
Though Aamir was nominated for Best Actor, Hirani isn’t disappointed that Aamir didn’t win the award. I think almost every person in the unit got an award. My background score, my technical team, like how it happened at IIFA. But it makes me happy when my unit gets awards. It really doesn’t make a difference to me, I got many awards in my life. Everyone who has nominated worked equally hard, but 3 Idiots is special. I believe it deserves all the awards just for the sheer hard work of the producer and director. Sharman Joshi: 3 Idiots is one of its kind. The journey has come to a nice conclusion.”Īre you guys surprised at the number of awards the film has won? For everyone the most important thing would surely have been people’s reactions, but to get the award from the fraternity is a matter of pride.

“It’s nice and feels special to be honoured amongst people of your fraternity. Sharman Joshi was really happy with the IIFA Award (for Best Supporting Actor) he received in Sri Lanka, but also pointed out that the reaction of the audience is very rewarding as well. Over a period of time, it won’t be only that a film will appeal to cultural or society related. Languages is not becoming an issue anymore. Madhavan: I didn’t know it was going to be such a astounding success. Raj Kumar Hirani: I didn’t expect this kind of success, I had expected it to be successful but not this big. So did you guys expected this kind of success for 3 Idiots? She had seen me the whole night but said nothing to me after she had seen the film. She said I reminded her of her son in Venezuela.

Madhavan: There was this lady at the premiere. There are many people who said that they have quit their jobs and now they are chasing what they really want in life.
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Raj Kumar Hirani: For me it’s more moving when people say that the movie has effected their lives. So what is the best compliment they have received so far? The audiences in Aruba were enjoying, crying and laughing.” Sharman Joshi adds, “I was quite looking forward to seeing the audiences’ reactions, because each audience is different when you look at country and religion. We never expected this kind of reception from the world over.” “That was an eye-opening experience for us. They spoke the same language.”Īccording to Madhavan it was really nice to see people from around the world, who have no connection to India at all whatsoever or our culture, appreciate and enjoy the film as much as people in India. “They were talking about the same things, that you should take the decisions about your own life and should not chase after success. It was in the same spirit as in India.” He also met a lot of them after the film. They were enjoying the movie and reacted positively. “It was wonderful to see the reactions of non-Indians. Hirani went on to tell that more than 80% of the audience was non-Indian. The response in Aruba to the film was amazing. All three of them enjoyed their stay so much that after the premiere they decided to stay a little longer. Madhavan told me they all went surfing for the first time and he enjoyed it thoroughly, and Sharman added that it was really nice to be on the island.

“We have fallen in love with Aruba”, said Hirani.

None of them had ever been to Aruba before and they were having a blast on the island. And I got to speak with them over the phone. The premiere was attended by director Raj Kumar Hirani and the ‘two idiots’ Madhavan and Sharman Joshi. Last week, on the 10th of June, the film was premiered at the Aruba International Film Festival. After having won almost every award there is to win, 3 Idiots continues to make waves around the world.
