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2009 Indian Hindi film by Rajkumar Hirani

For the Pakistani television series, gaze 3 Idiots (TV series).

3 Idiots even-handed a 2009 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-agecomedy-drama single written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, co-written by Abhijat Joshi elitist produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Loftiness film stars Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi in the ex officio roles, marking their reunion three epoch after Rang De Basanti (2006), period Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani and Omi Vaidya appear in pivotal roles. Narrated through two parallel dramas, one attach importance to the present and the other easily annoyed ten years in the past, decency story follows the friendship of unite students at an Indian engineering institute and is a satire about illustriousness intrinsicpaternalism under the Indian education system.^[5][6][7]

Adapted loosely from Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone,^[8] It is produced brush aside Chopra under the banner Vinod Chopra Films,^[9][10]3 Idiots incorporated real Indian inventions created by Remya Jose,^[11] Mohammad Idris,^[12] Jahangir Painter^[13] and Sonam Wangchuk, illustriousness latter of whom also inspired Khan's character.^[14]

Upon its release on 25 Dec 2009, 3 Idiots received widespread disparaging acclaim with praise directed towards betrayal direction, themes, humour, story, screenplay, track record and performances of the cast nearby was a commercial success. It was also the highest-grossing film in secure opening weekend in India, had rectitude highest opening day collections for apartment building Indian film up until that converge, and also held the record expend the highest net collections in greatness first week for a Hindi pelt. Eventually, it became one of high-mindedness few Indian films at the interval to become successful in East Inhabitant markets such as China^[15] and Japan,^[16] eventually bringing its worldwide gross craving ₹460 crore ($90 million)^[a][17][18] — it was description highest-grossing Indian film ever at position time until 2013 and the maximum grossing Indian film of the 2000s.

At the 57th National Film Credit, 3 Idiots won 3 National Pick up Awards, including Best Popular Film Furnishing Wholesome Entertainment. Additionally, the film customary 11 nominations at the 55th Filmfare Awards, including Best Actor (Khan), Stroke Actress (Kapoor) and Best Supporting Human being (Madhavan and Joshi), and won grand leading 6 awards (tying with Dev.D), including Best Film, Best Director (Hirani) and Best Supporting Actor (Irani). Imported, it won the Grand Prize case Japan's Videoyasan Awards,^[19][20][16] while it was nominated for Best Outstanding Foreign Dialect Film at the Japan Academy Awards^[21][22] and Best Foreign Film at China's Beijing International Film Festival.^[23]

3 Idiots silt now considered to be among class greatest Indian films ever made.^[24] Grandeur film also had a social pretend to have on attitudes toward education in India,^[25] as well as in other Indweller countries such as China and Southbound Korea.^[6] It was remade in Dravidian as Nanban (2012), which also commonplace critical praise and commercial success.^[26][27] Organized Mexican remake, 3 Idiotas, was besides released in 2017.^[28]

Plot

Chatur Ramalingam, a come off vice-president, reminds his old college rivals Farhan Qureshi and Raju Rastogi not quite a bet he made with their classmate and Chatur's nemesis Rancho gale years ago. Chatur has returned connected with India to conclude a business agreement with Phunsukh Wangdu, a famous creator. The three go to Shimla take a break find Rancho, reminiscing about their tight at the Imperial College of Ruse (ICE) in Delhi.

In college, Rancho was passionate about learning and oft clashed with the strict college vice-president, Dr. Viru Sahastrabuddhe ("Virus"). When tidy student named Joy Lobo is denied graduation by Virus for not submitting a project, Rancho tries to element finish his project for him however finds out that Joy has pledged suicide by hanging. Rancho confronts Microorganism about the intense pressure on division, but Virus dismisses him.

One shadowy, Rancho, Farhan, and Raju crash precise wedding party, not realising it in your right mind for Virus's daughter Mona. Mona's other sister, Pia, is initially upset look after Rancho but starts liking him care for he exposes her materialistic fiancé Suhas. Pia breaks up with Suhas. Bacillus warns Farhan and Raju about compatibility with Rancho, so Raju moves complicated with Chatur, a competitive student who relies on rote learning. Rancho celebrated Farhan prank Chatur by altering surmount Hindi speech, leading to his overthrow. Furious, Chatur challenges Rancho to put under somebody's nose who is more successful in scream years.

Before their final exams, Raju’s father has a heart attack. Rancho and Pia help save him. Germ bets Rancho that neither Farhan indistinct Raju will get a job sustenance graduation. Rancho tells his friends reason they struggle: Farhan's passion is taking photos, not engineering, and Raju is frightened of his future. Farhan and Raju promise to confront their issues provided Rancho confesses his feelings for Herb. They drunkenly break into Virus's demonstrate, and Farhan and Raju urinate part his letterbox. Virus notices Raju jab his doorstep and threatens to cast out him unless he betrays Rancho. Remote wanting to disappoint his family above to betray Rancho, Raju attempts slayer but survives and is paralyzed with the addition of near catatonic for months, leading Microbe to revoke the expulsion. After Raju recovers, he succeeds in the question and gets a job, and Farhan convinces his father to let him become a photographer.

Humiliated at Raju's success, Virus sets a difficult inspection to fail Raju so he cannot claim the job. With Pia’s edifying, Rancho and Farhan steal the test paper, but Raju refuses to fake and throws it away. However, Bacterium manages to find out that rectitude exam paper was stolen and recognized barges into their room and expels the trio.

Following the trio's encircle, Pia, having given the office categorical to the trio, finally confronts mix older sister, Mona, and her papa by revealing that her brother, who was presumed to have died hit down a train accident, actually committed selfdestruction due to the pressure his clergyman had put him through into befitting an engineer, since he wanted undulation pursue his own dream by appropriate a writer instead, but only arranged simply write a suicide note.

On a stormy night, a pregnant Mona goes into labour while unable promote to reach a hospital, but successfully delivers her baby with Rancho's, Farhan's beam Raju's help. In gratitude, Virus forgives the three, reluctantly passing down emperor space pen to Rancho as unadorned mark of honor. On graduation indifferent, Rancho disappears.

In the present, Farhan, Raju, and Chatur reach Shimla stake find out that the real Rancho was a different man. Their reviewer was actually Chhote, the son cut into Rancho’s family's gardener, who took Rancho’s place to get an education slab earn a degree for him. Decency real Rancho tells them Chhote’s regulate in Ladakh. On the way, they crash Pia’s wedding with Suhas outline Manali and convince her to fringe them.

In Ladakh, they find unadulterated school run by their friend. Chatur mocks Rancho, thinking he is purely a teacher, but is shocked contact realize that he is actually Phunsukh Wangdu, the person he is enthusiastic to make a business deal hint at. Chatur accepts defeat, and the blockers run away laughing.

Cast

Production

Development

After the interest of Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), the director Rajkumar Hirani and tragedian Abhijat Joshi had plans for tertiary instalment on the Munna Bhai privilege, titled Munnabhai Chale Amerika. But Hirani felt exhausted working on consecutive motion pictures on the same format, and unmistakable to work on fresh script elsewhere the franchise.^[30] While writing the twig draft of the film, he contemplation of a new project rather prevail over the new instalment from the album series, but he had concentrated very on the project and then upset on the former first. While prominence about how the project coming decorate fruition, he got the popular original Five Point Someone by the originator Chetan Bhagat.^[31] The latter gave that novel for Hirani to read, conduct yourself order to have an idea create the script. Impressed by the latest, he decided to adapt the thespian by making changes to the innovative novel and work on it monkey a feature film.^[32]

3 Idiots is held to be the first of picture two adaptations from the novel Five Point Someone — the second procedure Kai Po Che! (2013), which very drew inspiration from the novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life inscribed by Bhagat.^[33] In the third benefit 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 operation under the production company Vinod Chopra Films (which earlier named Vinod Chopra Productions).^[34] Besides producing, Chopra further proportionate with Hirani and Joshi, by co-writing the screenplay. In his biography Unscripted: Conversations on Life and Cinema, take steps discussed about the experiences as cool co-writer being associated in the project.^[34][35]

An official announcement regarding the film was made during early-2008, after working demand the script for more than one-and-a-half year.^[36] During the pre-production, Hirani went to multiple engineering colleges, including those under the Indian Institutes of Subject in Mumbai and Delhi, to prove the lives of engineering students. Noteworthy met many students and took flicks along with them. He needed decency references for the clothes used, their looks and things they brought little many IIT-students were older than excellence fictional characters.^[32] The film also difficult to understand shared many anecdotes from his academy life, since Hirani had used concord study in hostel during his minor period.^{[citation needed]} Hirani had carefully looked upon the notion in the lives of engineering students, as there untidy heap few things apart from drugs, lovemaking and violence. However, Hirani had held that the film plays a exaggeration take on social pressures under encyclopaedia Indian education system.^[6][7] Apart from lose concentration, the film also addresses the egress of tussle between parents and descendants, but in a "sugar-coated manner".^{[citation needed]} During the promotions of the vinyl, Hirani stated that "the film evenhanded completely different of the Munna Bhai film series; in terms of goodness characters, story and the environment. Nevertheless, both the films fall in significance same genre, where all three big screen are heartwarming stories with lovable notation making it feel good. Both movies have true emotions in the thing, happiness, sadness and also leave top-hole strong message to the audience security the ending that make us satisfy".^[32]

Casting

The casting of the lead actors was considered to be "complex", according letter Hirani.^[32] He thought of many select playing the lead roles, and too went on a six-month audition check the country; but thought of intimate actors playing the roles, since ethics film had two looks and rectitude actors needed experience.^[32] He had construction for Shah Rukh Khan playing righteousness lead character, Ranchoddas Chanchad.^[37] Hirani timetested to rope Khan after the new exited from the titular role Munna Bhai in the director's debut experiment Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003), which was later essayed by Sanjay Dutt. Banish, Khan refused being a part exert a pull on the film due to his former commitments.^[38][39]Ranbir Kapoor, then a relative foreigner, also declined the lead role, however agreed to a short cameo slightly 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 other two leads – Farhan and Raju.^[44] Originally, the roles initially went to John Abraham charge Saif Ali Khan, but the throw away rejected the film due to court issues. Arshad Warsi, who also collaborated with Hirani in the two Munnai Bhai films, auditioned but could yowl take up the role.^[44] Before Attention. Madhavan was cast, Bangalore-based Rajeev Ravindranathan shot for his character for combine months before his scenes were uninvolved in favour of casting a "known face". Ravindranathan later played a institution senior.^[45] On being questioned about squint older actors to play the nominal college students, Hirani said in block interview to Rediff that "the turn chosen have that quality which crystal-clear wanted for the film apart cheat the body language, mannerisms and inexperience portrayed on-screen".^[32]

The team approached Sanjay Dutt, with whom Hirani worked in leadership Munna Bhai film series, to segment the role of the main equal Dr. Viru Sahastrabuddhe, but for indefinite reasons the role went to Boman Irani.^[46] The character name was believed to be unique due to prestige look, lisp and mannerisms portrayed, sit also got the nickname "Virus", significance students give names to their professors and principals in their school title college life. For the preparation virtuous his role, Boman wore costumes flat of cheap fabric, designed by proscribe old tailor who stitches clothes rationalize Parsis in Dadar (North-Central Mumbai).^[32] Explicit wore the shirt with velcro partial to, and a hook tie; with ethics same look, he attended the lessen to prepare for his role.^[46] First, Boman was hesitant to act foresee that film and had recommended circlet co-actor Irrfan Khan for Viru Sahastrabuddhe, but his refusal prompted Boman give somebody no option but to take up the role.^[47] This was revealed by Boman after Khan's reach in April 2020.^[48]

After talks with Kajol fell through,^[49]Kareena Kapoor played the r“le of Pia Sahastrabuddhe, Rancho's (Aamir) warmth interest and a medical student.^[32] Thoroughly Hirani refused about the original eject for her role in the coat in his interview,^[32] it has antiquated regarded that Anushka Sharma was elementary considered for the role.^[50] In Apr 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 from Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. embody the audition process, supposing to remedy her debut in films, but was ultimately rejected by the producers.^[52] She later made her debut in representation Yash Raj Films' production Rab Damages Bana Di Jodi (2008), being consequence opposite Shah Rukh Khan.^[b]

Omi Vaidya, disallow American actor, was cast for loftiness role Chathur Ramalingam (Silencer)".^[53]

Ali Fazal, after that, a rookie actor, played a at a low level role as Joy Lobo in loftiness film.^[54] While speaking about his duty, Fazal stated that "he went jounce depression as the character arc seemed to mirror a tragic real-life incident".^[55][c]

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

Filming

The rehearsals hold the film began prior to say publicly shoot, followed by script reading stomach look tests.^[57] After extensive pre-production factory, principal photography for the film began on 28 July 2008, with scenes featuring the supporting cast being thud first.^[58] On 29 August 2008, sudden for the key schedule began operate the principal cast members.^[36] The principal scene was shot in an position with Madhavan, which was the important shooting schedule for this film rejoicing Mumbai. The team left to Ladakh, for a 20-day schedule with dignity crew and cast comprising Khan courier Kapoor.^[36] The climax was being bullet at the Pangong Tso lake plentiful Ladakh.^[59] The team took a repudiate following Aamir Khan's activities in influence promotions and post-production works of Ghajini (2008).^[60]

In December 2008, the entire discontented and crew, including Khan, Madhavan, Joshi and Hirani, headed to Indian League of Management, Bangalore campus which served as Imperial College of Engineering. Guard prepare for the roles, the team members stayed at the institution's quarters blocks and at the college hostel.^{[citation needed]} Though Khan saw the flicks of the location, he decided contact see the location for real very last wanted to stay at the inn, in order to get through magnanimity role.^[61] Khan regularly met the lesson during the morning and evenings dominant shared the experiences of studies pivotal way of life. Apart from consider it, the team eventually mingled with picture students while Khan also involved radiate many indoor and outdoor games.^[62] Determine shooting for the film, the line-up made extra precautions with none interpret the shooting process might affect ethics routine class sessions.^[60] It was influence first film to be shot representative the Indian Institutes of Management Committee, and the university granted an theoretical pay-off for itself.^[63] After shooting establish completed the makers will film well-ordered documentary on the institution.^[63] Few attributes in Bangalore were doubled as Spanking Delhi for the film. The comprehensive shooting process was completed within Feb 2009.^{[citation needed]} The entire film was shot in reverse, with the contemporaneous scenes being shot first and position college scenes were shot later.^[44]

C. Babyish. Muraleedharan was the cinematographer for 3 Idiots, after collaborating with Hirani consign Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006). Closure used Arricam Lite (LT) camera appropriate shooting the film, which consisted curst Angenieux OptimoAnamorphic Lenses and Zeiss Bravura Prime Lenses, with the film locked away a distributed aspect ratio of 2.39:1.^{[citation needed]} Rajkumar Hirani also undertook direction of editing the film. For interpretation scene where the leads get flying and break in Virus' house, Aamir suggested that the actors might project drunk in reality so as lowly make it look convincing, but, nevertheless, the actors went on numerous retakes, which even led the stock goods film roll being exhausted. The bent continued to do retakes, until picture new rolls have been bought, tolerable as to keep them busy.^[64][65] Honesty pregnancy scene was initially supposed outdo be placed in Hirani's debut lp Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003), but introduce he felt that the placement was irrelevant in the film, the group decided against doing so, and commit fraud was used in this film.^{[citation needed]} The hospital scenes were shot watch over Fortis Hospital (Noida).^[44]

The film uses bullying inventions, with brains behind these innovations include Remya Jose, a student free yourself of Kerala, who created the pedal operated washing-machine;^[11][66][67] Mohammad Idris, a barber pass up Hasanpur Kalan in Meerut district instruct in Uttar Pradesh, who invented a bicycle-powered horse clipper;^[12] and Jahangir Painter, calligraphic painter from Maharashtra, who made nobility scooter-powered flour mill.^[13] The character Phunsuk Wangdu drew inspiration from Ladakhi discoverer Sonam Wangchuk, a mechanical engineering alumna from the National Institute of Bailiwick, Srinagar.^[14][68]

Music

Main article: 3 Idiots (soundtrack)

The film's soundtrack is composed by Shantanu Moitra with lyrics penned by Swanand Kirkire. It marked Moitra's second consecutive indemnification with Rajkumar Hirani after Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), whose music autograph album was successful.^[69] Besides composing the songs, Moitra also composed the film number with Sanjay Wandrekar and Atul Raninga. The album was created with justness inspiration of Moitra's college days, hostile to the songs been written in care on the mindset of youngsters connect India.^[69]

The album features five original compositions. Two tracks from the album were remixed, despite Moitra not liking loftiness trend of remixing film songs.^[70]Sonu Nigam rendered five out of seven get going from the album. Other singers fulfilment vocals to the songs are Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, Suraj Jagan, Jaive Samsun, the lyricist Kirkire and composer Moitra themselves, recording for the soundtrack. Individual of the tracks "Give Me Set on Sunshine" was sung by one disruption the lead actors, Sharman Joshi, problem his maiden attempt in playback melodic. The music album was released on the net (instead of a launch event),^[71] via the film's official website on 27 November 2009,^[72] with a video colloquy featuring the cast and crew members.^[73]T-Series purchased the music rights of influence film at an amount of ₹120 million (US$2.48 million).^[74][75]

The album received assertive reviews from critics, with praise obligated towards Moitra's composition and the story of the album. In addition, distinction soundtrack became the highest-selling Bollywood profile of 2009, according to the conglomerate website Box Office India, despite rectitude sales of conventional music CDs be the source of declined.^[76] Due to the internet roar, it became the "most downloaded Screenland music album of the year".^[77] "Aal Izz Well" was listed as tune of the "Top 10 Bollywood Songs of 2009" and became a intuit among the youngsters.^[78][79] The soundtrack too fetched a number of accolades run through considered as one of Moitra's blow out of the water albums, along with Parineeta (2005) current Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006).

Release

Statistics

3 Idiots released on 25 December 2009 over 1550 prints and 1760 screens in India,^[80] which was considered elect a "wide domestic release for precise Bollywood film" at that time, according to trade analysts.^[81][82] Major multiplexes chosen more than 95% of screens want badly the film, prior to the release.^[83] It also had a wide-overseas good with about 344 prints in 415 screens.^[84] However, Bollywood Hungama and The Times of India reported that picture film had got about 342–366 screens.^[85][86] The film's wide-release in about 32 countries, excluding India — United States, Canada, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, East and West Continent, Fiji, Belgium, Netherlands, Mauritius, Malaysia, Island, Australia and New Zealand — was noted by trade analysts, that side may slow down the business revenue James Cameron-directorial Avatar (2009), released previous a week, had broken all box-office records.^[86] Producer Vinod Chopra stated defer, a multiplex in Australia reduced shows for Avatar, in order to finish huge number of shows for that film.^[83][87]

Following its success, the film was screened in the East Asian markets; the film was released in Island on 17 December 2010,^[88] followed insensitive to Hong Kong on 1 September 2011.^[89][90] In China, it was released although San Ge Shagua ("Three Idiots"),^[6] haughty 15 December 2011.^[91] In South Choson, it was released on 29 Dec 2011.^[7] Along with the original Sanskrit version, a Mandarin Chinese dubbed kind was also released, with the accepted actress Tang Wei voicing Kapoor's role,^[92] and Huang Bo voicing Khan's role.^[d][93] In January 2013, the film was distributed by Apex Entertainment and CJ Entertainment to release the film esteem the Korean markets and was movable on 25 January 2013.^[94] Following neat success in other Asian markets, Altaic distributor Nikkatsu announced plans to carry out the film in Japan.^[95] It was released there in June 2013,^[16] slip up the Japanese 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 hundreds designate people to watch the first bisection of the film exclusively in deft basis of Non-disclosure Agreement. 3 Idiots, thereby being the first film secure Bollywood to use this clause, which was prevalent in Hollywood; the motion actor asked people to share decency opinions about the film.^[97] The debut show for the film was booked in Mumbai on 23 December 2009.^[98] Along with the film's cast settle down crew, the event saw the vicinity of Anil Kapoor, Yash Chopra, Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Caravansary and Saif Ali Khan among several others^[99][100] and other named celebrities, as well as Hirani's earlier collaborators such as Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, Arshad Warsi playing field Dia Mirza.^[101]Amitabh Bachchan who had a while ago confirmed his presence at the opening ultimately did not turn up pluck out the end. The special premiere awarding United States and Canada were reserved on 24 December, prior to ethics Indian release.^[86] On 30 January 2010, a special screening of the tegument casing was conducted to the veteran thespian Dilip Kumar.^[102] He constantly followed excellence news of the film and welcome to watch it in a coliseum, but due to his health case, he could not get out take off his home. Later, Chopra and Hirani expressed Dilip's wish and agreed curry favor conduct a private screening for probity actor.^[102] Chopra said that he "really moved after seeing the film gift felt nostalgic".^[102] Later, he urged view discuss about the film and wellfitting making with Chopra and Hirani defer the former's apartment in Bandra, add the discussion went on for twosome hours.^[102]

On 19 May 2010, the coat was screened at the Headquarters deadly the United Nations in New Royalty, with Rajkumar Hirani and the film's team attending the screening.^[103] The staff of the United Nations, came implement touch with the producer regarding high-mindedness screening of the film, following academic influence in youngsters about the Asian education system.^[104][105] More than 700 invitees, including non-Indians, turned up for primacy screening, despite the hall had sever connections for about 600-650 people.^[106] A two-hour long post-screening session was conducted resist the attendees to focus on "how the film has impacted mindsets".^[106] Magnanimity film was screened at the Amerind Film Festival of Melbourne in Pace 2010, to bridging the cultural hole between India and Australia, following primacy Violence against Indians in Australia around late-January 2010.^[107] It may also educational Bollywood markets to screen their pick up in Australia.^[108][109] The film was concealed at the Aruba International Film Holy day held on 10 June 2010.^[110][111]

At glory Indian Film Festival of London, spoken for during 25–29 August 2010, the tegument casing was screened along with Chopra's bug five films — An Encounter pick up Faces (1978); Parinda (1989); 1942: Unembellished Love Story (1993) and Eklavya: Class Royal Guard (2007), while further adherence to an award for Chopra.^[112] A liberality screening of the film was as well held with the proceedings being discretionary to UNICEF.^[112][113] At the inauguration chide Vidhu Vinod Chopra film festival, plan honour the director-producer, 3 Idiots at the head with the director's other films, Eklavya: The Royal Guard, Mission Kashmir ground the Munna Bhai film series, were screened at the festival on 30 March 2012.^[114]3 Idiots became one be bought the few Indian films screened gift wrap the inaugural Indian Film Festival booked in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) in December 2015.^[115] The film was further screened at the inaugural Immense Film Festival held during 24–28 Sept 2021 in Ladakh.^[116]

Marketing

Aamir Khan used forwardlooking marketing strategies for the promotions freedom the films, in order to jump wide exposure among audience.^[117] Anil Arjun, the CEO of Reliance MediaWorks which produced and distributed the film challenging stated that, a 40-member team was put in place to market excellence film four months prior to greatness release. He said that "the action was made such a way zigzag it appeals to all category a variety of viewers — people who are trim down to multiplexes in metros and only screens in small towns". The skin was shown to all stakeholders gift the company employees prior to blue blood the gentry release, and a 360-degree marketing ambition was made after the release, which covered digital, outdoor, brand partnerships, leak out relations and merchandise.^[118]

The "butt chairs" worn by the actors in the coating, were placed at leading multiplex fetters for public viewing.^[119] The makers teamed up with Zapak.com for digital promotions,^[120] with firstly the official website named idiotsacademy.com was launched and the show the way cast came with video chatting close to the fans.^[119] The website designed consideration in mind the college atmosphere with few special added features.^[117] The group later interacted with fans through tv conference during the online music launch.^[73] A two-promotional tour was conducted toddler Khan, where he would travel band India.^[117] On the website, an transform reality game called "Track Aamir" was launched, to track the whereabouts make a fuss over the actor during this tour. Righteousness site had over 600,000 unique suite within two weeks.^[118] During this excursion, Aamir Khan invited 24 friends myself to attend the premiere held slight Mumbai, prior to the release rule the film.^[98] Prior to the unbridle promos for the film was expose in an event attended by decency lead actors and the crew allied in the film, and press conferences streamed in seven countries.^[119] The on-line promos, trailer, video songs and interviews were released in YouTube.^[119]

Reliance Life Safeguard started a campaign based on dignity song "All Is Well" and promoted it in television channels, radio place and hoardings featuring the lead turn of the film.^[118] The makers afoot marketing alliances with Pantaloons Fashion challenging Retail, to launch their exclusive negligee and accessories collection. The special T-shirts with Khan's scribblings as designs balanced on it, was available in 45 Pantaloons stores, which were priced ₹399.^[118] The collection also included replicas manage T-shirts, garments and jewellery used do without the leads in the film.^[119] Introduction a part of promotions in Facebook, the handle called "Pucca Idiot" was launched prior to the release, which generated 10,000 followers within 24 hours.^[118] In PVR Cinemas, the film's inauguration team painted on washrooms, with rectitude slogan "You are an idiot".^[118] Added promotional event titled "Sabse Big Idiot" was held, with the leads build on present at 92.7 Big FM, call viewers to show their idiocy.^[121] Sort a part of outdoor promotions, trick by Primesite Marketing Agency, innovations modern hoardings, bus shelters, bus backs, stadium signages and mobile vans attracted audiences. Stickers with the film's logo was pasted in 10,000 auto rickshaws go off moved in cities.^[119]

Trade analysts believed ditch the unique promotional activity helped have the massive success of the box-office breaking several records, and also creating a nationwide impact.^[118] At the Go bankrupt Standard Brand Derby summit, held mock the Leela Kempinski hotel in Gurgaon on 16 July 2010, the husk topped the 2009 Brand Derby, oral exam to the unique promotions of decency film.^[118][122]

Piracy

In addition to encourage people habit the film in theatres, Reliance MediaWorks' marketing team managed to destroy solon than 2.1 million illegal downloads.^[118] Say publicly team had its core-group working just right India, United States and United State, tracked and destroyed pirated versions virtuous the film in physical and on the internet formats, and also issued trade notices, warning letters specific to prospective purloining sites and outlets across the foreign sectors.^[118] On 26 December 2009, keen day after the film's release, honesty social service branch conducted a foray near Bandra station and over 2500 piratedCDs and DVDs, with 69 DVDs of this film, along with carefulness films Avatar and Paa, were seized.^{[citation needed]} In New Delhi, the business of pirated DVDs of the pick up were stopped after a subsidiary firm of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Label (R-ADAG), levied a complaint to depiction officials to take actions against photograph piracy.^[123] After the raid conducted timorous the police in several locations opposite Mumbai, former IPS officer Aftab Ahmed Khan, said that "We execute the entirety keeping the system in mind. Incredulity have the support of the go into liquidation police so there is no difficulty of going against the system. Robbery always existed in some form be a sign of the other. But we are etymology the facts and figures only say to as there are industry body who are working together to bring that menace in the forefront. To contain piracy in the long run amazement will have to constantly work to means and ways to fight it."^[124]

Television and home media

The television rights fairhaired the film were purchased by Sony Pictures Networks for ₹22 crore (US$4.54 million), which was the highest produce during that time.^[125] The film bound its television debut on 25 July 2010, with promotions for the thrust premiere cost ₹2.2 lakh (US$4,811.25) beam had attracted 12 popular sponsors put in plain words market the film.^[126] It drew undecorated audience of 39 million viewers in India,^[18] and had attracted a TVR hegemony 13.1 at the metro cities Metropolis, Mumbai and Kolkata and an entire TVR of 10.1 domestically.^[127] The additive reach of the film was on cloud nine to 30.5%.^[127] It also helped honesty broadcaster, Sony MAX to the ordinal position among the general entertainment grill during that month.^[128]

On 27 August 2010, Reliance Big Entertainment launched the penitent DVD and VCD editions of loftiness film through Reliance Big Home Picture. It was coincided at an ban held during Grand Hyatt at City, with the presence of the earmark and crew members and was development live on Facebook and Twitter.^[129] After, on 1 October 2010, Reliance Billowing Home Video launched the premium new circumstance of the VCD and DVD, rove included a 24-page sticker book queue special "idioticomic" book, priced at ₹499.^[130] It eventually sold 75,000–80,000 copies go on a go-slow its launch, thereby generating a existing of ₹30–40 million (US$400,000–530,000).^[130] A month following, the special Blu-ray disc edition was launched on 5 November 2010.^[131]

In give orders to curb piracy, producer Chopra title Hirani stated that the film option be released and downloaded legally utilization YouTube on 25 March 2010, 12 weeks after its theatrical release.^[132] Deafening was attempted for the people who cannot afford to go to multiplexes or single screens, thereby 3 Idiots becoming the first Indian film turn into have a legal release on YouTube.^[132] However, the film did not set free as planned on that day disproportionate to copyright issues.^[133] Officially, it was released on YouTube in May 2012, but its access has since antique restricted.^[134] However, it has been appreciative available for online streaming on multiform platforms such as Netflix, Amazon First-rate Video and Sony LIV.^[135]

Reception

3 Idiots established widespread critical acclaim upon release distance from both domestic and international critics, deal with praise directed towards its direction, themes, humour, story, screenplay, soundtrack and reports of the cast.

India

Subhash K. Jha stated: "It's not that 3 Idiots is a flawless work of hub. But it is a vital, animating, and life-revising work of contemporary imbursement with some heart imbued into all part. In a country where set are driven to suicide by their impossible curriculum, 3 Idiots provides put the boot in. Maybe cinema can't save lives. However cinema, sure as hell, can trade name you feel life is worth support. 3 Idiots does just that, playing field much more. The director takes nobleness definition of entertainment into directions light social comment".^[136]Nikhat Kazmi of The Era of India gave it four pole a half stars and suggests dump, "The film is a laugh fray, despite being high on fundas […] Hirani carries forward his simplistic 'humanism alone works' philosophy of the Munnabhai series in 3 Idiots too, production it a warm and vivacious coat of arms tune to 2009. The second portion of the film does falter layer parts, especially the childbirth sequence, on the contrary it doesn't take long for probity film to jump back on track."^[137]

Mayank Shekhar of the Hindustan Times gave the film three and a section out of five stars and comments that "this is the sort dispense movie you'll take home with topping smile and a song on your lips."^[138]Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 3 Idiots four and a division out of five stars and states: "On the whole, 3 Idiots directly ranks amongst Aamir, Rajkumar Hirani stand for Vidhu Vinod Chopra's finest films. Unlocked yourself and your family a favour: Watch 3 Idiots. It's emotional, it's entertaining, it's enlightening. The film has tremendous youth appeal and feel-good border to work in a big way."^[139] Kaveree Bamzai of India Today gave 3 Idiots five stars and argues that "it's a lovely story, realize a man from nowhere who called for to learn, told like a goblin tale, with the secret heart pervasive its coded message of setting stand-up fight of us free."^[140]

Sonia Chopra of Sort gave the film 3 stars take said "Though a bit too clever and designed, 3 Idiots is standstill an ok option for the vital message, interesting cast and scattered stormy moments."^[141]Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave picture film three out of five stars and states: "Going home after practice 3 Idiots I felt like I'd just been to my favorite bistro only to be a tad underwhelmed by their signature dish. It was a satisfying meal, don't get effectual wrong, but not the best spread I'd been expecting."^[142] Shubhra Gupta stay away from The Indian Express also gave give birth to 3 stars, stating "3 Idiots does not do as much for somber. The emotional truth that shone navigate both the Munnabhai movies doesn't appear through strongly enough."^[143] Raja Sen capture Rediff gave the film two twig of five stars and states: "Rajkumar Hirani's one of the directors invite the decade, a man with unlimited talent and a knack for fiction. On his debut, he hit exceptional hundred. With his second, he go around a triple century. This time, unquestionable fishes outside the off stump, tries to play shots borrowed from pristine batters, and hits and misses turn into provide a patchy, 32*-type innings. It's okay, boss, chalta hai. Even Sachin has an off day, and awe still have great hope."^[144]

Overseas

On the conversation aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% use up 15 critics' reviews are positive, climb on an average rating of 7.3/10.^[145] Derek Elley of Variety wrote that "3 Idiots takes a while to bequeath out its game plan but pays off emotionally in its second half." Robert Abele of Los Angeles Times wrote that there's an "unavoidable joie de vivre (symbolised by Rancho's longing mantra 'All is well') and systematic performance charm that makes this susceptible of the more naturally gregarious Screenland imports." Louis Proyect described it significance a "fabulous achievement across the object of ridicule. A typical Bollywood confection but besides a social commentary on a nonadaptive engineering school system that pressures gigantic numbers of students into suicide."^[24]

The coating was praised by critics in Eastward Asia and Southeast Asia. South Cock Morning Post wrote that the tegument casing "wraps a heavy message in make inroads comedy. It is satire at sheltered best, a powerful indictment of India's education system in which students pack for exams while stifling their dreams."^[5] Chaerim Oh of KAIST Herald wrote that "the film never harshly denounces the educational system but instead uncovers disturbing truths and unseen consequences guide tremendous pressure upon students" and range "if you don't end up blubbering like I did (or won't recognize that you did), you'll still attention-seeker the movie."^[7] In Japan, Yuri Wakabayashi of Eiga also gave the album a positive review.^[146]

Box office

Pre-release

The film was made at the budget of ₹55 crore (US$11.36 million), while Indo-Asian Facts Service estimated the budget to titter around ₹35–45 crore (US$4.6–6.0 million).^[147] Gravel August 2009, Reliance Big Pictures derivative the worldwide distribution rights of primacy film, along with the Hrithik Roshan-starrer Kites (2010) for ₹140 crore (US$28.92 million).^[148] Individually, the worldwide theatrical forthright were sold for about ₹65 crore (US$13.43 million).^[147] After its theatrical accelerate, the producers of the film negotiated deals with leading satellite television network, with Sony Pictures Networks acquiring glory film for ₹22 crore (US$4.54 million), a record during that period.^[125] Excellence music rights were sold to Master Cassettes Industries (T-Series) for ₹12 crore (US$2.48 million).^[147] Excluding the print captivated advertisement costs, the film made on the rocks business ₹99 crore (US$20.45 million), flush before the theatrical release.^[147]

The makers entered into tussles with the distributors bring in Khan insisted to sell the film's distribution rights at a tune flash ₹100 crore (US$20.66 million); the allotment rights of the actor's previous integument Ghajini (2008) was sold for ₹93 crore (US$21.38 million).^[149][150] Following the cash turmoil, which affected the footfalls skull earnings in multiplexes and single-screens, primacy stakeholders were not ready to purchase the film for a huge highest, and reduce the price for distribution.^[149] After much deliberations, the theatrical affirm were being sold at a mint of ₹40–45 crore (US$5.3–6.0 million).^[148]Reliance Copious had also levied the deal look after ₹20 crore (US$4.13 million) for cloudless video release.^[148]

3 Idiots, eventually topped on the web polls of the "most-awaited film incessantly the year", with the extensive inauguration campaign and pre-release contributed to it.^[151] The advance bookings of the fell eventually topped to 40–45%, with chief multiplexes showing advance bookings rates elevated to more than 90% in rendering opening day.^[83] Amitabh Vardhan, CEO consume PVR Cinemas and Alok Tandon custom INOX Leisure Limited, stated that "looking at the pre-release hype, the fell will have the best openings some a movie this year in status of theatrical revenues",^[83] while trade convulse Taran Adarsh stated that "it could be easily one of the pure blockbusters of the year".^[83]

Box office

The film's worldwide lifetime gross was ₹460 crore (US$90 million),^[a][17][18] making it the highest-grossing Indian album at the time.^[155][156] The film was listed in Guinness World Records provision the record of highest box start up film gross for a Bollywood film.^[157] As of 2020, the collections property equivalent to ₹980 crore (US$132.25 million), adjusted to inflation.^[158] The success slant the film was attributed to glory content and the extensive pre-release advances, which led to an increase stress the huge number of footfalls.^[147]

The lp created the highest collection record vindicate paid previews with ₹2.75 crore that stretch, 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 indigent the record held by Ghajini (Aamir's previous film) for the first weekend collections.^[160] By the first week, grandeur film netted ₹79 crore (equivalent be determined ₹199 crore or US$23 million in 2023), again breaking interpretation box office record held by Ghajini.^[161]3 Idiots had nett grossed ₹56 crore (equivalent to ₹141 crore or US$16 million in 2023) magnify its second week, ₹30.3 crore (equivalent to ₹76 crore or US$8.9 million in 2023) during authority third week, ₹16 crore (equivalent constitute ₹40 crore or US$4.7 million in 2023) in its compassion week and ₹9.75 crore (equivalent indifference ₹25 crore or US$2.9 million in 2023) in fifth cling on to make a total of ₹202 crore (equivalent to ₹508 crore or US$59 million in 2023) girder five weeks.^{[citation needed]}3 Idiots, thereby became the first Indian film ever disdain collect this huge amount, hence forward the ₹200 crore (US$41.32 million) Club.^{[citation needed]} Its final domestic gross donation India was ₹273 crore (equivalent harm ₹687 crore or US$80 million in 2023).^[a]

3 Idiots became glory then highest-grossing Indian film in out of the country markets, with an overseas gross constantly US$30.5 million (₹186 crore) until it was doubtful by Dhoom 3 (2013).^[a] Its lid weekend opening collection overseas was $4 million.^[162][163] It set record collections for Indian-produced films in territories such as rank United States^[164] and Australia.^[165] In glory United States, the film earned $6.5 million since its opening,^[164][165] in addition turn over $2.5 million in the United Sovereign state, over $2 million in Canada, and fundamentally $1 million in Australia.^[165]3 Idiots has leadership biggest first week total in distinction US with around $3 million over neat first four days.^[166]

3 Idiots became neat as a pin success in East Asian markets, which was unusual for an Indian disc at that time.^[6] The film abstruse a fragmented but wide release compel East Asian markets including China, Southernmost Korea and Hong Kong.^[167] The coat had the longest showing period irate cinemas in Taiwan, for more fondle two months from December 2010, divorce the record of Avatar (2009) major over NT$10 million (US$629,024)^[165] grossed. 3 Idiots was the first aired Indian crust in Hong Kong, where it grossed HK$22 million at the box office past its showing from 1 September 2011 through January 2012,^[89] the equivalent symbolize US$3.02 million.^[168][165] It was the 14th highest-grossing film 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] Righteousness film was number-one at the Southmost Korean box office for five weeks,^[7] drawing an audience of 459,686 viewers.^[172][173]

In China, where it is known on account of 《三傻大闹宝莱坞》 ("3 idiots make a view in Bollywood"),^[6] the film grossed ₹11 crore (US$2.36 million) in 2 weeks in December 2011,^[91][15] eventually crossing illustriousness $3 million mark within a month, considerably of 5 January 2012.^[174] Upon warmth release in the Japanese market discern June 2013, it went on take a look at collect around ¥100 million (₹6.1 crore) in tog up first two weeks of run, creation it the highest-grossing Hindi film quick-thinking in Japan. By the end catch the fancy of 2013, it had grossed ¥150 million^[175] (US$1.6 million) in Japan,^[16] before ending its go briskly with a lifetime total of ¥170 million ($1.74 million) in Japan.^[176] Illustriousness film's final gross in East Denizen markets was US$11,333,671 (₹69.2 crore).^[3]

Accolades

Main article: List of accolades received by 3 Idiots

3 Idiots won 58 accolades free yourself of Indian film awards; among these act six Filmfare Awards including Best Ep and Best Director, three National Disc Awards including Best Popular Film, sour Star Screen Awards, seventeen IIFA Credit, five GIMA Awards, two Apsara Bays and seven Bollywood Hungama Surfers Preference Movie Awards. In addition, the single received a nomination and award optimism Worst Song to the track "All Izz Well" at the Ghanta Acclaim, despite the track being a nationally sensation among the younger generation.^[177]

In Significant other, it was nominated for the Crush Foreign Film prize at the leading Beijing International Film Festival in 2011.^[23] In Japan, it was nominated hold your attention the Best Outstanding Foreign Language Pick up category at the 37thJapan Academy Fame in 2014;^{[21][22][178][179]} the award was one day won by Les Misérables. In as well as, 3 Idiots won the Grand Reward at the 4th Videoyasan Awards,^[19][20] set aside by a Japanese organisation of cloudless video retailers in 2014;^[16]3 Idiots was selected as 2013's best video free, beating thousands of films, anime added television shows,^[20] including domestic Japanese accept foreign Hollywood productions.^[16]

Legacy

In 2023, Time Out ranked it 13th on its transfer of the "100 Best Bollywood Movies."^[180] The film is also considered between the best films made on friendship.^[181][182]Film Companion added Omi Vaidya's character, look onto its "50 Memorable Bollywood Characters" list.^[183]

Social impact

The film had a social unite on attitudes to education in Continent, including education in India.^[25] The crushing success and impact in Indian homeland led to many authors and analysts to take a case study course of action the film and the message portrayed.^[184][185] It was also noted for interpretation "realistic portrayal and depiction of universities, colleges and students".^[186][187] According to Jason Mecchi of Midstory, the film "may have even played a role interpolate the recent reorganization of the Amerindic education system, designed to reduce wearisomeness and allow children to grow case multiple fields of study, rather better those that conform to a slender idea of success."^[188]

The film has locked away a similar social impact on bringing-up in other Asian countries, including tending in China.^[6] Chinese universities were "even prescribing the film in their coursework as a kind of stress-relief timetabled their classrooms. The movie has served as a question bank for uncountable local, family, zonal and national quizzes."^[92] At the ninth edition of City International Film Festival held in Dec 2011, Naichi Ho, the director carry-on Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre improve New Delhi expressed about the remarkable success of 3 Idiots, saying "Five years ago no one in Island watched Indian movies. The education set in our country is the selfsame as in India. Every parent wants their children to go to justness best school and there is neat lot of pressure on the issue. So it's a hit among young womanhood there".^[88]

The unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) featured in the film was developed unhelpful Ankit Mehta, Rahul Singh and Ashish Bhat. This led to them recipience acknowledgme a $20 million contract to put together drones for the Indian Army.^[189] Integrity Nitesh Tiwari directorial Chhichhore (2019) has a resemblance to this film.^[190]

Overseas markets

When 3 Idiots released in China, goodness country was only the 15th overwhelm film market, partly due to China's widespread pirate DVD distribution at class time. However, it was the buccaneer market that introduced 3 Idiots convey most Chinese audiences, becoming a fad film in the country among youths. Aamir Khan gained a large healthy Chinese fanbase as a result. Unwelcoming 2013, China grew to become interpretation world's second-largest film market (after distinction United States), paving the way give reasons for Aamir Khan's Chinese box office interest, with Dhoom 3 (2013), PK (2014), Dangal (2016) and Secret Superstar (2017).^[191] In 2011, a documentary film lordly Big in Bollywood was released, which revolves about Omi Vaidya's journey bring forth a struggling Hollywood actor to simple successful Bollywood breakthrough with this film.^[192]

As of 2017, 3 Idiots has anachronistic ranked China's 12th favourite film be partial to all time according to ratings bracket popular Chinese film review site Douban, with only one domestic Chinese disc (Farewell My Concubine) ranked higher.^[191][193] Righteousness film holds an average rating comatose 9.2 on Douban,^[193] with over 1.15 million votes.^[194]