FILM APPRECIATION

Assignment-II
Mood board exercise

SUBMITTED BY:
UJJAWALA JAIN
TO:
AYSWARYA MAAM
MOVIE:
3 idiots

DIRECTOR:
Rajkumar Hirani

CAST:
Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi and Boman Iran

SYNOPSIS:
This movie is Based on Chetan Bhagat's novel, Five Point Someone (though only a miniscule
part has been adapted from the book; the rest is all original), here's a story of three friends
studying in an engineering college Rancho (Aamir Khan), Farhan (R Madhavan) and Raju
(Sharman Joshi).
Farhan Qureshi (R. Madhavan), Raju Rastogi (Sharman Joshi), and Rancchoddas "Rancho"
Shyamaldas Chanchad (Aamir Khan) are three engineering students who share a room in a
hostel at the Imperial College of Engineering, one of the best colleges in India. While Farhan
and Raju are average students from modest backgrounds, Rancho is from a rich family.
Farhan wants to become a wildlife photographer, but has joined engineering college to fulfil
his father's wish. Raju on the other hand wants to uplift his family fortunes. Rancho is a
wealthy genius who studies for the sheer joy of it. However, Rancho's passion is for
knowledge and taking apart and building machines rather than the conventional obsession
of the other students with exam ranks. With his different approach Rancho incurs the wrath
of dean of college, Professor Viru Sahastrabudhhe (ViruS) (Boman Irani). Rancho irritates his
lecturers by giving creative and unorthodox answers, and confronts ViruS after fellow
student Joy Lobo hangs himself in his dormitory room. Joy had requested an extension on
his major project on compassionate groundshis father had suffered a strokebut ViruS
refused, saying that he himself was completely unmoved by his own son's accidental death
after being hit by a train. Rancho denounces the rat race, dog-eat-dog, mindless rote
learning mentality of the institution, blaming it for Lobo's death.
Rancho is the rebel among them always questioning things and believing that learning is
more than just the usual mode of education.
He encourages his friends to look beyond the ordinary and soon earns the wrath of the
college director Viru Sahasrabuddhe (Boman Irani).
Despite his fun and frolic, Rancho always surprises everyone by topping the class. He even
manages to win the affections of the director's daughter Pia (Kareena Kapoor). But Rancho's
greatest contribution lies is making his friends realise their true calling.
This isn't a bad film, though. By which I mean it conjures up a few moments, it will doubtless
make some people cry, and every now and then we glimpse some heart. Yet it hurts to see
that this is traditional Bollywood masala schlock, with scenes calculated to tickle and to
evoke sympathy. It's not awful at all, but since when did 'not bad' become good? Dr
Feelgood doesn't make the cut this time, and we need to measure him by the high bar his
previous excellence has set -- by which degree this is a whopper of a disappointment.
The twist comes when on Graduation Day. After being awarded the Student Of The Year
title, Rancho mysteriously disappears into oblivion.
Years later, Farhan and Raju, finding a common thread, embark on a journey to find their
friend. 3 Idiots is a story of friendship, hope, aspirations and most importantly, the goodness
of life.
With 3 Idiots, Rajkumar Hirani proves beyond doubt that there's no better storyteller than
him in the present generation.
Like the peppy Aal Izz Well song drawing towards a tragic climax it's so cleverly done that it
has the desired effect. There are scenes that'll make you laugh, they'll make you cry and
they'll make you think.
Hirani does it all so beautifully that you want to go back to college and relive all those
moments.
The falling in love, the harassment by professors, the secret drinking sessions, the ragging of
fellow students it's all there.
Hirani also sends across a message on student pressures but there's no preaching here it's
all done in his inimitable style.
Most films have their own set of 'highlight' scenes.
3 Idiots is different because every scene is special and brings with it something that's out of
the ordinary.
But there are a few that have a far lasting impact the entire ragging sequence; the
camaraderie between Rancho and Pia; Chatur's (the 'brainy' student) hilarious speech; the
entire black-and-white depiction of Raju's family; most of the scenes between Rancho and
Viru; the sequences that lead to Raju's recovery in the hospital and many more. After a
point, you just stop counting.
Dialogues are snappy and totally effective ("In India, you get a pizza in 30 minutes
guaranteed but not an ambulance"). The soundtrack, background score and cinematography
is top class.

Scene-I: ( 12:52 – 17:20)

This scene tells the introduction of raju and Farhan to rancho. As raju and Farhan were
roommates, they were told by milimeter to wear underwears without holes as they gave
him some tip. At night they saw the scene in the gallery of their hostel as ragging was
happening and they were told to put their underwears off. Then enters rancho, he refuses
to do so then the main person who was doing all this treatens him that if he will not do then
he would pee on the door of his room. Then rancho gets as idea and use a spoon, electric
wires and made an instrument from which that person gets the current as soon as he pees
on the door.

Colour scheme:
Light colours with nude bodies, dark background as it’s the night time.

Texture/lighting/properties:
This is a night scene so the main focus is on ths chatur’s face as all the lighting is on his face,
background is dark. Everything is blur except chatur’s face and the grey wall.

Composition/ editing rhythm:

In this horizontal composition, the main focus is on chatur and his expressions as he is
surprised that what happening which intensifies the current situation. The black bow on his
neck shows about his character. The grey coloured wall helps to focus on the background.

Sound design:
Followed by the intense sound and then sudden silence, the environment is very intense as
no one know whats gonna happen next. The pin drop silence intensifies the situation.

Scene-II: (17:40-17:49)

Colour scheme:
Colourful background with trees and natural beauty and in the main focus come the dean of
the I.C.E college who is nicknamed as virus with black coat

Texture/lighting/properties:
This is a morning scene. The main focus is on the virus’s face and this is shot in such a way
that shows the sense of superiority on his face.

Composition/ editing rhythm:

In this horizontal composition, the main focus is on virus’s face and his expressions which
shows a sense of superiority on his face that he is actually a competitive man.

Sound design:
In the background there is a soft but great opera sound which adds the effect and tells us
that virus has a sense of superiority.