The 2009 comedy-drama film ‘3 Idiots’ is something we all cherish to date and have fond memories of watching. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the film resonated quite well with the student community, as it perfectly portrayed the struggle and pressure faced by them due to excess competition. Actor R. Madhavan, who plays the role of ‘Farhan Qureshi’, an engineering student and a passionate photographer in the film, revealed an interesting fact surrounding the childbirth scene in the film, where the baby is stillborn and the boys surrounding him start chanting, ‘all is well’. Here’s what R. Madhavan had to say…
In conversation with Connect FM Canada, R. Madhavan spoke about the iconic scene. “I remember during ‘3 Idiots’, there was a scene when the baby is born and he is stillborn and then all the boys start chanting ‘all is well’ and the baby just kicks. When we showed the film to people, so many people said that the whole film is fine, and is in a different frequency but this is a commercial scene, this is a little too much, remove this and the film will be on the same level then,” R. Madhavan shared. “Raju heard everyone, but then he decided suno sabki karo apni (listen to everyone, but do what you want). He kept that scene because he knew that in B and C centers, this will be the scene when people applaud and he was absolutely right. At the time of the premiere, people who did not clap… in the theatre, the moment the kid kicked, the theatre just erupted with applause,” the Bollywood actor added.
Well, I’m glad Rajkumar Hirani decided to keep the scene in the final cut, as it became one of the most remembered moments from the blockbuster film. ‘3 Idiots’ starred an ensemble cast including Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Boman Irani, and Omi Vaidya, and to date, it remains a refreshing and evergreen watch!
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