Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots starring Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Sharman Joshi, Madhavan and Boman Irani has gone on the floors. The film is loosely based on Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone. The first teaser poster of the film is out and has a huge blackboard with mathematical formulae scribbled on it.
Work in progress
Sources reveal that Hirani doesn't want to give away the look of his protagonists soon, which is why the teaser doesn't have any of the actors in it. However, work on the film is underway and Hirani plans to wrap 3 Idiots by December.
Begins September
The source adds, "The shoot of the film with the supporting characters has already begun, Hirani and his team are in Simla and the film is scheduled to be shot in Ladakh, Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai as well. Aamir and rest of the cast will begin shooting in early September."
Shantanu Moitra has given the music for 3 Idiots while the lyrics are by Swanand Kirkire.
Class is on
Apparently, author Chetan Bhagat was the first to see the poster and quite liked the final result. "Since the setting is that of an engineering college campus the poster had to have elements of a classroom."
The poster has been designed by Rahul Nanda. Aamir Khan's character in his forthcoming film 3 Idiots is named Rancho. The film is directed by Rajkumar Hirani and is an adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone.
However, there is no character by the name Rancho in the book. The three IIM students in the novel are named Alok, Hari and Ryan. The film stars Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi. It is not known which of these actors will essay the characters from the novel. However, Khan mentioned, "I am playing Rancho in the film."
When queried as to which character from the book he is portraying, Khan said, "I haven't read the book, so I don't know which character I am portraying."
He further added, "Only a basic premise of the movie is based on the book. Hirani has made something totally different out of the book. The movie is not exactly the same as the book."
Khan and Kapoor shot a 20-day schedule in Ladhak in September for 3 Idiots. The movie is produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and presented by Big Pictures.
'Jassi' Mona Singh, who has just turned 27, has also been signed by Rajkumar Hirani for a pivotal role in '3 Idiots'.
