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What do you do when you get handed the opportunity to be one of the rare few to attend a preview of one of the most anticipated films of the year? You drop everything you are doing, nod your head in acceptance and ask three questions… When, where and what time? And that is exactly what I done. I hauled my butt across London in the snow to make sure I got a sneak peek of Rajkumar Hirani’s latest offering 3 Idiots (3I).

My journey across London actually came to be quite useful. It gave me time to think about the film. What were my expectations from a film that boasted Hirani at the helm as director, Vidhu Vinod Chopra as producer and was going to be Aamir Khan’s only release of the year; and that too amongst rumours that of Aamir Khan taking a break from films? So if I said that my expectations were high, I think you would all understand. I mean take a look at their records -; they speak for themselves really.

So what happens when you bring together 3 perfectionists to work on a project that is loosely based on a Chetan Bhagat book? Well a film called 3 Idiots happens. Without giving too much away, on the surface 3I is a film about 2 friends Farhan Quershi (R. Madhavan) and Raju Rastogi (Sharman Joshi) on a journey across India looking for their missing friend Ranncchoddas Shamalaldas Chancha aka Rancho (Aamir Khan). It is during this journey that Farhan and Raju take a walk down memory lane. Relayed to the audience mostly through flashback and narrated by Farhan, the memories take the audience through the decisive moments that shaped the characters backgrounds, personalities and relationships as well as define the friendship the three lead characters develop and share. And it is the development of this friendship and their antics that will keep you rooted to your seat.

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