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3 Idiots

2009 film directed by Rajkumar Hirani
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Summary

3 Idiots is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,726 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Filmfare Award for Best Film[3]
  • Director: Rajkumar Hirani[4]
  • Screenwriter: Abhijat Joshi[5]
  • Composer: Shantanu Moitra[6]
  • Genre: comedy drama[7], buddy film[8], comedy film[9], musical film[10], drama film[11], romance film[12]
  • Cast member: Aamir Khan[13], R. Madhavan[14], Sharman Joshi[15], Kareena Kapoor Khan[16], Boman Irani[17], Javed Jaffrey[18], Omi Vaidya[19], Mona Singh[20], Parikshit Sahni[21]
  • Producer: Vidhu Vinod Chopra[22]
  • Production company: Vinod Chopra Films[23], Eros International[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Hindi[25]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[26]
  • Review score: 7.4/10[27], 100%[28], 67/100[29]
  • Color: color[30]
  • Country of origin: India[31]
  • Publication date: December 25, 2009[32], May 18, 2013[33], December 23, 2009[34]
  • Distributed by: Reliance Entertainment[35], Netflix[36]
  • Narrative location: Delhi[37]
  • Film editor: Rajkumar Hirani[38]
  • Described by source: Time Out The 100 best Bollywood movies[39], 70 Iconic Films of Indian Cinema[40]
  • Title: थ्री ईडियट्स[41]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[42]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[43]
  • Duration: 164[44]
  • Capital cost: 350,000,000[45]
  • Box office: 60,262,836[46], 6,532,874[47], 43,264,434[48]
  • Narrator: R. Madhavan[49]

Why It Matters

3 Idiots has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

What awards did 3 Idiots receive?

Honors received include Filmfare Award for Best Film[3].

Related Entities

Aamir Khan film India Kareena Kapoor Khan Netflix Rajkumar Hirani R. Madhavan

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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