I have recently watched a movie which I think atleast 15% India has watched(maybe, even more). Yes, I am referring to 3 Idiots. It so happened that this beautiful movie was "inspired" from a stupid book(dude, its my opinion) titled " Five point someone: What not to do in IIT". This created quite a controversy as the film-makers didn't acknowledge this 'truth' in the movie and the author got angry. He felt he didn't get what he deserved.
I agree that the story and the setting of the movie has a number of similarities to the book. But that is where the similarity ends. Infact, what I observed was the movie is the quite opposite of the book.
Both the book and movie are about 3 idiots. But, in the book they end up as losers where as in the movie they become successful.
If the 'hero' of the book doesn't like the education system, he became a loser in IIT and ended up with a five point something. But in the movie, the protaganist didn't go into a system hating mode and ended up a screwed-up dude. He kept his cool. He still stood first in the exams. He encouraged his friends to follow their heart.
The whole book goes in a negative mood. It is a story of losers where as the movie keeps on saying "All izz well". It is a tale of friendship. It is not about education system. It is the story of 3 friends one of whom completely changed the lives of other two for good.
The so called 'love-track' in the book is nothing but a couple of sex scenes and a couple of cry-baby scenes where as in the movie it is entirely different.
Even the death of lover's brother was a setting to get the girl cry always in the book, it was meant to bring a change in her father's attitude in the movie.
In the book, they stole the papers so that one of the idiots can put an A to impress his girl friend's father. In the movie it was to help his friend pass the exam so that he can get his job(though the friend doesn't agree to that).
In the book, not one of the three are happy with their lives in the cimax where as all the three got what they wanted and led a happy life in the movie.
Also the book's depiction of the now famous 'Silencer' is entirely different from the way the movie shows him.
You can see that the settings of all the above tracks are same in both the cases. But the way they were treated was the exact opposite.
I still wonder how the author demanded an acknowledgement given the differences in the two scripts.
P.S. : This is my opinion on the controversy and just to clarify, I am not Aamir Khan's fan. Infact, I like Shah Rukh Khan's as an actor. But, yes I hate the author called Chetan Bhagat.
P.P.S : You must have understood who the idiot the title refers to is.
I never had respect for Chetan Bhagat as an author.. may be that's just me. I second your rational views in this post.
ReplyDeleteVery good points made mama... exactly Chetan Bhagat is one who writes what most people in India want... so his books became the best sellers in India. I dunno why he so much concentrates on sex may be so much junta want it and I dont think he deserves the credit he wants in the movie....
ReplyDeleteand whats best abt 3 idiots movie is the positive feeling that carries towards the very end of the movie...and especially "run for excellence ...success comes after you...." and yeah Chetan Bhagat is the 1 idiot who wanted instant credit after the movie got succeeded....
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ReplyDelete@above, what does most people in India want? | deleted to check email follow-up notification.
ReplyDeleteI think the guys who had replied till now seemed to be anti-fans of chetan bhagat..To start with i am a fan of aamir khan..
ReplyDeleteeverythin u have written in the blog is true but if there isn't chetan bhagat..der isnt a great movie called 3 idiots as the basic idea occured to the writer only becoz of his book..so u cant neglect the author..even though there is a difference in the picturization of the characters...the characters are taken from the book....for the commercial purpose they have changed their picturizations and ended the movie in a different way..its for the benefit of the producers and the team..so dont blame chetan bhagat for this..
In the movie,the director had used the idea of stealing the xam papers from the book but he directed it in a different way(without the book there isnt the idea)..I can start now with different scenes in the movie and tell u that it has been taken form the book and how they have changed it for commercial elements but i stop here and i think i have made my point...They didnt even mentioned his name in the movie titles...too selfish..Chetan bhagat is not the idiot
PS: i am ardent fan of aamir khan but i am being reasonable here
You just mentioned the same what I did. I was also saying that they changed the scenes in the film but I don't think those are changed to include commercial elements. Stealing of exam papers for putting A is different from stealing it for a friend who needs to pass to get a job he desperately needed. I don't think this involves any commercial elements.
ReplyDeleteAny way as I said it was just my opinion.
even though itz not for commercial element...the idea has been taken from the book..itz upto the director to direct that scene in whatever way he feels..wat i ama saying is u had made chetan an idiot and the psot looked like chetan bhagat is the sole culprit which isnt right..both the film makers and chetan bhagat are equally wrong..
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