Farhan Qureshi (Ramalingam Madhavan ) gets a call from an oily businessman and former classmate Chatur Ramalingam (Om Vaidya), who claims to know where Rancho is. Our tale begins with a story of two pals trying to find their long-lost college friend Ranchoddas “Rancho” Chanchand (Aamir Khan), who mysteriously disappeared after graduation. Thankfully though, more movies from the subcontinent are taking the role of social commentary seriously ( PK and Oh My God come to mind). I’ve stayed away simply because they tend to be escapist spectacles with all the glitz and glamor of a 60s Broadway musical rather than a sober rumination of a particular issue. It’s interesting for me to review 3 Idiots, since I rarely watch Indian movies. A simple lie that shows how to stand up to a reality that’s constantly conspiring to shove us over. A simple lie that eventually morphs into a brand new weltanschaauug, and changes the way we see the uncertainty clouding our futures. A simple lie that tells us everything is okay, when maybe it isn’t. As my heart was incessantly thudding, waiting to open the page where Cornell University would determine my fate forever, I whispered to the poor overworked pump, “All izz well.” A simple lie that calms, and renews our sense of purpose.
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