3 Idiots seems to be a simple story of three students in a college and having fun together. But it addresses a bigger problem of the education system in India. When this message is mixed with some good comedy, great acting and decent songs, then the recipe becomes irresistible!The film stands out in a number of instances...Take the scene where Sharman Joshi lights up a serious scene to the question of starting up an induction motor, Aamir Khan and Madhavan make fun of the khujli roti, Kareena Kapoor's analogy of missile names with Gujarati food and so on.
Though exaggerated for effect, the obsession with parents to force their kids into an engineering or medical college is still prevalent in many places. I think there should be an interim class after X standard where the kids are explained about the different branches of study available to them. Then the children should make their own choices based on their interests. That would be an ideal situation but this film is definitely a step towards that direction.
But the movie is not without its faults. The scene where the baby is delivered using a vacuum machine, every one shouting Aaal is Well which makes the baby come back to life and also the one where kareena kapoor is kidnapped from the wedding makes the second half of the movie a dragging affair.
All said, the movie is still very entertaining and much better than some of the mindless entertainers this year. So I would definitely recommend watching this movie as Aaal is well that ends well!!
