3 idiots – part 2
Watched 3 idiots today. All is well. Nothing has changed. Bollywood is still making crappy movies and they are very popular and make boatload of money. The only saving grace of the evening was the wonderful air-conditioning of the movie theater. If it wasn’t so hot outside, I’d have left the movie. Another nice thing about the movie was good camera work and some beautiful locations in Himachal Pradesh. Other than that, it is just the same old tired jokes and same old cliches. Nothing of substance.
The movie should have ended when they stopped for the interval. The second half was completely superfluous and unnecessary. Three hours of running time was way too much. I liked Boman Irani (maybe because his character shared my last name) and the guy who played Chatur. I would have liked Boman more if he had played the part of a Marathi person properly. He played a Parsi with a Marathi last name. That was very sad. His daughters didn’t sound Marathi either. The movie would have been the same it their last name was “Sharma”. There was no need to drag my good last name through all this mud.
The three idiots were absolutely motherfu*king idiots. There isn’t much to say about them. Nobody would miss the story/script writer of the movie he fell off the face of the earth tomorrow. The only funny part in this movie was Chatur’s speech on “Teacher’s day”.
I don’t like Aamir Khan because he always plays these “I am so good and I know everything, so kiss the soles of my feet” roles. This was no different. Also, his hair plugs were quite prominent. I should make a note to myself not to watch movies with these old actors on big screen. All their flaws just stick in my eyes and then I can’t enjoy anything else. A 44 year old can’t play a 20 year old college student. Doesn’t matter if he drinks 5 liters of water every day or not.
There was no need for Kareena Kapoor to be in the movie other than the song in the rain. I’d have preferred if Kareena and Aamir had exchanged their costumes for the song. 
All this glorification of bad behavior on college campuses and boozing by college students is just not right. There are enough problems on college campuses as it is, there is no need for Bollywood to promote more of this nonsense.
I feel sorry for wasting my cousin’s money to buy the movie tickets.
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You’re so careful about what movies you watch! Why would you go see this? I’m sorry you had to go through this!
Not an argument, but a question: if a straight actor can portray a gay character (and vice versa), a married actor can portray a married-to-someone-else in a movie, a younger person can play an older role, then why can’t an older actor play younger character? How do you define (or explain) acting then? This of course, not having seen the movie, so am not sure how well/badly the fit is. But your statement did make me question “actors” portraying “characters” that are far from who they are, in reality.
Am not an Aamir Khan fanatic, and have not seen many of his movies, but do like him over most other “popular” HIndi movie actors. And by the way, he has indeed played negative roles of bully (rapist?), terrorist etc. I remember seeing an indie film, that was based on a Marathi play and shot on Fergusson College campus in which played a college gunda.
From what little I have read about it, no, I do not plan to see the movie. Your last statement, with which I wholeheartedly agree, and Kareena Kapoor are the main reasons why.
After your ealier post I never thought that you will watch this movie and in the theater no never. I agree with Sampada what made you go and watch this movie? Instead see some of Abhay Deol’s movies they are great.
U should not see this type of movies and no need to comment any bullshit.