Rajkumar Hirani
Writers
Abhijat Joshi,Rajkumar Hirani,Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Stars
Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh
3 Idiots is a 2009 Hindi comedy-drama film about three engineering students who challenge the intense pressures of India's education system.
Storyline
• The Search: Ten years after college graduation, two friends—Farhan and Raju—go looking for their third close friend, Rancho, who vanished on graduation day.
• The Rival: They are joined by their old classmate Chatur, who wants to prove he is more successful than Rancho.
• College Flashbacks: The story flashes back to their days at the Imperial College of Engineering (ICE).
• The Strict Director: The college is run by Dr. Viru Sahastrabuddhe, nicknamed "Virus," who forces a rigid, rote-learning system on his students.
• The Free Spirit: Rancho is a brilliant, free-spirited student who urges his friends to follow their true passions rather than mindless competition.
• The Climax: Years later, the friends discover that the real Rancho is a celebrated scientist and inventor named Phunsukh Wangdu, holding hundreds of patents.
Film Facts
• Release Date: Released in India on December 25, 2009.
• Director: Directed by Rajkumar Hirani and co-written with Abhijat Joshi.
• Book Source: Loosely adapted from Chetan Bhagat's 2004 novel Five Point Someone.
• Real Inspirations: The character Phunsukh Wangdu was inspired by real-life innovator Sonam Wangchuk from Leh. The movie also featured real grassroots Indian inventions.
• Box Office: Made history as one of the highest-grossing Indian films of its time, earning around ₹395 crore worldwide and finding huge success in markets like China and Japan.