3 Idiots

3 Idiots (Hindi: थ्री इडीयट्स) is a 2009 Bollywood comedy film directed by Rajkumar Hirani, with a screenplay by Abhijat Joshi, and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It was loosely adapted from the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat. 3 Idiots stars Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor, Omi Vaidya, Parikshit Sahni and Boman Irani. Upon release, the film broke all opening box office records in India. It was the highest-grossing film in its opening weekend in India and has the highest opening day collections for a Bollywood film. It also has the record for highest net collections in the first week for a Bollywood film. Within 10 days of it's release, the film crossed the INR 1 billion mark in India and became the first film of 2009 to do so. The film also created a new box office record for a release in the last quarter of a year (October to December), breaking the previous record set by Ghajini. It is also the highest-grossing film to be released in the second half of the year (July to December), breaking the previous record also held by Ghajini. 3 Idiots has become the highest-grossing Bollywood movie of all time in India.[3] The film set a box office record for the Indian film industry, grossing Rs 400 crore (US$ 87 million) worldwide.[4] It is expected to be the first Indian film to be officially released on YouTube, within 12 weeks of releasing in theatres on March 25, 2010.[5] The film also went on to win many awards, winning six Filmfare Awards including best film and best director, and ten Star Screen Awards 3 Idiots (Hindi: थ्री इडीयट्स) is a 2009 Bollywood comedy film directed by Rajkumar Hirani, with a screenplay by Abhijat Joshi, and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It was loosely adapted from the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat. 3 Idiots stars Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor, Omi Vaidya, Parikshit Sahni and Boman Irani. Upon release, the film broke all opening box office records in India. It was the highest-grossing film in its opening weekend in India and has the highest opening day collections for a Bollywood film. It also has the record for highest net collections in the first week for a Bollywood film. Within 10 days of it's release, the film crossed the INR 1 billion mark in India and became the first film of 2009 to do so. The film also created a new box office record for a release in the last quarter of a year (October to December), breaking the previous record set by Ghajini. It is also the highest-grossing film to be released in the second half of the year (July to December), breaking the previous record also held by Ghajini. 3 Idiots has become the highest-grossing Bollywood movie of all time in India.[3] The film set a box office record for the Indian film industry, grossing Rs 400 crore (US$ 87 million) worldwide.[4] It is expected to be the first Indian film to be officially released on YouTube, within 12 weeks of releasing in theatres on March 25, 2010.[5] The film also went on to win many awards, winning six Filmfare Awards including best film and best director, and ten Star Screen Awards. The film also uses real inventions by little known people in India's backyards. The brains behind the innovations were Remya Jose, a student from Kerala, who created the exercise-bicycle-cum-washing-machine, Mohammad Idris, a barber from Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh, who invented a bicycle-powered horse clipper, and Jahangir Painter, a painter from Maharashtra, who made the scooter-powered flour mill.[6] Release Box office India 3 Idiots broke all box office records upon release. In it's four-day first weekend, the film netted INR 380 million, and broke the record held by Ghajini for the first weekend collections. By the first week, the film netted INR 790.5 million, again breaking the box office record held by Ghajini. At the end of it's theatrical run in India, it broke all box office records for Indian box office collections, and is the first Bollywood film to cross the INR 2 billion mark in India itself. Currently, it is the highest-grossing Bollywood film according to net collections, earning INR 2.024 billion (US$ 44,720,996). Overseas 3 Idiots is the second highest-grossing Indian film in overseas markets after My Name is Khan.[11] It set record collections in territories such as USA, Australia, Fiji and some African territories, but performed comparatively underwhelmingly in the UK. In the United States, the film earned $6.5 million since its opening.[3][12] Overall, it is currently the second highest-grossing film in overseas markets. It has collected US$ 15.50 million (INR 72 crores) since its opening.[13] Awards 2010 Star Screen Awards * Best Film - Rajkumar Hirani * Best Director - Rajkumar Hirani * Best Popular Actress - Kareena Kapoor * Best Villan - Boman Irani * Best Comedian - Omi Vaidya * Best Screenplay - Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra * Best Dialogue - Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani * Best Editing - Rajkumar Hirani * Best Choreography - Bosco-Caesar - Zoobi Doobi * Most Promising Newcomer – Male - Omi Vaidya[22][23] 2010 Filmfare Awards * Best Film - Vidhu Vinod Chopra * Best Director - Rajkumar Hirani * Best Supporting Actor - Boman Irani * Best Dialogue - Raj Kumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra * Best Story - Abhijat Joshi and Rajkumar Hirani * Best Screenplay - Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra The film also uses real inventions by little known people in India's backyards. The brains behind the innovations were Remya Jose, a student from Kerala, who created the exercise-bicycle-cum-washing-machine, Mohammad Idris, a barber from Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh, who invented a bicycle-powered horse clipper, and Jahangir Painter, a painter from Maharashtra, who made the scooter-powered flour mill.[6]