Rancho not only leads his friends through the maze of India's competitive, high-pressure, rote-heavy, illogical and almost cruel education system, he tutors them on several life mantras too. It takes the first tryst with the mandatory ragging sessions which enunciate who the leader of the gang is going to be: new entrant Baba Rancchoddas, as his friends fondly call him. The film begins with the entry of our threesome in the city's elite engineering college. Naturally, they end up as the Frostian hero (Robert Frost's Road Not Taken) who made all the difference to his life, and the world, by taking the road less travelled by. Of course, they begin on the beaten track - due to societal/parental pressure - but refuse to become cogs in the wheel. The three idiots, Rancchoddas Shyamaldas Chanchad (Aamir Khan), Raju Rastogi (Sharman Joshi) and Farhan Qureshi (R Madhavan), are perfect archetypes of the new age Indian who is essentially a non-conformist, questioning outmoded givens, choosing to live life on his own terms and chartering new roads that consciously skirt the rat race. To sum it up, `3 Idiots' has some good quality of songs, which may impress you if are ready to listen the album more than once.3 Idiots is the perfect end to an exciting year for India: the year when the aam aadmi voted in progress, liberalism, secularism and turned his back to corruption, communalism, regionalism.
While "Zoobi Doobi" is a little more racy, "All Izz Well" has more of modern music video kind of remix. There are two remixes at the end of the album. Despite of its minimal orchestration and focus on vocals, the song gets an edge with a sudden increase in tempo during the course.
The emotion about students looking forward to relive their youth is moving. It may strike a chord with the younger generation thanks to its rebel attitude. Vocals are by Suraj Jagan while dialogues by Sharman Joshi.
Soft musical backing is the strength for this slow number. A song about missing a friend, it could stay with you after hearing it a couple of times. The song is nostalgic with Shaan doing a commendable job. Next in the list is "Behti Hawa" that has Shaan and Shantanu Moitra behind the mike. "Zoobi Doobi" too has a remix version with more contemporary sounds. The number sung by Shreya Ghoshal with ample support from Sonu Nigam is perhaps the much-talked about rain song everyone is expecting. If you are still not convinced, the song also has a remix version with more beats.Ī retro track with references from the rock n roll era. Sonu Nigam, Swanand Kirkire and Shaan have crooned the number with utmost energy, making the listeners to catch the zeal. Here's a look at 3 Idiots' soundtrack:Īll is well with "All Izz Well"., which is a fun-filled campus song. The Shantanu Moitra-Swanand Kirkire team has come out with five original numbers and two remixes in the album, with some of them already topping the charts. Perhaps for the first time in Bollywood, the much-awaited film's soundtrack was released online via a live videoconference on the movie's (produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and directed by Rajkumar Hirani) official portal. The case is no different with 3 Idiots, which also has Madhavan and Sharman Joshi alongside Khan.
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If it is a movie starring Aamir Khan, then you can expect the unexpected.