3 Idiots (2009) & its inspirations other than Chetan Bhagat's novel. |
Aamir Khan & Raj Kumar Hirani certainly gave us the most successful movie of all time as “3 Idiots” and it was indeed a well directed & brilliantly acted movie which was widely appreciated unanimously both by the critiques as well as the masses.
But the makers surely should have avoided the famous controversial clash between the producer-director and the writer Chetan Bhagat, whose novel was the main inspiration behind the movie and who was also duly paid for the rights of his works. The episode may have acted as another boost for the movie’s overall business but it was clearly not a pleasant sight to see our favourite film-makers coming on the news channels for all the wrong reasons.
However, apart from the Chetan Bhagat’s novel, there were also few more sequences in the movie, which seem to be highly inspired from their foreign sources mentioned below:
Firstly,the animated sequence where all the sperms are running towards becoming a baby is very much similar to the one in Woody Allen’s 1972 movie called “Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask”. Interestingly in Woody’s movie there is a complete good length sequence enacted by real life actors posing as sperms ready to run. A must watch for all.
Secondly, the examination hall scene where Aamir plays a trick when he is not allowed to submit his papers after the exam is also on the similar lines of an Advertisement of Instant Kiwi. In the commercial too, the student asks the examiner whether he knows him or his role number? And when the examiner says he doesn’t, the smart student quietly slips his answer sheet in the bunch of other papers lying on the table and moves out of the class laughing. Chek out at : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CqgnZhb--Q
Thirdly the idea of those famous buttock seats used in the movie is taken from the exactly similar ones found in a park of China. You can took a look at them at the following link :
http://en.youth.cn/yculture/cnews/200805/t20080508_703112.htm
Lastly as written in my review, the basic format of the movie remains very close to Hirani’s own debut venture “Munnabhai MBBS”. It has many similar (not identical) scenes of college classrooms, lectures and exams (though the subjects are different). The interaction between Boman and Aamir is on the similar lines of Boman and Sanjay Dutt. There is also a Hospital Sequence of Sharman getting paralyzed and Aamir curing him with his miraculous ways (quite identical to Carrom Board Sequence in Munna Bhai). The lead character is again in love with the daughter of his annoying professor. And lastly as there was “Jaadoo Ki Jhappi” in Munna Bhai and “Gandhigiri” in “Lage Raho”, similarly here we have a new phrase “All Izz Well” used in 3 Idiots to woo the audiences.
In other words, if you watch the movie, replacing Aamir’s character with Munna Bhai then with minor changes here & there the movie can easily be called as “Munna Bhai Chale Engineer Banne”.
Your comments are eagerly awaited.
16 Jan 2010 /
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starwar2424
hi,,
Bobby Sing
Hi Starwar2424, I cant promise but I will surely watch "Sherlock Holmes" and would try to post the review too.
Swami Dev Nartan
It\'s not possible that the world can escape from the greatest Master ever walked on our planet-
Bobby Sing
Thanks Swami Dev for such an elaborate and descriptive comment. Hoping to see more such comments on the site......Keep Visiting....Cheers!
Sanyasi
Swami Dev Nartan,
One Software Engineer
This is true that 3 idiots is inspired from Osho\'s vision his childhood incidents & by his few books. People must know this, how his ideas are being taken in use without even mentioning his name. The great selfish and coward world!
Bobby Sing
Yeah One Software Engineer, you are right in saying so, but dear friend I would have really appreciated your comment more if it had been given with a real name and id. I hope you understand what I mean. Thanks for visiting....Cheers!
Anand
I totally agree with Swami Dev. Anyone who reads OSHO will understand that the under current philosophy behind d movie 3 IDIOTS was something that impressed & influenced millions of people in this country & still continues to do so. But it is such an intangible thing dat only people who have listened (not just heard) OSHO can understand & that too somewhat....becoz to totally understand him & life one has to be at his center. Thanks OSHO or should i say Thanks RANCHODH..
RAJIV SAKHUJA
I thanks the actors,director,producer and singers of 3 IDIOT. Because they reached the message of osho to millions of people...I Hope that
Bobby Sing
Indeed they should Rajeev,
Anunuak
Thanks to lots for sharing good information to me. Your post was very cool.
Ronni
So hey, nice blog. I'd like to point out anther similarity. In season 3 of Veronica Mars(2004-2007), episode 6, there is this scene where Logan does the exact same thing Rancho did in 3 Idiots(2009). It's the scene where they ask the teacher "Do you know who I am?" and mix the papers in with the others when they realise the teacher doesn't know them. It's brilliant. Since Veronica Mars came before, I'm wondering if 3 idiots took the scene from the American T. V series. I admit, I'm a little disappointed. I thought 3 idiots came up with it on their own.
Bobby Sing
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