The
director
who
created
a
new
wave
'Gandhgiri" and
swayed
the
nation
with
his
National
Award
winning
film
Lage
Raho
Munnabhai
-
Raj
Kumar
Hirani,
is
coming
up
with
yet
another
intriguing
film
3
Idiots
that
stars
the
perfectionist
Aamir
Khan
and
sultry
Kareena
Kapoor.
The
versatile
director
Raj
Kumar
Hirani
started
his
career
as
an
editor
with
the
film
'Mission
Kashmir" but
rose
to
fame
with
the
rib-tickling
'Munnabhai"
series
and
now
he
is
one
of
the
most
sought
after
directors
in
Bollywood.
His
latest
flick
3
Idiots
is
constantly
in
buzz
and
the
songs
are
already
a
hit
among
the
audience,
in
a
conversation,
Raj
Kumar
Hirani
speaks
at
length
on
behind
the
scene
gossips
and
the
making
of
3
Idiots…
The
buzz
around
3
idiots
is
amazing;
it
seems
you
have
hit
the
bull"s
eye
before
the
release
of
the
film.
No,
no…it"s
not
like
that;
the
initial
buzz
does
not
decide
the
fate
of
the
film
at
the
box-office.
I
think
it"s
all
up
to
the
film
and
how
it
has
shaped
up.
For
me,
I
think
content
is
the
king,
which
will
eventually
help
you
to
get
through
any
market.
It"s
said
that
3
idiots
is
inspired
by
Chetan
Bhagat"s
novel
Five
Point
Someone,
how
tough
has
it
been
to
give
a
cinematic
vision
to
a
writer"s
book?
Have
you
taken
everything
from
the
novel
or
just
the
plot
of
the
story?
Yes,
it"s
inspired
but
it
is
not
a
copy
of
the
novel.
I
think,
print
and
cinema
are
two
different
mediums
and
they
cannot
be
compared.
The
canvas
of
both
the
mediums
is
totally
different,
but
yes
the
characters
are
driven
from
the
book
that"s
it.
However,
when
you
see
the
film
you
will
realize
the
difference.
How
Aamir
Khan
came
on-board?
And
what
was
his
reaction
when
you
narrated
the
script
of
3
Idiots
to
him?
I
approached
Aamir
Khan
and
narrated
the
draft
of
the
script
of
'3
Idiots"
which
he
pretty
much
liked.
But
then
Aamir
advised
me
to
rework
on
the
script,
although,
even
I
was
working
on
those
issues.
Thereafter,
only
when
I
finalized
the
script,
did
Aamir
said
yes
to
it.
What
is
3
Idiots
all
about?
3
idiots
is
the
story
of
the
three
IIT
(Indian
Institutes
of
Technology)
engineering
students
who
are
friends
and
in
the
middle
of
the
story
one
goes
missing.
Beyond
this
I
don"t
want
to
give
out
anything
from
the
story.
For
that
you
have
to
go
and
watch
the
film
in
the
theaters
on
25th
December.
So,
wait
and
watch!
What
is
the
reason
that
you
take
long
time
to
come
up
with
any
film?
I
think
if
you
want
to
come
up
with
something
good
then
you
need
to
give
time
to
that.
Same
is
the
case
with
me
and
I
like
to
do
some
quality
work
which
everyone
would
like
to
see.
How
was
it
directing
Aamir
Khan
and
Kareena
Kapoor?
And
what"s
the
character
of
Sharman
Joshi
and
R
Madhavan?
I
had
a
fantastic
time
working
with
both
of
them,
they
are
thorough
professionals
and
when
you
have
such
a
great
team
then
the
work
of
director
becomes
easy.
I
would
love
to
work
with
them
again.
Sharman
Joshi
and
R
Madhavan
both
play
engineering
students
and
how
they
tackle
their
college
life
is
what
the
film
is
all
about.
Share
some
memorable
moments
you
had
while
shooting
for
3
Idiots.
(Pauses)
Memories…
we
had
a
great
time
shooting
at
the
IIM
campus,
where
all
my
actor
turned
students
blended
with
the
IIM
students
like
they
are
one
of
them
and
also
played
Badminton
with
them,
it
was
fun.
The
other
one
was
at
Ladakh
where
we
had
a
tough
time
shooting,
as
it
was
freezing
cold
and
it
made
shooting
more
difficult
for
us.
In
fact,
we
have
to
wait
for
one
year
so
that
conditions
become
suitable
for
shoot,
but
overall
we
enjoyed
shooting
there.
In
the
past,
it
has
been
said
that
Aamir
Khan
interferes
in
direction
and
comes
in
the
director"s
way,
have
you
experienced
any
such
thing?
There
is
nothing
like
that,
he"s
an
actor
who
gets
involved
in
the
project
with
full
honesty
and
that"s
what
makes
people
think
that
he"s
interfering
in
the
film,
but
it"s
vice
versa.
All
the
songs
are
really
rocking
the
music
charts,
what
were
the
guidelines
that
you
gave
to
lyricist
Swanand
Kirkire?
Actually,
I
haven"t
given
any
guidelines,
in
fact
he
started
working
on
the
lyrics
along
with
the
script
and
we
have
a
good
tuning
with
each
other
as
he"s
a
very
dear
friend
of
mine.
But
yes,
the
songs
are
very
important
part
of
the
film
and
take
it
ahead.
Swanand
Kirkire
said
that
though
the
lyrics
seem
very
casual
but
they
have
a
deep
meaning.
How
far
do
you
agree
as
'Aal
iz
well' and
'zoobie
doobi"
are
essentially
feel
good
light-hearted
tracks.
Yes,
he
has
rightly
said
about
the
lyrics
and
that
you
will
realize
when
you
watch
the
film.
Munnabhai
M.B.B.S.
is
a
cult
film
in
Indian
cinema
and
a
milestone
of
your
career,
so
how
have
things
changed
for
you
after
that?
And
how
do
you
describe
your
Bollywood
journey
so
far?
Yes,
things
have
changed
because
it
is
obvious
when
you
are
credited
with
success
things
become
easier
and
to
a
certain
extent
filmmaking
also
has
become
a
bit
trouble-free
for
me.
You
have
acted
in
advertisements
so
can
we
see
you
acting
in
near
future
in
films?
(Laughs)
If
any
director
wants
to
take
this
chance,
then
why
not!
Though
I
have
not
acted
in
any
films,
but
yes
I
have
done
several
ads.
What"s
your
expectation
from
the
film
3
Idiots?
As
such
there
is
no
expectation
from
the
film
and
I
have
made
it
the
way
I
wanted
to.
So,
I"m
relaxed
and
waiting
for
the
verdict
of
people.
What
is
the
status
of
Munnabhai
Chale
Amerika
and
besides
Sanjay
Dutt
and
Arshad
Warsi
who
else
is
finalized
for
the
film?
After
this
(3
Idiots),
I
will
start
working
on
Munnabhai
Chale
Amerika,
as
it
is
still
at
scripting
stage
so
I
will
decide
the
star-cast
once
I"m
done
with
the
script.
You
will
have
to
wait
and
watch
for
the
star
cast.