Five Point Someone VS Three Idiots
If you thought Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots was
a cover to cover adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's bestseller Five Point
Someone, Bollywood actor Sharman Joshi would disagree. Joshi, who stars in
the film, says it has no resemblance to the book in terms of the story.
"3 Idiots is based on Chetan Bhagat's Five
Point Someone but it's not the book that you want to see in the form
of a film when you go out. There are only a few points from the book in the
film. Otherwise it's a totally different screenplay and story," Sharman
told IANS on phone from Mumbai.
"Five Point Someone was an extremely popular book and
loved by people and so it is very important for people to know that it's not
the book they are going to go out and see. It (the movie) is very different
from what the book was," he added.
Sharman stressed on the differences between the book and the movie and
said: "There are three guys who are studying in an engineering college and
there is a love interest as it is based on Chetan Bhagat's book and so he has
been given the credit for that. But the story is completely different."
Produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and stars Aamir Khan and R. Madhavan alongside Sharman. Kareena Kapoor and Boman Irani also play pivotal roles in the
comic-drama.
Throwing
light on his character, Sharman said: "My character's name is Raju
Rastogi. He is brilliant at what he does which is engineering. He comes from a
very humble background as his father is a postman.
"Because
he is doing well academically they start building hopes that he will pull them
out of poverty and help them enjoy the pleasures of life. And it is because of
this pressure that he is not able to live his life," he added.
Noteworthy
is the predominant 'Idiot' tag in the film despite it being about engineering
students.
Sharman
agreed that 3 Idiots also carries a
predominant message like Chopra and Hirani's earlier ventures -- Munnabhai
M.B.B.S and Lage Raho Munna Bhai.
"Sure,
it has. It's narrated in a lighter way and there are moments which are rather
dramatic. There are things which can fundamentally change the way you think. I
hope it goes across to the people and they appreciate it," he said.
The actor was also ecstatic about having re-teamed with Aamir and Madhavan for
the movie
after Rang De Basanti.
"It
(the experience) has been special again. We partied last on the sets of Rang
De Basanti and continued it on the sets of 3 Idiots," he said.
"We
all get along very well and the bond is hardly worked upon? It just kind of
flows and we've shared a lot of special moments. We had a great time working on
the film."
Sharman's
future projects include Toh Baat Pakki and Allah
Ke Bande, both slated for release early next year.
He is
also hoping for more offers after 3 Idiots.
"I
have been reading about two to three scripts a week and I hope the number goes
up to six to eight," he said.
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