THE GREAT EXPECTATIONS

I was waiting for this movie for a long time because of the duo,aamir and rajkumar hirani,they are the aristotel and Plato of modern times who gave us gems of movies like rang de basanti,taare zamin par,munnabhai m.b.b.s and lage raho munnabhai.we have had film-makers who addressed social issues in their movies but none with the ease and articulation of aamir and hirani.they have the knack of connecting the abstract with the concrete,the remote with the near,the physical with the spiritual,and the sublime with the commonplace.this rare juxtaposition thrills us,make us laugh and shed tears.they tickle the funny bone in you and take the wit and humour to new spheres.this cult quality make their movies exceptionally enlightening and entertaining thus bringing the two opposite poles to the cinema screen together which otherwise could have been simple artistic,preachy and documentary films.this movie draws its marrow and mould from chetan bhagat's "five point someone", but i enjoyed movie far more than the book itself.
I couldn't wait and went to watch the first day,first show of 3 idiots with plethora of expectations in my mind and got back 10 times what i expected.let me make one thing clear that i am not someone who can be easily pleased by any movie.while coming downstairs after watching the movie i heard a gentleman saying that he is amused why one channel gave the movie a 4 star rating when it deserves a perfect 5.well! some movies are beyond ratings,beyond the fault finding minds of critics by their sheer aftermath effects on society.this movie cracks whip on our modern education system which only produces bureaucrats not thinkers and only aim at providing us a 9 to 5 job without which as said in the movie,no father will give us his daughter and bank a credit card.this pragmatic and utilitarian approach holds us back and kills inventiveness which is so necessary for mankind to flourish."3 idiots" is a slap on the face of those who gauge one's talent just by the parameter of marks,as i have mentioned in my poem "mann mere".our centres of higher studies encourage higher marks over research which become clear when we count Nobel prizes and patents India has got.their are many other problems raised in the movie and the best thing is that the solution is also provided.

My principal Mr. sharma always used to say that we Indians are struggling for bread not for butter but this movie teaches us to follow our passion and choose a profession of our own choice which is tough to do in a country like ours but not impossible after all it is risky out on a limb but that's where all the fruit is.