3 Idiots
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Rascal.Joker.Dreamer.Genius..." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends.Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean.But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.
- Director
- Rajkumar Hirani
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Humour
- Worldwide
- $70M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
16 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How 3 Idiots actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
3 Idiots appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Comedies Ranked #48
Placed at #48 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Comedy Movies Ranked #50
Placed at #50 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
1 win
Filmfare Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerFilmfare Award for Best Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
3 Idiots returned 7.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $9M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $70M
- Release date
- Dec 23, 2009
- Runtime
- 2h 51m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Hindi
- Country
- India
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