3 Idiots...

(From left to Right) Raju Rastogi, Rancchodas
Shamaldas Chanchad, Farhan Qureshi

“All is well”. Words that remind me that everything will gonna be alright. This came from an Indian movie entitled “3 idiots”. The movie is not literally about the three people who are idiots. It’s a movie that talks about the three people that enabled to develop a strong friendship. These three main actors are totally strangers to each other in the start of the movie. If you’re asking how they build up their friendship? Similarities with each other are not one of the options. As they are totally strangers to each other, they are also different, totally different. They have different attitudes and perspective in life. They also have different purpose on why they enter the ICE University and why they took the same course which is engineering. They also have different background in terms where they come from and from what kind of family they have. It’s really mysterious on how their friendship start knowing the big differences they have to each other. If you will not able to watch this movie, I could really say that your curiosity will not be resolve and you will miss half of your life. Consider my words that I’m like endorsing the movie but I will really suggest this movie that it must be watch. This movie is really worth to watch for even though it will take two hours. Looking back to the question I stated, how did this three people start their friendship?

                As I mentioned earlier, they don’t have similarities in terms of the things within themselves except for the course, university and the room they have. Yes. They’re roommates which I think that it also contributes in building a strong friendship among the three of them. So before I will talk about the movie, I will first introduce these three main characters or known as the three idiots. The narrator and the first main actor shown in the movie was Farhan Qureshi. From the time he was born and was able to see this wonderful world, he’s father already entitled him as Engineer Farhan Qureshi and that’s why he’s in the ICE University and took the course engineer when he attend college. He took that course because he’s father want it for him. Additional description to this guy is that he’s really good in taking shots. If you will ask him if who is her girlfriend, he may answer you that it’s her camera. He really loves to take pictures especially the things like animals which captivate his attention. Back in the movie, as Farhan came into his new room, he found a guy who has many rings in his fingers, praying and uttering words, asking for the guidance and blessings for his study. This second actor shown in the movie is Raju Rastogi. If you describe him, he’s a person who has any rings in his hand hoping that these things could help in his study. Actually, taking the course engineering is what he desired for. No one said to him of what will he take when he enter the college stage. Compare to the status that Farhan have, Raju came from a family who have 2500 salary in a month. He has a poor situation and that provokes him to go in school. He’s mother was the one who works for them for the reason that he’s father is paralyzed. He also wants to pursue his study to help her sister to get married since they can’t afford any things for dowry. He’s also a person who is really worried for his future and that’s why he wore many rings in his fingers thinking that it may help to his situation. So, if you’re asking who is the third actor, well he’s a very different type of person and I really adore it. Farhan and Raju saw a person who has big bags and just staring at them, performing the tradition for the freshmen in the university. Well, their first meeting was really funny for the things he made. It was an invention he had made to avoid the screaming professor to let him perform the tradition and that’s how it started at all. So who us this weird man? He’s name is Ranchhodas Shamaldas Chanchad, Ranchho for short. Actually it’s not his true name. He’s true name is Phunsukh Wangdu. He’s a person who don’t complicates thing. He’s intelligent yet mysterious in terms of his family background. His friends or any of that school didn’t know his true identity. Rancho was just a boy who really wants to go to school and eventually he was given a chance but he must carry the name of others instead of his. He’s really an amazing human and because of his attitude and how he treated Farhan and Raju, he got the heart of his roommates and they become friends. Along watching the movie, they become the best buddy ever. Rancho teaches many things to Farhan and Raju. Rancho showed not only for his two friends but for the other people that life is not a race that you must run to avoid of being trampled.  He said that being pressured in studying is not good. He showed it with the whole class including Mr. Virus when he was asked to stand in front and let him be their professor in that moment. So, he accepted it and let the class to find the words “Farhanitrate” and “Prerajulisation” within thirty minutes. At the end, no one got it even Mr. Virus. The class burst out of laughter as he revealed that those words are the names of his friend which is Farhan and Raju.  The idea on this is that learning must be fun and exciting, not being pressured. Rancho also gives a big difference to his friend. He told Farhan to marry photography and not waste his life to engineering. He must go with his passion, not the thing what the others told him to do. For Raju, he told him that being afraid and dependent into his rings or any material things won’t make him successful. As Rancho love his friends, the two also love him so much. That’s the reason why they search Rancho as he disappears in their graduation.

                Among the three characters in the story, I really adore all of them. They have different characteristics as I said earlier. But, if you ask me who I will choose among the three of them, I will choose Raju. As a matter of fact, Rancho and Farhan are better characters than him especially Rancho. Rancho is a good person, has a great perspective in life, a dreamer, and a great achiever. He became the top 1 in the class and can invent many things with the use of materials which can be easily found in his surroundings. Farhan compare to Raju has better standing in life. His family has a good home and has bigger salary compare to Raju’s family. He’s also a friend who never leaves Rancho even Mr. Virus threatened him an expulsion if he will not leave Rancho. But why Raju? I like his character in the movie despite in the fact that he has many flaws compare to the two characters I mentioned. He has many weaknesses and one of these examples is when he decided to suicide through jumping the third floor of their university. He was crying then and don’t know what to do as Mr. Virus let him choose between him and Rancho which who will be the person will receive a note for expulsion. Another example is he followed the suggestion of Mr. Virus to avoid Rancho and Farhan due to his fear of being expelled in the ICE University. I could say that he has great fears in everything. That’s his character. For me, no one really wants to be expelled in school especially if you have the same situation with him. He was really afraid that he may not graduate and will waste the chance. As what he said in the movie, he’s father continuously breathing because he’s father wanted to see that he will receive a diploma indicating that he finished a degree. He really love his family that’s why he just too afraid of doing things. However, I find his character really amazing. Although he had done many mistakes in life, he learned to stand in his own feet, fight his fear and correct it. In some part in the movie, he pushed his self and grabbed the opportunity to attend the interview even though he was still in the wheelchair and can’t even walk yet. The most amazing part of it is when he removed his rings and attended the said interview. In the interview, he was questioned by some people with his background and he was really honest in answering those. The most unforgettable part in the interview is when he refused the offer of being accepted by the company who interviewed him. The people who interviewed him negotiated with him that they will accept him for the condition that he must change his attitude. He just said that “Keep your job… I’ll keep my attitude”. It’s amazing the way how he was being honest and faces his fears. At the end, he got the offer and was crying to thank Rancho for pushing him to let go his fears and replaced it with courage.

                Raju’s character is one of the common personalities that people have which is living with fears and worries in everything. But, in this movie, it just shows that whenever we caste away our worries and fears for our tomorrow, the power of the words “All is well” will be effective. Same with the students like me. A student must not fear the future. Don’t chase success, be a good student in whatever field you’re in, and success will chase you. Well, it’s not the exact line but it definitely has the same thought. This thought only means that we, students or any people in this world must give our best for ourselves. We must enjoy our staying and learning things in school and if we do our very best, that’s the time we achieve success. So, instead of being worried, enjoy life like what Raju learn from his friend Rancho. Learning must be fun, not pressured. For the dreamers out there including me, we must not fear of having mistakes because in the first place, it will be the best teacher in our lives.