3 idiots vs five point someone

I agree to the film makers that 3 idiots is different from Chetan Bhagat's five point someone. Its probably ok to say "inspired by". But somehow the whole idea is from Chetan Bhagat and I felt probably they should have acknowledged in the start of the film than at the last by when everyone in the hall would have left.

3 idiots starts with ragging sessionas like in the book. But the idea of using a bulb the senior a shock was indeed good and much better than that in the book. Book talks about coke bottles been brought by seniors probably to push in their backs. But still the book story is more realistic (ofcourse it should have been) than the movie.

3 idiots misses to picturize well on the pressure the students have as compared with the book. Most of the focus was viruS as they man behind the pressure, where as the book properly shows the whole system as pressurizing.

Obviously the movie has to show our heros as heros than villans, so theres a lot difference in that. While the book shows the characters as real idiots who messed with their lifes in IIT big time.

The Machines class is a little different where our hero in the moive tries to put it in simple words while the prof insists of bookish definition. The book is little different where prof defines in simple words("the machine minimizes human efforts") and Ryan (one of the 3 in book) questions back saying "gym equipment are machines right? then why they increase our efforts".
Both of them are good. I somehow felt the original one be retained but might now have made audience laugh much.

The book revolves around the 3 characters, Neha, HOD and few others. Movie also same but more screen space is given for Chatur Ramalingam. This character is not there in the book but we can compare it with Venkat in the book.

Rancho writing Farhanitrate and Prerajulization on board is new in the movie to make audience laugh.

The chamatkar<=>balatkar episode is a very good comedy scene in the film which is not in the book.

The scene in Rajus house when they went for food is also amazing.
I also felt some of the scenes in the book when they look eagerly for food should have been made as-it-is in the movie as they are also as funny as those in the movie.

Movie completely changed the main charactor and hero-in role.
While I felt the original book roles Hari and Neha interactions where very interesting.

I somehow felt they should have as-it-is put the "longest day of my life" chapters from the book as its the highlight of the book. The whole drama is ofcourse very funny and very interesting.

I also felt the way our HOD gets to know about his sons death should have been similar to the book as that would have created more emotional affect.


The lobo project as mentioned in the book should have been retained in the movie.

Somehow didn't like the baby delivery episode much. Instead of that, I would have loved to see the "longest day of my life" chapters on the reel.

I even wished the cooperate to dominate (C2D) had some screen space as well.

The extra twists that are added like Rancho is not Rancho in reality. Eloping the bride to get her to our hero are new.
While to book ends calmly as our idiots get jobs and settle down.

Overall I felt 3 idiots has some good points and the book also had some.
I was really surprised why our director didn't consider to add "The longest day of my life" series to the movie.
It would have made the movie much more interesting.
Still its an amazing movie...ofcourse its made by my favorite director Rajkumar Hirani whom I see in the shoes of Hrishikesh Mukerjee.

For people who didn't see the movie and read the book. You should watch it. Its not same with the book and its equally interesting as the book is.

For people who saw the movie and didn't read the book, you should probably read the book. The raw dialogs which sensor board would have cut mercilessly are right in the book. The book is as interesting as the movie.

For people who did neither, I suggest to watch movie first as it motivates you to read the book as well.

For who did both like me, spread the news :-)
I rate it 5 out of 5...for book as well as movie.