ScreenplayRajkumar Hirani

Abhijit JoshiVidhu Vinod Chopra

DirectorRajkumar Hirani

Background

Five Point Someone • Loosely adapted from the novel Five Point Someone

by Chetan Bhagat• One of the highest selling English novels published

in India

A 2009 Indian comedy film• Highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time in India• Winning six Filmfare Awards• Remake in future: Chinese and United States

Summary

• Two friends are searching for their long lost companion.

• They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".

Main Characters – 3 idiots

Farhan is studying engineering to pursue his father's wishes over his own wish — to become a wildlife photographer.

Raju is studying to raise his family's fortunes and get them out of poverty.

Rancho studies for his simple passion in machines and devices.

Other Characters

Chatur "Silencer" believes in mindless memorizing over understanding, in order to reach his goals of corporate and social status.

Professor Viru Sahastrabuddhe, fondly called Virus, telling Students that the world’s a rat race in which one has to step on another to get to the top.

Sandwiched between the two foes is Virus’s doctor daughter Pia who falls for Rancho but has to face up to her eccentric pa at home.

The Theme - 1

Salt water is a good conductor of electricity.

Everyone learns but only Rancho applied.

An Edison-in-the-making, he believes in striving for excellence rather than success.

The Theme - 2

• Education should be a means to gain knowledge and chase excellence and not a pursuit of success.

• One should follow excellence, as success will come by itself if excellence is followed.

The Theme - 3

One listens to his heart and chase his dreams.

For this if he works as opposed to the worldly norms or in a different manner,

he is an idiot, an Excellent idiot.

Movie Trailer

• Complete Movie – English subtitle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fdpg3qOncc

• Complete Movie – English & Chinese subtitle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0x-Vv4X66w&feature=related

• Song - All Izz Well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-LltgOtFSg

References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Idiots• http://www.apunkachoice.com/

titles/3id/3-idiots/mid_25393/reviews/

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Point_Someone

• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1187043/