3 Idiots Archives

Why Ranbir Kapoor May Never Be the Real Hero of Sanju

The intense buzz around Sanju begs a fascinating question: Is the film riding on Sanjay Dutt’s cult reputation or on Ranbir Kapoor’s acting prowess? Dutt’s colourful life guarantees that the battle is already half-won, but will it be Kapoor’s physical acting that takes the biopic toward the finish line?

Kapil Talwar July 14, 2016

POV

Dear Indians Who Turned into “Land Buyers” Post Article 370, Can You Please Calm Down?

I received a forward with a picture of a ready-to-move-into 6 BHK house overlooking the Dal Lake priced at ₹3.5 crore. Though the image was fake, the desire most Indians have to own a beautiful holiday home in the mountains is very real. But are we ready for a “Kanakia Paris” in Srinagar?

Aditya Bhalla July 4, 2016

Culture

Half Girlfriend, Complete Moron: The Anatomy of a Chetan Bhagat Heroine

It’s not just real-life women with whom Chetan Bhagat seems to share a tetchy relationship. The author’s heroines are always one-dimensional, unattainable college girls. They are quite stupid when it comes to matters of the heart — which is why they inevitably end up with one of Bhagat’s douchebag protagonists.

Kahini Iyer July 2, 2016

Bollywood

The World of Rajkumar Hirani: Where All is Well Despite Some Chemical Locha

Over the years, Rajkumar Hirani has created for us a universe full of slice-of-life characters that keep evolving, keep mutating, in small and big ways across his other films. His humour, feel-good narratives, and finger-on-the-pulse messaging blend together to form, what can be called the “Hiraniverse”.

Jackie Thakkar May 30, 2016

Pop Culture

Eight Years On, Checking On Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots

What happened to the 3 idiots and Virus after the end credits? We did some digging and took a trip to Hiraniverse only to find out that not all izz well.

Jackie Thakkar May 7, 2016

Bollywood

11 Years of 3 Idiots: The Average Student is More Like Chatur Ramalingam and Raju Rastogi, Less Like Rancho

An Indian student is more like Chatur Ramalingam and Raju Rastogi. In school, most of us gave in to rote learning, and in college like Raju we had our insecurities. It’s precisely why 10 years later, I still cannot relate to the exceptional Rancho.

Priyanka Agarwal April 25, 2016

Books

In Defence of Chetan Bhagat’s ‘Books’

For years I followed the dictum that rejecting Bhagat’s work was some sort of qualifier for a better, more intellectual palate. It is perhaps ‘woke’ to trash his books. But it took me years to realise that he may have done more for reading in this country, than any other author writing in his time.

Manik Sharma March 20, 2016