Chetan Bhagat’s five point is man-lit that is not even remotely entertaining or funny or… well it isnt quite anything. It’s disappointing. And 3 idiots is certainly mildly entertaining. But I wouldnt say I enjoyed the movie. It is gain just as average as the Chetan Bhagat’s five point someone.
3 idiots at best is loosely based on five point someone. However average and nondescript these two are, the credit should go to Chetan Bhagat. There is no doubt the core plot is lifted from his book. Ofcourse they have made significantly different twists and added a lot more masala to cater to the Indian mass market. The movie also reminds me of Munna bhai MBBS. It has all the active ingredients of a Bollywood movie. There is the token madrasi loser, a muslim family, a christian is thrown in too( who commits suicide btw) and theres the pretty proffesor ki beti. It comes off as being too preachy (and unrealistically so). How many wild life photographers do we really need? just 1 perhaps for a thousand computer proffessionals. And we have all fancied being pilots, authors , directors or painters as a child. How many people really dream to be a boring a engineer or a businessman. Not many I am sure. Most of us would rather work in espionage, solve complex criminal cases or write a magnum opus like Leo Tolstoy. But we hardly have any need for art like we do for applied science or even pure science for that matter. Ofcourse we need art, but not every body with a hint of creativity can write or paint or sculpt for a living. However an average not-so-talented programmer can earn a very decent living. I hope young people do not take these movies seriously and ruin themselves.
In that sense, both five point someone and 3 idiots suck. Ofcourse Chetan Bhagat himself is a glaring example of that. His work sucks, BIG TIME. He is not meant to write trust me. But atleast his book want too preachy. 3 idiots goes way too far in driving home a point that you will feel like puking up a little right in your seats watching the movie.
Still dude, 3 idiots is defintely a movie based on five point someone. I wonder why Amir Khan would go as far to deny that ?
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