a romantic comedy suddenly ends up a horror flick.
If you had any doubts on the Mahabharata/Abhimanyu/Chakravyuha story, this movie should clarify all your concerns. Babies can listen and understand you, even before they are born. So get that Java book and start teaching your kid the basics of software development before his competition catches up.
This one’s important. You may be drunk and dirty, but if you are Aamir Khan, the girl will readily fall for you when you try to sneak into her bedroom in the middle of the night.
Please note the if – if you don’t pass that very important condition don’t even dare think of trying.
And the solution to the problem of men peeing all over the place – Electricity.
No man in the right frame of mind will risk his all-important apparatus. Just keep a battery and wires handy, and they will run like monkeys on seeing a langur.
Be a rebel. Fight the system. Educate yourself. Don’t waste the opportunity for education by just cramming from books. If you must mess with the principal of your college, make sure he has a pregnant daughter(-in-law) and be prepared with an inverter and a vacuum cleaner.
Lastly, think outside the box. If you just counted and this list was less than the promised length, well, that was intentional, and not because i ran out of points.
Didn’t you know – the rebel always ends up a winner?
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December 30th, 2009 at 6:14 am
hahaha…..good one.
loved the movie too. Easily the best to come out this year.
December 30th, 2009 at 7:11 am
Well, I felt this movie had its heart in the right place, it does try and talk about something that me and many of my friends feel strongly about. I remember me and my cousin having a big discussion with my mom after we watched Dil Chahta Hai, I feel/hope that this movie can provoke similar discussions.
The major problem in this movie seemed to be the extreme and rather irrational stereotyping and typecasting. Of course, the writers and director should do what they want to, but having claimed to have made an educational movie, they could have atleast taken a more nuanced approach to the ‘culprits’, i.e. not dump all the blame on the parents and the administrators, and potray the students as innocent lambs put to slaughter.
December 30th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Enjoyed your post thoroughly. Now I have to see whether I feel the same way about the movie!
December 30th, 2009 at 9:46 am
yes winner !
Will have to catch up with the movie ! But Aamir Khan has built his reputation and his image through some real work and difference.
This is one bollywood star that commands some respect. Thats for sure !
December 30th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
When I read the title of the post, I thought it would be a rather serious post. Got disappointed after reading the post (?)
December 30th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
He he he .. Going tonight to watch this .. But have heard great reviews … Reading yours has made me more curious now. My cousin has come from india to stay with me .. so me and him are going for a Boys night out
movie-pub-food WHAT ELSE can a MAn ask for.. oh yeah Hope it snows so bad I dont have to come to work tomorrow 
Nice post…
December 30th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
finely given the ten lessons made out of 3-idiots
and now so in view of this, I am planning to see this movie .
December 31st, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Like:
1.Humour.
2.Acting performances of the male leads.
3.Kareena Kapoor.
4.Clear social message and relatable characters.
5.Excellent dialogues.
Dislike:
1.Mediocre screenplay. There are some gaping holes, such as why didn’t the 2 idiots ask Javed Jafferi Aamir’s real name and etc.
2.Too much melodrama. All the crying could have been avoided.
3.Kareena Kapoor’s acting.
4.Lack of original jokes. I mean, copying internet fwds like the astronaut pen joke was a bit lame.
I’d say the movie is surely worth a watch, particularly for vegetating engineering students.
January 2nd, 2010 at 9:37 pm
LOL
great points!! there was just too much drama at times. thanks for linking my post!!
January 4th, 2010 at 1:37 am
I liked the movie and I feel the point is well conveyed. I also like the fact that they used jokes to cover up for a dry topic. I agree that it is typically “bollywood” at lot of places, which producer might have insisted on, u know to make it commercially successful which in a way is good because now you have millions of viewers to whom you can convey what should be conveyed to billions anyway. Its what Krishna preaches in Geeta, concentrate on the end result whatever be the means.
I liked your post too, because even it conveys what it wants to , by adding humour.
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January 5th, 2010 at 12:24 am
@Liju – Certainly this movie was by far much better than the regular bollywood fare!
@Vikram – I agree in that the movie tried to send out a strong message, and yes not everything seemed very realistic and moral, but i guess for the sake of entertainment you can take some creative license?
@Shail – Thanks! I am sure you will enjoy the movie!
@Kavi – Agree. Aamir Khan stands out from the crowd.
@Haresh – You mean this wasnt serious? So many learnings from the movie, and you find it un-serious?! Grrr!
@Bikram – Having fun, eh! And making people jealous?
Thanks for the appreciation, though!
@Akshay – Insightful analysis, like always!
@Reema –
@Chikki – Precisely. This movie talks about a very serious issue behind all the goofing around. And yes, the humour greatly adds to the reach and impact of the movie.
Thanks for the appreciation!
January 5th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Keep up the good work. And i’m highly convinced of keeping the things to a certain reality.
January 5th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
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January 7th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
only one important lesson learnt from 3 idiots – avoid the next VVC-AmirKhan offering!
January 9th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
Nice article !!!!
January 10th, 2010 at 3:09 am
I watched the movie last week and totally depressed that how the producers ,directors and actors are ruining the life of students..yeah it is true that ….one has to go in that field in which you are interested…but for study you have to pay a lot …..there are not only bollywood ..there are other things also exist …..IN THE MOVIE IT SAYS THAT …STUDY FOR SOMETHING NOT FOR SUCCESS …BUT WHAT AMIR WILL DO IF THERE MOVIE NOT ABLE TO MAKE 200 CRORES ….(BUSINESS…SUCCESSSSSSSSSSSS)….THEY ARE JUST TOUCHING THE LIFE OF STUDENTS AND IT IS NEW WAY TO MAKE MONEY AND GETTING SUCCESS……ONLY THEY ARE DOING IS BUSINESS…….
AMIR ONLY WANTS IS SUCCESS …NO MORE THAN THAT…..
January 12th, 2010 at 1:16 am
Usually i do not comment on any blog i read… but yours was a catchy one…
Easily comprehensible.
January 14th, 2010 at 8:32 pm
That was classic! Haven’t seen the movie – but your lessons learnt sure was fun
January 19th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
gr8 movie … i cudnt stop laughin … fantastic job man…
January 22nd, 2010 at 3:19 pm
amazing movie. I believe this is one of the greatest hits of bollywood ever. There are so many lessons to learn for the youth! Nice work.
January 22nd, 2010 at 4:59 pm
lol !! good collection
January 23rd, 2010 at 12:25 am
No doubt, the movie is superbly done. Even with the copied jokes and borrowed (and not so…) script, its a good study in a school. Your post surely takes a good shot at it- both ways:)
January 23rd, 2010 at 5:19 am
I thoroughly enjoyed reading what you learnt (still laughing) but now the Brain Refuses to work..Does this mean the Movie was Good or that the Movie was Just like any Usual Bollywood Movie? Hmmm.. well, I will back on you being Impressed and learning lessons, so will watch when I get a chance to.
January 23rd, 2010 at 10:17 pm
@MS – Really! You didn’t like the movie?
@Amit Kumar – Aamir maybe doing business…but he does make a very valid point in the movie. Whats so bad about it?
@Jasmeen – Welcome to Amreekandesi. Thanks for the appreciation…hope to see you around!
@Smitha – Thanks. If you still havent seen the movie, then it maybe a good idea to go check it out now!
@Shiba, @Dinu, @Anirudh – Thanks!
@Mysoul – Thanks. On your question – this movie was super fun, and had me in splits. Satire apart, I think it is commendable that these guys were able to come up with a movie that is so funny, and so relevant at the same time.
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:42 pm
i have seen the movie and appreciate the ten lessens which you have nicely brought out in plain words.
This movie is fantastic for all types of viewers. in all compelling circumstances always one should look to his/her heart and say sweetly and lightly ‘all is well’.This will save lot of problems which otherwise would be ready to take serious turn.
March 2nd, 2010 at 11:35 am
3 idiots is a lovely movie and one of my favourites in bollywood. Amir as usual made a splendid role in movie and the other friends (Madhavan and Sharman Joshi) also played their best role in the movie. There is a mixture of comedy, centiment and everything in the movie and it was like viewing a real life story.
Well done to the team. Nice written content.