Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots is one of those few films that will remain etched in the memory of film lovers in India. The drama narrating the lives of three friends touched a chord with the audience when it was released in 2009.
Starring Aamir Khan, Ranganathan Madhavan and Sharman Joshi as engineering students, the film is inspired by Chetan Bhagat’s novel, Five Point Someone. The film also saw Boman Irani as the strict principal of the engineering college and Kareena Kapoor as his daughter. It was, however, actor Omi Vaidya as Chatur Ramalingam a.k.a. The Silencer, who made his Bollywood debut with the film and won hearts with his superb performance, despite acting alongside a host of talented and experienced actors.
Boman Irani played the stern principal of the engineering college, while Kareena Kapoor played his daughter inside the movie. Despite having played opposite a plethora of skilled and seasoned performers, this was star Omi Vaidya as Chatur Ramalingam a.k.a. The Silencer that had his Debut appearance with both the movie and stole minds with his incredible performance.
Since this due to come picture approaches its eighth anniversary, here are some intriguing facts about it that will be brought back memories.
- The Imperial College of Engineering, which appears inside the movie as that of the institution in which the three protagonists study, is really the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB).
2. To create the inebriated scene appear more realistic, Aamir proposed that now the performers get drunk in everyday life. However what occurred was that performers would have to do a lot of retakes, and the photo library supply was depleted, so the team had to go and buy more. Hirani allegedly kept requesting retakes in order to maintain the performers occupied until the rolls came.
3. Inside a conversation, the movie’s producer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, disclosed how Dia Mirza was indeed the brains while behind the movie’s flying helicopter.
4. The role of Rancho was immediately offered to superstar Shah Rukh Khan. However, he refused the opportunity because to scheduling conflicts, and the part was given to Aamir.
5. Rajkumar Hirani was Kareena’s first choice for a collaboration. As a result, she contacted him personally about the role of Pia.
6. Performer Sanjay Dutt was supposed to make a cameo appearance inside the movie, but that won’t be possible. Arshad Warsi had also been approached about playing one of the two parts, Farhan or Raju. However, he was unable to do so owing to a shortage of dates. According to reports, these two main characters have also been given to John Abraham as well as Saif Ali Khan. They eventually made their way to Madhavan and Sharman.
7. Throughout the movie, Aamir can be seen wobbling in one direction or another. After seeing his nephew, the actor reportedly determined that now the latest generation rarely remains static.
8. The pregnancy incident, which is among the most significant parts of the movie, was originally planned for inclusion in the author’s previous surgical comic Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., however, he decided it wouldn’t be required in the movie and instead included it here since it made much more sense.
9. The Fortis Hospital near Noida is indeed the institution depicted in the movie, wherein Sharman is hospitalised after attempting suicide.
10. The 3 Idiots movie was apparently shot backwards, with all the current sequences coming first. Those sequences set at university was filmed afterwards.
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