A novel which touched the heart of all readers, Chetan Bhagath made the young generation get back to reading. Yeahh this was the most highly anticipated movie this year .. Well the movie may have IDIOT written all over it but surely doesn’t make you one when you watch it…

Pull up your pants for after the famous jaadu ki japphi and Gandhigiri in the past by Rajkumar Hirani gives us a Jahapanah act (now don’t u ask what’s tat) which just leaves us lingering for anything more he can offer.. Hirani’s hangover in making people flock to theatres just doesn’t seem to end.. He gives us a very witty tale to relish with a thought as to how to look at life with a deeper meaning rather than just get into a mad race for success without any aim just to have materialistic benefit without giving any insight to what your heart is calling for..

The movie starts off with a neat narration by Farhan Qureshi(Madhavan) along with Raju Rastogi(Sharman Joshi) whose just amazing with his acting skills in search of their all time best buddy who changed their life for the best they could have achieved.. This is penned in with flashbacks of their college life (shot at IIM Bangalore !!  hehe sry folks well I just couldn’t keep myself by not mentioning this) … and how he transforms a the so called losers in college into respectable positions and goes missing himself. Mixed with a love story with Bebo Kareena just adds salt to taste to the movie..

Salt water is a good conductor of electricity. Everyone’s read it, but Rancho (Aamir Khan) applied it on his ‘pissed-off’ senior to escape getting ragged on his very first day of Engineering. With just a belief of striving for excellence with a warm heart rather than hurrying towards success.. The movie is based keeping this theme as the core… The other 3 important characters Farhan whose main aim is to become a wild life photographer but is forced into Engineering only to fulfill his dad’s dream.. Then there’s Raju a poor lad who’s so afraid of failure that his fear has become a self-fulfilling prophecy and Chatur (Omi) who’s a learning machine bindaaas at mugging up books.lol .. On top of all them is Viru Sahastrabuddhe (Boman Irani – Cheers again Boman u rock) college princi fondly called Virus who gives a groovy example as to how life is a rat race where u just gotta step on another person to get to the top.. Ofcourse this is quite too serious a person to deal with for Rancho who just has a back answer for almost everything starting from the main system how the college is run.. His questions perplex all the professors and of course he’s on the hit list of Virus. Sandwiched between there is Pia (Bebo Kareena) , prof’s daughter who falls for Rancho but has a lot to deal backend at home..

However the movie does take a turn away from the main theme especially during the second half with baby delivery scene. We actually get to see a delivery done with a vacuum cleaner by instructions given via a webcam – Technology has grown leap and bounds.. lol .. However the director does buckle up with it towards the end giving a lasting feel which might just make you consider watching it for another time.. There is some great humor which is what makes the watcher hooked on however i did really feel some went over the wall.. For instance, Chatur’s convocation speech in which the word ‘Chamatkar’ is replaced by ‘Balatkar’ is a gag stretched too long. And there’s too much butt baring and dropping of pants.. Agggh!!  ugly na …  And the screenplay too takes a circuitous route through a funeral and a wedding, both not essential to the plot.

But no regrets it’s a movie to chill .. thanks to Sharman.. Give him bow. Natural acting at its best..Aamir of course no words .. just went back 20 yrs from a 44yr old to a 22yr old freak.. Boman as in all the Hirani movies superb again.. His jaw line protruded, his brows pursed, his gait ungainly, his speech lisped, Boman is the exact example of the Virus he was supposed to be… Kareena however has a bare little scrap in the script.

Songs which did’nt get me hooked during the audio release just got me highly addicted after the watching the movie.. Give me some sunshine – My fav track just keeps repeating … Behti Hawa song thru the mind-blowing landscapes of Himachal thru Shimla is soothing …Wonderful cinematography as well..

There are some sequences which keep lingering in my mind.. Embarrassing situation at the reception of Virus’s first daughter; The dinner at Raju’s home – his mom mentioning the price of Bindi; Paneer; Choreography for the song Zoobie Doobie – Very neatly planned ; Students praying just before the exam results are announced ; After the Wedding elope scene when they tell Pia they’re still in doubt whether Rancho is married or not ; baby delivery scene when Rancho asks get the Virus out… lol

Rajkumar Hirani congrats you did make a decent movie which will make many tongues’ wag but wait !! This is not a loose inspiration of “5 point someone ” lets accept it straight away.. A major bulk was lifted from the book it would have given some more satisfaction if the right people were credited for it with due respect.

Overall a good end to 2009 with a movie which as expected is leading the charts as the biggest blockbuster commercially in Bollywood.. Cheers to the team for giving us such a good movie .. You guys surely deserve a four point something on 5 as per my rating .. Don’t miss this movie at any cost…

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