3 Idiots
3 Idiots (2009)

3 Idiots

3/5
(34 votes)
8.4IMDb67Metascore

Details

Cast

Goofs

Kareena's elder sister is called Poonam at first, and afterward consistently called Mona.

In the scene where Farhan and Raju threaten to drop Mr.

Chanchad's remain down the drain, they drop the pot's cap in the commode but when they hand back the pot to the real Ranchoddas the cap is still there.

One of the first scenes, with Madhavan in an Air India aircraft, shows a distant shot of the aircraft to be an Airbus 321.

Though, when moments later when the captain calls for an emergency landing at Delhi, the cockpit is that of a Boeing.

In the wedding scene, where the 3 guys are shocked looking at Virus, Madhvan is shown to be frozen in time.

But his expressions change in one frame and then roll back to the previous expression.

The characters are shown speaking on mobiles near Pangong Tso (about 150Kms ahead of Leh) towards the end of the movie.

There is no mobile coverage in the area.

The last being at Tangtse (about 100Kms from Leh).

When Rancho is been ragged the hands position of the senior who is wearing green vest changes from scene to scene.

When Rancho (Amir Khan) was about to show "demo" to Pia (Kareena Kapoor) on her new wrist watch, during their conversation, the position of millimeter (MM) was changing from scene to scene (alternately from facing Rancho's back and standing in the middle of Rancho and Pia).

Some consider Pia and Suhas getting back together after 5-6 years a plot hole.

However, this is entirely conceivable considering the pressure from both families.

Rancho is from Shimla, even his name is not Gujarati.

However when Kareena Kapoor lands in his room, she calls him a Gujarati and talks about Dhokla, Phaphda etc.

Farhan (as narrator) says he was born in 1978.

Chatur, presumably about the same age, says (in the hazing scene) that he was born in Uganda, whose dictator Idi Amin (1971-1979) expelled nearly all Indians in 1972.

The mobile phones used in the college period are the ones which were not used in 1998 when the film is set The airport shown in the start, is actually shot in Bangalore and not Delhi.

Suhas enters through the main gate during the wedding, which is not possible as he was already in the building where the wedding was taking place.

The taxi number plate when Rancho leaves Delhi is white in color, when normally taxis have yellow number plates.

During the baby delivery scenes, supposedly taking place around 2003, both parties engaged in the video chat use Google Chrome web browser which was not released until 2008.

During the final scene when Sharman and Madhavan fight with Aamir, the crew is visible in the background.

Awards

Apsara Film Producers Guild Awards 2011


Special Awards
Special Honors For Films of 2009 - Best Film

Awards of the International Indian Film Academy 2019


Special Award
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Background Score
Best Cinematography
Best Comic Actor
Best Debut Actor
Best Dialogue
Best Director
Best Editing
Best Film
Best Lyricist
Best Music Director
Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role
Best Playback Singer - Female
Best Playback Singer - Male
Best Screenplay
Best Sound Re-Recording
Best Sound Recording
Best Story
IIFA BIG 20 Award for Best Director

Awards of the Japanese Academy 2014


Award of the Japanese Academy
Best Foreign Language Film

Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Movie Awards 2010


Surfers' Choice Award
Best Actor
Best Comic Actor
Best Debut Actor
Best Director
Best Film
Best Supporting Actor

Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2010


Dada Saheb Phalke Award
Best Actor
Best Film

Filmfare Awards 2010


Filmfare Award
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Dialogue
Best Director
Best Film
Best Playback Singer - Female
Best Screenplay
Best Story
Best Supporting Actor

Global Indian Music Awards 2010


Film Music Award
Best Film Album
Best Lyricist
Best Music Debut
Best Playback Singer - Male

The Ghanta Awards 2011


Ghanta Award
Worst Song

Box Office

DateAreaGross
7 March 2010 USA USD 6,532,908
21 February 2010 USA USD 6,523,137
7 February 2010 USA USD 6,466,218
24 January 2010 USA USD 6,296,784
17 January 2010 USA USD 6,101,905
10 January 2010 USA USD 5,602,976
3 January 2010 USA USD 4,757,078
27 December 2009 USA USD 2,149,227
17 January 2010 UK GBP 1,556,346
10 January 2010 UK GBP 1,369,814
3 January 2010 UK GBP 1,115,530
27 December 2009 UK GBP 437,554
7 March 2010 Worldwide USD 80,000,000
11 March 2010 India USD 59,882,900
DateAreaGrossScreens
27 December 2009 USA USD 1,645,502 119
27 December 2009 UK GBP 437,554 53
27 December 2009 Canada CAD 197,939
DateAreaGrossScreens
7 March 2010 USA USD 1,077 1 screen
21 February 2010 USA USD 14,530 22
7 February 2010 USA USD 37,486 40
24 January 2010 USA USD 148,745 81
17 January 2010 USA USD 374,512 120
10 January 2010 USA USD 594,380 156
3 January 2010 USA USD 1,494,542 132
27 December 2009 USA USD 1,645,502 119
17 January 2010 UK GBP 119,450 49
10 January 2010 UK GBP 140,248 52
3 January 2010 UK GBP 331,166 53
27 December 2009 UK GBP 437,554 53
3 January 2010 Canada CAD 190,224

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Reviews

About 3 hours passed very fast.There are a lot of funny scene or interesting scene.

Because the movie had such a high rating on IMDb I was intrigued. Bollywood movies are not particularly on the top of my list I must admit.

The film was a great one, although it's long in duration, it has the flavor of a comedy at the same time we are learning in every scenario. It gave an impact to every college life, and on how learning is about.

3 idiots a film which makes a viewer to think whether the film is a comedy or a serious one.It released in India at that time when making such type of film is risking all your money.

First of all, This is the first time for me watching an Indian movie. This film isn't over rated at all.

With out any doubt it was one of the best movies I have ever seen. a masterpiece and of course it's in list of my top 10.

Alright. I know the title sucks.

I missed it during the 2010 Hong Kong International Film Festival and am really glad it is released publicly.Haven't seen such a feel good movie for a long time.

This was a self-help tragicomedy, attacked the cramming education and hierarchical education of students, criticize the parents to the child's exclusive rights to education, cast off what steep profits, and at the same time to carry forward the friendship, eulogizing the modern love, and always encourage the blood flowing passion, impulse, confusion, fear of the outstanding young bold to follow the bottom of my heart the most real dream, brave to chase, will all goes well, the success!

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