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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = 3 Idiots
| name          = 3 Idiots
| image          = Threeidiots2.jpg
| image          =
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[Rajkumar Hirani]]
| director      = [[Rajkumar Hirani]]
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* [[Boman Irani]]
* [[Boman Irani]]
* [[Omi Vaidya]]
* [[Omi Vaidya]]
* [[Mona Singh]]
* Javed Jaffrey
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}}
| narrator      = R. Madhavan
| narrator      = R. Madhavan
| cinematography = [[C. K. Muraleedharan]]
| cinematography = C. K. Muraleedharan
| editing        = Rajkumar Hirani
| editing        = Rajkumar Hirani
| music          = '''Score:'''<br />Sanjay Wandrekar<br />Atul Raninga<br />[[Shantanu Moitra]]<br />'''Songs:'''<br />[[Shantanu Moitra]]
| music          = '''Score:'''<br />Sanjay Wandrekar<br />Atul Raninga<br />[[Shantanu Moitra]]<br />'''Songs:'''<br />[[Shantanu Moitra]]
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| released      = {{Film date|2009|12|25|India|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|2009|12|25|India|df=y}}
| runtime        = 171 minutes<ref name="Runtime">{{Cite web |date=17 December 2009 |title=''3 IDIOTS'' (12A) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/3-idiots-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mjixnzk |access-date=5 October 2012 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref>
| runtime        = 171 minutes<ref name="Runtime">{{Cite web |date=17 December 2009 |title=''3 IDIOTS'' (12A) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/3-idiots-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mjixnzk |access-date=5 October 2012 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref>
| country        = India
| country        = [[India]]
| language      = Hindi
| language      = [[Hindi]]
| budget        = {{INR|55 [[crore]]}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 2012 |title=Business of Rs 100-cr films: Who gets what and why |work=[[The Economic Times]] |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-26/news/33386102_1_box-office-movie-rotten-tomatoes/2 |access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="exchange" />
| budget        = {{INR|55 [[crore]]}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 2012 |title=Business of Rs 100-cr films: Who gets what and why |work=[[The Economic Times]] |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-26/news/33386102_1_box-office-movie-rotten-tomatoes/2 |access-date=22 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="exchange" />
| gross          ={{INR|400.61 [[crore]]}} <ref>{{cite web |title=3 Idiots Box Office Collection |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/3-idiots/box-office/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref>
| gross          ={{INR|400.61 [[crore]]}} <ref>{{cite web |title=3 Idiots Box Office Collection |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/3-idiots/box-office/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''3 Idiots''''' (stylized as '''''"3 idiots"''''') is a 2009 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Coming-of-age story|coming-of-age]] [[comedy-drama film]] written, edited and directed by [[Rajkumar Hirani]], co-written by [[Abhijat Joshi]] and produced by [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]. Adapted loosely from [[Chetan Bhagat]]'s novel ''[[Five Point Someone]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 October 2016 |title=NL interviews (Part 2): Chetan Bhagat on feminism and One Indian Girl |publisher=News Laundry / You tube channel |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2016/10/16/nl-interviews-part-2-chetan-bhagat-on-feminism-and-one-indian-girl |access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref> the film stars [[Aamir Khan]], [[R. Madhavan]] and [[Sharman Joshi]] in the titular roles, marking their reunion three years after ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (2006), while [[Kareena Kapoor]], [[Boman Irani]] and [[Omi Vaidya]] star in pivotal roles. Narrated through two parallel dramas, one in the present and the other set ten years in the past, the story follows the friendship of three students at an Indian [[engineering college]] and is a [[satire]] about the social pressures under the Indian [[education system]].<ref name="scmp">{{Cite news |date=9 September 2011 |title=3 Idiots (Film) |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |url=http://www.scmp.com/article/978499/3-idiots-film}}</ref><ref name="economic_china" /><ref name="kaist">{{Cite news |last=Chaerim Oh |date=4 December 2011 |title=Embrace Your Nerdiness with 3 Idiots |work=KAIST Herald |url=http://herald.kaist.ac.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=285 |url-status=dead |access-date=29 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424035900/http://herald.kaist.ac.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=285 |archive-date=24 April 2012}}</ref>
'''''3 Idiots''''' (stylized as '''''"3 idiots"''''') is a 2009 Indian [[Hindi]]-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, edited and directed by [[Rajkumar Hirani]], co-written by [[Abhijat Joshi]] and produced by [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]] under the banner of [[Vinod Chopra Films]]. Adapted loosely from [[Chetan Bhagat]]'s novel ''[[Five Point Someone]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 October 2016 |title=NL interviews (Part 2): Chetan Bhagat on feminism and One Indian Girl |publisher=News Laundry / You tube channel |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2016/10/16/nl-interviews-part-2-chetan-bhagat-on-feminism-and-one-indian-girl |access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref> the film stars [[Aamir Khan]], [[R. Madhavan]] and [[Sharman Joshi]] in the titular roles, marking their reunion three years after ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (2006), while [[Kareena Kapoor]], [[Boman Irani]] and [[Omi Vaidya]] star in pivotal roles. Narrated through two parallel dramas, one in the present and the other set ten years in the past, the story follows the friendship of three students at an Indian engineering college and is a satire about the social pressures under the Indian education system.<ref name="scmp">{{Cite news |date=9 September 2011 |title=3 Idiots (Film) |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |url=http://www.scmp.com/article/978499/3-idiots-film}}</ref><ref name="economic_china" /><ref name="kaist">{{Cite news |last=Chaerim Oh |date=4 December 2011 |title=Embrace Your Nerdiness with 3 Idiots |work=KAIST Herald |url=http://herald.kaist.ac.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=285 |url-status=dead |access-date=29 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424035900/http://herald.kaist.ac.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=285 |archive-date=24 April 2012}}</ref>


Produced by Chopra under the banner [[Vinod Chopra Films]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 July 2020 |title=Chetan Bhagat Accuses Vidhu Vinod Chopra of 'Driving Him Close to Suicide' After 3 Idiots, Calls Out 'Elite Critics' |publisher=India.com |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/bollywood-news-chetan-bhagat-accuses-vidhu-vinod-chopra-of-driving-him-close-to-suicide-after-3-idiots-calls-out-elite-critics-4091009/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=21 July 2020 |title=Vidhu Vinod Chopra "Drove Me Close To Suicide," Claims Writer Chetan Bhagat |publisher=NDTV |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/vidhu-vinod-chopra-drove-me-close-to-suicide-claims-writer-chetan-bhagat-2266452}}</ref> ''3 Idiots'' incorporated real Indian inventions created by Remya Jose,<ref name="jose2">{{Cite news |last=Raphael |first=Lisa |date=19 June 2014 |title=Watch This 14-Year-Old Girl's Washing Machine Hack in Action |publisher=Brit + Co. |url=http://www.brit.co/remya-jose-pedal-washing-machine/ |access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref> Mohammad Idris,<ref name="nif2">{{Cite web |title=Cycle operated horse shaver |url=http://nif.org.in/innovation/Cycle_Operated_Horse_Shaver/229 |access-date=10 November 2016 |website=nif.org.in |publisher=National Innovation Fund}}</ref> Jahangir Painter<ref name="mid2">{{Cite web |last=Sabnis |first=Vivek |date=28 December 2009 |title=The real brains behind 3 idiots |url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/dec/281209-3-idiots-scooter-flour-mill-Inventions-Pune.htm |access-date=29 April 2010 |publisher=[[Mid-Day]] |location=Pune}}</ref> and [[Sonam Wangchuk (engineer)|Sonam Wangchuk]], the latter of whom also inspired Khan's character.<ref name="telegraphindia2">{{Cite news |last=Menon |first=Shyam G. |date=19 July 2010 |title=What you did not watch in 3 Idiots – Rethink after Ladakh education initiative fell victim to bureaucracy and resentment |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]] |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1100719/jsp/frontpage/story_12700204.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722043505/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100719/jsp/frontpage/story_12700204.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 July 2010}}</ref>
Produced by Chopra under the banner [[Vinod Chopra Films]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 July 2020 |title=Chetan Bhagat Accuses Vidhu Vinod Chopra of 'Driving Him Close to Suicide' After 3 Idiots, Calls Out 'Elite Critics' |publisher=India.com |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/bollywood-news-chetan-bhagat-accuses-vidhu-vinod-chopra-of-driving-him-close-to-suicide-after-3-idiots-calls-out-elite-critics-4091009/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=21 July 2020 |title=Vidhu Vinod Chopra "Drove Me Close To Suicide," Claims Writer Chetan Bhagat |publisher=NDTV |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/vidhu-vinod-chopra-drove-me-close-to-suicide-claims-writer-chetan-bhagat-2266452}}</ref> ''3 Idiots'' incorporated real Indian inventions created by Remya Jose,<ref name="jose2">{{Cite news |last=Raphael |first=Lisa |date=19 June 2014 |title=Watch This 14-Year-Old Girl's Washing Machine Hack in Action |publisher=Brit + Co. |url=http://www.brit.co/remya-jose-pedal-washing-machine/ |access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref> Mohammad Idris,<ref name="nif2">{{Cite web |title=Cycle operated horse shaver |url=http://nif.org.in/innovation/Cycle_Operated_Horse_Shaver/229 |access-date=10 November 2016 |website=nif.org.in |publisher=National Innovation Fund}}</ref> Jahangir Painter<ref name="mid2">{{Cite web |last=Sabnis |first=Vivek |date=28 December 2009 |title=The real brains behind 3 idiots |url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/dec/281209-3-idiots-scooter-flour-mill-Inventions-Pune.htm |access-date=29 April 2010 |publisher=[[Mid-Day]] |location=Pune}}</ref> and Sonam Wangchuk, the latter of whom also inspired Khan's character.<ref name="telegraphindia2">{{Cite news |last=Menon |first=Shyam G. |date=19 July 2010 |title=What you did not watch in 3 Idiots – Rethink after Ladakh education initiative fell victim to bureaucracy and resentment |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]] |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1100719/jsp/frontpage/story_12700204.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722043505/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100719/jsp/frontpage/story_12700204.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 July 2010}}</ref>


Upon its release on December 25, 2009, ''3 Idiots'' received widespread critical acclaim and commercial success and is considered to be among the greatest Bollywood films ever made;<ref name="rt">{{Cite web |title=Three Idiots |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/3_idiots/ |access-date=15 June 2020 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> it was also the highest-grossing film in its opening weekend in [[India]], had the highest opening day collections for an [[Indian film]] up until that point, and also held the record for the highest net collections in the first week for a Hindi film. Eventually, it became one of the few Indian films at the time to become successful in East Asian markets such as China<ref name="overseas">{{Cite web |title=Three Idiots Creates History in China |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3866&nCat= |access-date=30 December 2011 |website=30 December 2011 |publisher=BoxOfficeIndia. Com |archive-date=7 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107201817/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3866&nCat= |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Japan,<ref name="qz" /> eventually bringing its worldwide gross to {{INR|link=yes}}392&nbsp;crore ($90{{nbsp}}million){{efn|name=Gross}}<ref name=":1" /><ref name="hollywoodreporter" /> — it was the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian film ever]] at the time and the highest grossing Indian film of the 2000s. It is also the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|17th highest grossing Indian film of all time.]]<ref name="forbes" /> The film also had a social impact on attitudes toward [[education in India]],<ref name="Hussain" /> as well as in other Asian countries such as China.<ref name="economic_china" />
Upon its release on December 25, 2009, ''3 Idiots'' received widespread critical acclaim and commercial success and is considered to be among the greatest Bollywood films ever made;<ref name="rt">{{Cite web |title=Three Idiots |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/3_idiots/ |access-date=15 June 2020 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> it was also the highest-grossing film in its opening weekend in [[India]], had the highest opening day collections for an [[Hindi cinema|Indian film]] up until that point, and also held the record for the highest net collections in the first week for a Hindi film. Eventually, it became one of the few Indian films at the time to become successful in East Asian markets such as China<ref name="overseas">{{Cite web |title=Three Idiots Creates History in China |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3866&nCat= |access-date=30 December 2011 |website=30 December 2011 |publisher=BoxOfficeIndia. Com |archive-date=7 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107201817/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3866&nCat= |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Japan,<ref name="qz" /> eventually bringing its worldwide gross to {{INR|link=yes}}392&nbsp;crore ($90{{nbsp}}million){{efn|name=Gross}}<ref name=":1" /><ref name="hollywoodreporter" /> — it was the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian film ever]] at the time and the highest grossing Indian film of the 2000s. It is also the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|17th highest grossing Indian film of all time.]]<ref name="forbes" /> The film also had a social impact on attitudes toward [[education in India]],<ref name="Hussain" /> as well as in other Asian countries such as China.<ref name="economic_china" />


At the [[57th National Film Awards]], ''3 Idiots'' won 3 [[National Film Awards]], including [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]. Additionally, the film received 11 nominations at the [[55th Filmfare Awards]], including [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Khan), [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Kapoor) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Madhavan and Joshi), and won a leading 6 awards (tying with ''[[Dev.D]]''), including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Hirani) and Best Supporting Actor (Irani). Overseas, it won the Grand Prize at Japan's Videoyasan Awards,<ref name="videoyasan" /><ref name="nikkatsu" /><ref name="qz" /> while it was nominated for [[Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film|Best Outstanding Foreign Language Film]] at the [[Japan Academy Prize (film)|Japan Academy Awards]]<ref name="japan-hungama" /><ref name="japan-ibn" /> and Best Foreign Film at China's [[Beijing International Film Festival]].<ref name="maoyan" />  
At the [[57th National Film Awards]], ''3 Idiots'' won 3 [[National Film Awards]], including [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]. Additionally, the film received 11 nominations at the [[55th Filmfare Awards]], including [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Khan), [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Kapoor) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Madhavan and Joshi), and won a leading 6 awards (tying with ''[[Dev.D]]''), including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Hirani) and Best Supporting Actor (Irani). Overseas, it won the Grand Prize at Japan's Videoyasan Awards,<ref name="videoyasan" /><ref name="nikkatsu" /><ref name="qz" /> while it was nominated for Best Outstanding Foreign Language Film at the Japan Academy Awards<ref name="japan-hungama" /><ref name="japan-ibn" /> and Best Foreign Film at China's Beijing International Film Festival.<ref name="maoyan" />  


The film was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Nanban (2012 film)|Nanban]]'' (2012), which also received critical praise and commercial success.<ref name="nanban_ibn">{{Cite web |title=Will 'Nanban' repeat the magic of '3 Idiots'? – IBNLive.com |url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/entertainment/will-nanban-repeatmagic3-idiots_650433.html |access-date=5 March 2012 |publisher=[[CNBC]]}}</ref><ref name="nanban_hindustantimes">{{Cite web |date=14 January 2012 |title=Gautaman Bhaskaran's review: Nanban |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Gautaman-Bhaskaran-s-review-Nanban/Article1-797009.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312175929/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Gautaman-Bhaskaran-s-review-Nanban/Article1-797009.aspx |archive-date=12 March 2012 |access-date=5 March 2012 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> A Mexican remake, ''[[3 Idiotas]]'', was also released in 2017.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=3 idiotas se estrenará en el 2017 |url=https://www.debate.com.mx/show/3-idiotas-se-estrenara-en-el-2017-20160713-0024.html |website=EL DEBATE}}</ref>
The film was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Nanban (2012 film)|Nanban]]'' (2012), which also received critical praise and commercial success.<ref name="nanban_ibn">{{Cite web |title=Will 'Nanban' repeat the magic of '3 Idiots'? – IBNLive.com |url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/entertainment/will-nanban-repeatmagic3-idiots_650433.html |access-date=5 March 2012 |publisher=[[CNBC]]}}</ref><ref name="nanban_hindustantimes">{{Cite web |date=14 January 2012 |title=Gautaman Bhaskaran's review: Nanban |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Gautaman-Bhaskaran-s-review-Nanban/Article1-797009.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312175929/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Gautaman-Bhaskaran-s-review-Nanban/Article1-797009.aspx |archive-date=12 March 2012 |access-date=5 March 2012 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> A Mexican remake, ''3 Idiotas'', was also released in 2017.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=3 idiotas se estrenará en el 2017 |url=https://www.debate.com.mx/show/3-idiotas-se-estrenara-en-el-2017-20160713-0024.html |website=EL DEBATE}}</ref>


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