I boycotted this movie in the first week because of high ticket prices and unpredecendented crowd for this movie. What made me to recant was the IIM campus, Chetan Bhagat controversy and sheer young and hep crowd. This movie is seems to be biggest hit of the decade with collections likely to cross above 300 crores. On the hindsight publicity gimmicks of pechan kaun ? type by AMIR was not essential at all, meeting Dada at Kolkatta, dressing as ordinary citizen, etc. Vidhu Chopra’s outburst asking the media to SHUT UP or literally Mouthshut was another downer.
The movie should be watched for the sheer exhuberance of engineering hostel life, and pranks enacted by the three idiots AAMIR, MAHDAVAN & SHARMAN JOSHI. The icing on the cake is taken away by Prof VIRUS Shasarebude played by Boman Irani. College ragging scene is hilarious with pants down pranks on the juniors and how the senior himself is electricuted by his own piss. Whether this stripping scene promotes ragging in college as an accepted part of life as students in professional college is debatable. The curse of ragging was stamped down with Iron fist, now whether we should take it as artistic license for the film producers and treat the entire dramatics as filmy and let go.
Another gory or curse of the pursuit for excellence is committing suicide for failing to meet the expectation of the parents and peers. Suicide is not the real solution to all the problems should have been highlighted which the movie falls short of addressing. And of course dictatorial type of professors accentuate suicidal tendency by putting pressure on deadlines.
Kareena steps into the film at the ideal point surprisingly looking chubby and hep at the same time. Aamir’s film invariably has to have some kissing scene, that is reserved for the end. Lucky guy seems to have kissed both the sisters on one pretext or the other. We don t have the benefit of knowing how many re-takes were ordered for this clumsy kissing scene Lol. Aamir is known for his perfectionist style ordering retakes if he is not satisfied.
The theme of the movie seems to be well executed with the help of Chetan Bhagat’s storyline. The need for education to reinforce innovation rather than mugging to score distinction seems very appropriate message to the youngsters. But how far the parents would agree to this philosophy ? To follow one’s heart and mind in pursuing excellence seems to be theme of the movie. If one loves his trade than one is bound to go out of the way to perfect his skills for the benefit of humanity.
Constant witty arguements with the nutty professor and Rancho raises the laughter quotient to it pinnacle. Surprising Kareena as professors daughter too swings into the hilarious scenes. The first half of the movie is hilarious and gripping and it ends with a suspense.
Balatkar speech, Chutney episode, All IZ well delivery scene helps audience to relax their tension to a great extent. After a long time a genuine comedy based on youngster pranks has been produced and enacted with aplomb. Raju Hirani seems to have mastered comedy direction. If he can direct Munna bhai with Sanjay Dutt, any other actor is bound to perform much better particularly talented one’s like Govinda, Amir, Salman and Shahrukh khan. I am sure Raju Hirani will end up producing a sequel, what better way to start the sequel from the Ladakh ? The location seems to be mind blowing. It is definitely a must see movie for all engineers at least
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