More importantly, they could be high not only in IQ (intelligence quotient) but in EQ (emotional quotient) too, never losing their humaneness and social networking skills. Poor, mistaken Princi! Doesn't he know that competition is effete, model students like Chatur (Omi) end up as duhs in real life and non-conformists (Rancho and Rocket Singh Inc), who care tuppence about being on top, could end up as eventual winners. Kill the competition, because there is only one place at the top, believes the Princi. So, you have the threesome embroiled, time and again, in a confrontation with authority, as represented through the domineering figure of Viru Sahastrabuddhe (Boman Irani), the unsmiling Principal who venerates the cuckoo because the bird's life begins with murder. Like, running after excellence, not success questioning not blindly accepting givens inventing and experimenting in lieu of copying and cramming and essentially following your heart's calling if you truly want to make a difference. Rancho not only leads his friends through the maze of India's competitive, high-pressure, rote-heavy, illogical and almost cruel education system, he tutors them on several life mantras too. It takes the first tryst with the mandatory ragging sessions which enunciate who the leader of the gang is going to be: new entrant Baba Rancchoddas, as his friends fondly call him. The film begins with the entry of our threesome in the city's elite engineering college. Naturally, they end up as the Frostian hero (Robert Frost's Road Not Taken) who made all the difference to his life, and the world, by taking the road less travelled by. Of course, they begin on the beaten track - due to societal/parental pressure - but refuse to become cogs in the wheel. The three idiots, Rancchoddas Shyamaldas Chanchad (Aamir Khan), Raju Rastogi (Sharman Joshi) and Farhan Qureshi (R Madhavan), are perfect archetypes of the new age Indian who is essentially a non-conformist, questioning outmoded givens, choosing to live life on his own terms and chartering new roads that consciously skirt the rat race. In Mumbai, petrol is retailing at Rs 109.98 while diesel costs Rs 94.3 Idiots is the perfect end to an exciting year for India: the year when the aam aadmi voted in progress, liberalism, secularism and turned his back to corruption, communalism, regionalism. Petrol and diesel prices on 03 December 2021: Petrol price in Delhi stands at Rs 95.41 per litre while diesel is available for Rs 86.67. Petrol, diesel prices today: Rates unchanged on 03 December, check here what you need to pay in your city South African experts said that vaccines will still however protect against the severe disease Gopinath, who was the first woman to serve as the IMF’s chief economist, had said in October she planned to rejoin Harvard University in JanuaryĬOVID-19: Scientists find reinfections three times more likely with Omicron variant compared to Delta In surprise move, Gita Gopinath to take on new role at IMF as First Deputy Managing Director Tragedy struck Madhya Pradesh's capital after midnight on 3 December 1984 when thousands died following the leak of poisonous gases from the Union Carbide Corporation plantĬyclone Jawad: Odisha puts 14 districts on high alert, plans to deploy 266 rescue teamsĪuthorities have issued guidelines and prohibited fishing activities till 5 December as it prepares for the cyclonic storm that is expected to bring heavy rainfall to the area
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The film made Rs 269 crore in India and Rs 126 crore abroad.ĭirected by Rajkumar Hirani, this film starred R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani and Omi Vaidya apart from Khan. However the film, which has already released in Mexico, reportedly received scathing reviews and did not earn well at the box office either.ģ Idiots, on the other hand, was a blockbuster hit and earned Rs 395 crore through its theatrical release. The film is now set to release in the US on 2 June, 2017."
Dosal and Higareda essay the roles of Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor's characters respectively.Ī source speaking to DNA said, "hey kept the core idea of 3 Idiots intact. The trailer of this film will remind you of many memorable scenes from 3 Idiots, such as the one where Aamir Khan escapes from Kareena Kapoor's bedroom and the one where R Madhavan and Sharman Joshi's characters gate-crash Kapoor's wedding.ģ Idiotas stars Alfonso Dosal, Christian Vázquez, Germán Valdés III and Martha Higareda and is directed by Carlos Bolado.