Mumbai, December 03: Bollywood director Rajkumar Hirani showed his funny side on his birthday and said, ‘idiots’ that means more “I do it my way’, talking about his highly anticipated movie” 3 Idiots “.
“Idiots think unconventionally and listen to your heart when making a decision. Idiotas means” I do it my way, “Hirani told reporters Friday at an FM radio station here.
He came to the office of FM music director Shantanu Moitra, lyricist and playback singer Swanand Kirkire Suraj Jagan to promote the movie and was pleasantly surprised to find a birthday cake awaited him there.
“I thank you all. It’s really a pleasant surprise for me,” said Hirani.
“3 idiots” there are three engineering students played by Sharman Joshi, Aamir Khan and R.Madhavan and his experiences on campus.
The director revealed that what was depicted in the movie, most of it was taken from his college days and that viewers can easily identify with him.
“What you see in ‘3 Idiots’ is taken from our lives. Parts of the movie are so natural that one can easily identify with what he or his friends did from the start of their university life,” said Hirani.
“Whenever I write a story, or copies of a movie (laughs), taken from a novel or delve into our personal experience and it takes time,” said Hirani.
Hirani also revealed that when she went to Aamir on paper, was surprised because the actor, who was shooting “Ghajini” that moment, wearing a six pack abs.
“When I went to discuss the character, I was surprised to see his big built, but he assured me that will look much younger than he has ever looked. In three or four months, it softened and became his lean figure,” Hirani said.
Hirani said that when he read Chetan Bhagat’s Five point someone “thought about making a film about the life of the hostel. But the story changed at the time of writing. “The book had very good stories, but there was no plot. While writing the story, the plot was changed and ended with a completely different story,” said Hirani. Previous Hirani companies as director – “Munnabhai MBBS” and “Lage Raho Munna Bhai” – had a thought provoking message.
Asked if “3 idiots” is to have a message, said: “The message of this movie is that you study to be eligible, the success has come.” Kareena Kapoor and Boman Irani also appear in the film while Kajol will make a guest appearance.
The movie was filmed at the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad and is scheduled to release December 25.
–Agencies