The 3 Idiots
The
first character is Ranchoddas
Shamaldas Chanchad, later known as Phunsukh Wangdu. Rancho was a very
fascinating character to play. The portrayal of his character was really
creative and it’s not exaggerated. What I most probably like about him is his humbleness
and he seems to be the wisest of the three. In the start of the movie he was a
very curious guy with an irritating wisdom and confidence. When the head of the
school made an introduction and mentioned about a special pen that especially
made for astronauts to be able to write in space, it has a special feature that
only that no other pen than that only had but then Rancho asked the most feared
professor in the school a simple question, “If astronauts can’t use simple pens
in space, why didn’t they use a pencil instead?” the professor then was a bit
in shock about that question like he was asking himself “indeed, why didn’t
they?” and I think that professor never thought of such an idea and ended up
nothing to answer from it in return, obviously with Rancho’s question there is
a flaw pencils is pretty fragile compared to a pen and when a tip of it broke
it will fly in space and might harm the ship or the space suit it’s a very tiny
lead that can even harm very seriously. Rancho was always curious about all
things which is very interesting too, he may be act like ignorant but I come to
realize that ignorant is the stepping stone and you must accept it and don’t
stop being curious about all things. Even with simple things he happen to have
notice that no one actually thought off or nobody actually took attention for
and nobody might’ve cared even, when he pass by a guy who was been failed by
the professor and he saw him dump his unfinished project and he took a look
from it, thinking that it is a very brilliant project and it must be completed
to see the awesome result and he fixed it with passion and looking forward to
give it as a gift to that guy. After he completed that helicopter like
invention attached with a camera he controlled it over to the window where the
guy’s room is but he witnessed a very grim event, the guy hanged himself due to
depression and shame that he shouldered all along. Then he realized there was
something wrong with the school especially the professor, they may seek
excellence but they don’t care much what burden they give, what pressure they
apply to every student they rejected and not gave even a bit of chance. With
that very event I noticed how logical he thinks and how ethical also his
arguments which most student don’t even think about opposing off and just
accepting all of those and think of those who are failed to be a foolish,
unworthy, unfit individual. He now approached the professor and somewhat
lecturing the professor with all respect and trying to deliver the hardships
and sufferings that each student may take if they maintain such policy or
method of finding excellent students and even suggested to be more gentle or
understand to the students that are not that gifted in terms of intellectual
capacity, if one doesn’t meet the deadline it doesn’t mean they are lazy, dumb,
or someone unworthy of such bit chance. You know how hard it is to be excellent
and even though you noticed that the student come up with such a good
invention, you always try to put them down like telling them it’s useless to
even work on it, that it isn’t worth your time, you were like stripping that
student’s chance to be gain success that at the start you already pulled him
out of the track unknowingly decreasing their self-esteem that is very important
In daily life. That part of the movie made me understand deeper the depressed
person has had in his life or even lost his well-being because of only trying
to be successful educated person. It made me realize of how light I may handle
the college life if I wasn’t trying to avoid all the studies, I may not be that
good but at least I can think more deeper now and more logical than ever before
I had laid my eyes into this brilliant movie. Not only students can relate to
that scenario but also those professors that might had the same perception as
the said professor in the movie just seeking for excellence but they forgot how
humans operate and how hard it may be for his/her student to get rejected by
him, the student might be looking up high for him/her and sees him/her as a
inspiration or as a guide to be excellent just as him. Actually I experienced a
very though part of college that I always fear to express my opinion or my
project due to majority rejected students that are before me and I always come up
with a really simple idea perhaps, I am simple minded that I can’t think of
much more complicated but I know in myself that what I was thinking was really
idealistic and it might be very simple but it is really helpful also. I let the
pressure win over me that I always pull myself down even though deep inside I
knew for sure that what is in my mind was the right thing but always ended up
disappointed after proving myself right and not even had a chance to express
because of sheer doubt in my mind that it might be the reason for me to get
attention as a laughing stock or get insulted because of such thinking, after a
long time I realized that what important is the point not the actual flowering
to beautify a specific idea, straight to the point without any unnecessary
words is what really is perfect and really easy to understand. But seriously,
there are some professors that prefer longer explanation and listening from it
and the point of the idea is been repetitively discussed is really not the best
way to make the listeners understands you, and it is really not attractive to
say too much of your invention/idea because the longer you speak in front of
people the fader it gets to them what your point really is. Rancho was really an
inspiring character it teaches us to the extent that we can be better of
ourselves if we only know the key points to have a better understand of all
things, it might be hard but if you can only analyze well enough, you will
discover how much less effort you could infuse each studies you may encounter
and you will save enough time. I thought of something that might help me
understand myself better like what my strengths are and what can I do to make
them better, and acknowledge my weaknesses and find a way to ease it (bad study
habits) without losing too much of my productivity and still having fun on it.
Rancho might be so perfect as portrayed in the movie, a very intelligent one
with a passion of learning Engineering and a very humble person, and yet you
will know that Rancho was not his name but he used it because of the deal that
he had just to pursue college degree, he made much sacrifices with the aim of
being the best and for the reason of passing those of what he learn to the less
fortunate children and mold them in the young age to explore technology and
have passion of wisdom in a proper way, without applying too much pressure on
them and never had forgotten to have fun while learning. He had helped so many
people and made them realize what they forgot and what they hid deepest in
their hearts and pushing them to what gives them pleasure to where they have
passion and to where they could feel satisfied in such field, learning to stand
in their own without the dictation of their parents (because his friends are
forced to become an engineer by their parents) and after helping them, his
friends became so comfortable of their lives and really owed him so much that
they tracked him down to where he possibly lived. It’s so relieving to see such
act, friends are precious and it is very satisfying to help your friends and
knowing they will help you back and didn’t by a chance, made advantage of you.
After all humans are social beings, without anyone to talk to and without
anyone to help with will make your life much less like a life, maybe you will
end up successful because of extreme independence and perseverance but at the
end you will realize what you were lacking all along, you will feel empty deep
inside because you have no one witnessing your hardships or even share a laugh
with, I am glad to have realized it sooner because I don’t really rely much on
anyone and I seldom have friends, and if I had friends its quite a few I could
say my real friends and we are now all separated with different fields but so
far my college journey is better now knowing how to enjoy studies with my
friends and having someone to share thoughts and help me with something also, I
really can’t do anything much in my own to the extent of my skill but I always
put myself in the front because I know that whom who is nearest to the act is
the one who will have the best chance of opportunity that makes it easier to
grab. I would rather remember the things Rancho is capable of remind myself of
what I could be also, thinking more deeper and learn how to not always agree on
things but always perceive things differently separating the pros and cons of
such act or idea I may ever encounter with. Rancho was so far the best
character I ever seen in the movies and I know I can’t be that perfect so
instead of copying such act or making a fallacy of how my wisdom works and what
extent of knowledge I have, I will make my own ideology and keeping myself open
on all things I will encounter and think always for what I know is right and
never let anyone dictate my decisions unless it is indeed righteous and prove
myself wrong. Rancho’s study habits are very unbelievable because he always
have fun like he was telling that no matter what you do, do it with a smile and
the stress would go away, indeed he’s good in his field but not feeling even a
bit of pressure or depression is what makes him a very practical student to
choose, never had a thought of doing things more enjoyable like that, perhaps
our generation today was too much innovated for fun and visual games that
majority kids today don’t actually build up interests on the actual world and
always fascinated to the realistic games of post-modern. The only way you could
enjoy such thing is if you had passion with it when you are just a little kid,
because while you are a kid that will be the time best for choosing passion and
it may be happen to be the fun that you always seek when you grow up. Maybe
it’s the way to make study much more passionate but, after all you can always
decide for yourself and be better, mold yourself again, it might be hard but if
you really found passion on the field you are pursuing on then you might as
well enjoy. Rancho is indeed a very excellent student it’s very easy to convey
why you would choose someone like him because everything that you didn’t even
glance of has been opened up by him and making you realized what really is
happening to these things.
The
next and second character is Raju
Rastogi who came from poor family but his parents still do their best just to
send him to the Engineering college school, even though that his mother was
already a retired school teacher and his father was paralyzed who was just a
postman before. On the movie, Raju was shown as a student who believes on
charms and also who is very devoted to their Gods. He always tried his best so
that he can finish his study and help his family from poverty. He tend to rely
his luck on their Gods. His mindset was if he will always pray and offer
something to their Gods, he will have a good luck. He also wear a lot of ring
charms which he believes that it could help him on his studies. He was a dorm mate of Farhan, but then later
on become also a door mate of Rancho when he was assign to the room of Raju and
Farhan. Rancho told him that why he believes his fate only to Gods. Why should
not he just make the Gods his inspiration or something that he could get his
strength to face the challenges and obstacles in his life and do his best in
studying rather than relying only to the Gods? Raju got mad at Rancho for
saying something like that about his faith to his Gods. But still Raju later on
understands why Rancho said that to him. He then starting to remove his charms
and lessen his devotion to the Gods and just believe in his own skills and
ability so that he can succeed in his college life. One day, when they got
drunk and because of too much alcohol, they planned to go to their principal’s
house which was just inside the campus. They started to make fun with the
things on the house, the first one is when one of them pee on the door, maybe
as far as I remember. Then Rancho decided to climb up on the room of Pia, his
love interest. While Raju followed him to climb up. Until Virus heard that
there are unknown people who enter his house. So they suddenly went out, until
Virus saw one of them who went from his house, who was Raju. The other he was
called at the office of the principal and he was asked about what happened that
night. So he told Virus about it but he does not want to tell who were with him
that night. He do not want to say bad things about his friends so he preferred
to just protect them. Then Virus decided to let Raju made a letter for him,
which was written there an expelled letter to give to Raju’s parents. Raju was
scared what if he cannot continue studying to that school and what will happen
to his family if he will stop from schooling. So he do not want to do what if
the time that his parents will read that
letter, what if his paralyzed father will totally break down and maybe could
lead to death. Because he is confused what to do then, he decided to jump from
the principal’s office where it was actually few floors away from the ground.
He was send to the hospital and fortunately, he is still alive. He does not
want to know his family about what happened to him because he is afraid that it
could give them more problems to be think of. Most especially that they are
having a problem that they cannot afford the car that would be demanded as a
dowry for his sister. It is maybe a tradition of Indian weddings. But
unfortunately, the next day is there interview from some big companies that
they could work at after they graduate from that college. He was still on the
wheelchair which gives him trouble if he could find a job in his situation.
What happened to him was his eye opener because that was the time when he
started to remove his lucky ring charms because it does not help him when he
was in the time of trouble. Like what Rancho said that he should not only
believe on his faith to the Gods and to those lucky charms but also he should
believe to himself, his skills and ability to succeed in his life. He then
start to have his interview even though he was still on the wheelchair. The
interviewer told him that how could they accept him to have a work from their
companies if that is his situation. He told him that, all people can be capable
in doing thing if they really want to, it is not only base on the physical, but
it is on what is the person capable of. Then he started to give up on the
interview because he already thought that he cannot get a work from any of that
companies. But the interviewers was amazed on what he said, so he then got a
job. After that, he gives so much thanks to his friend Rancho for telling him a
good advice and wisdom about what he could do to succeed in his life. Then
after their graduation they start to make their own life. Which in the present
day he is already a settled married man in Delhi
who has freed his family from poverty by becoming a wealthy executive. He never
believes on luck charms again, but only to himself. Which in the present day,
they were searching for their friend, Rancho, who was suddenly gone after the
ceremony of their graduation. They search for him anywhere from their country,
together with their former school mate Chatur Ramalingam,
which treats Rancho as his rival for getting the first rank in the school based
on the intelligence. Then after the long day of searching Rancho in most of the
places in their country, they met him again which now succeeded so much than
them which he became a famous scientist and entrepreneur.
There
are people who can relate their lives on Raju. There are people who rely their
life so much on their Gods or on some lucky charms that could give them good
luck. Because of too much faith on it, they tend to rely on it all the time
even on small things that they want to achieve. They tend to forget about their
real skills and where are they capable of. It is one of the Cultural Traits of
us Filipinos which called being Fatalistic. It is the belief that one’s destiny
is dictated by fate is a typical cultural trait of the Filipinos. Fatalism is
best reflected in the phrase “bahala na”, translated as “come what may”. The
term has a religious connotation as the word ‘bahala’ is a derivation from the
word ‘Bathala’, the name given by the Filipino ancestors to their supreme God.
The phrase is believed to imply a message of God’s providential guidance. The
phrase left an indelible traditional imprint in the minds of generation after
generation of Filipinos. It carries with it both desirable and undesirable
qualities. During crucial times, ‘bahala na’ seemingly becomes a defense
mechanism for the Filipinos to entirely depend on the course of nature on some
circumstances beyond their control. Likewise, the phrase is commonly said when
one takes a risk to try one’s luck or carry on an adventurous undertaking.
Unfortunately, fatalism deprives one of future opportunities. Tendency to rely
on the dictates of fate deprives one of the will to change his life for the
better. On a national perspective ‘bahala na’ hinders progress. Like what
happen to Raju if he will still believe that his fate was decided by the Gods
only and also for being too much believing on the lucky ring charms, he will
really not succeed in his life and it will have no progress. His life and his
family would still be in poverty. Thanks to his friend, Rancho, who enlightened
him up about what really the reality of life. I also experience being
fatalistic sometimes, like relying on what would the fate would give to me.
Like when there are times that I will get lazy on studying my lessons every
time we will quizzes or examinations, I will tend to just rely on ‘bahala na’.
But also I believe to myself that I could answer the questions correctly,
because of the fact that during our discussions in our class, I have the guts
to listen on the lessons also. Sometimes I rely on my stock knowledge, if ever
there is. But sometimes, if ever there are times that I experience difficulty
which to those lessons that I found it difficult to understand, I will just
rely what would my fate would become. Fortunately, a lot of times, I have good
grades then. There is also a time when I am making my school works near to the
deadline date. Where sometimes I am already in rush when making it especially
when it should takes a long time before it finish. So when the deadline time
was already coming, I tend to say ‘bahala na’. No matter what happens, it is
still my fault for doing my school works that late. But at least I still have
the guts to make even though the deadline time is near already. I still have
the faith that I could still finish it on time, but there also times when I
could not really completely finish, like when it is lacking of some unnecessary
or small parts of the works, I will still pass it so that at least, even I
cannot get a highest or a higher grade, I still have grade to put on my records
just to see that I should not have any blank grades. There is also a time when
I went to somewhere, then sometimes where it cannot avoided, it takes me a long
time before I can ride a PUJ to go home already. There are also times that all
because of the traffic. There is also a times when we were making our projects
in the house of maybe one of my classmate, then because we need to finish it on
time, we tend to extend the curfew that only given to us just to finish our
works. Then because of taking too long to take a ride on PUJ plus a traffic, it
could really went home very late. Which sometimes I just think that, my parents
would really scold me when the time I will arrive at home. Sometimes I just
think that ‘bahala na’, if ever they scold, then come what may. I was not doing
anything bad then, we were just finishing our school works so that we can pass
it on time. But part of me still feel afraid because it does not feel good when
I am scolded just because of that reason. But then there are times that my
parents would not mind if I come late from school, they also know that there
are times that I need to went home late because of my schedules of some
subjects that I have that the dismissal is already that late. They are just not
used when I went home late because they were used that I went home early before
the surroundings get dark. I know also that they scolded me because they want
to protect me, they want me to be safe, they want me to avoid from harms.
Bottom line, we should not only rely on our Gods or on some lucky charms just to
get lucky on something we do, but we should also believe in ourselves. We
should also believe that we can do something exceptional, if we only believe on
our skills and on what we are capable of. But still make our Gods or anyone
that inspires us our inspiration to succeed in our lives.
The third and last character which
some of the aspects of his life is I can relate to is Farhan Qureshi whose father wanted
him to be an engineer despite his lack of interest in the career. He is now an
accomplished wildlife photographer. He is also one of the friends and dorm mate
of Raju and Rancho. His story is quite common to some students in our
generation nowadays. He entered the school of engineering because his father
wanted him to be an engineer someday. Some reason for that maybe is that it
could get a bigger salary than some of the courses or maybe his father just
wanted him to have a better future. When they were friends already with Rancho,
there are times, which really cannot be avoided you will ask by you friends why
you entered the course that you have right now. Rancho notice that Farhan got
no interest in the course that he was taking. There are times that he tend to
not study his lessons because of the fact that he has no interest on
engineering stuffs. So Rancho asked him why is not he interested on the course
that he is taking. The fact that you will enter the course because you want to
be like that or like that. He answered honestly that he really has no interest
on an engineering course, it is all because that his father want him to be an
engineer sometimes. Rancho got confused why he need to follow what his father
wants, while in fact the Farhan was the one to enter and study engineering on
that college school and not his father. Farhan told him also that, he wants to
follow what his father wants for him because he do not want his father to treat
him differently like what he used to. There are some parents that whenever you
do not want to follow what they want you to be, they will change how they treat
you or they will sometimes ignore in some ways, or they will lost interest on
sending you to school. So like Farhan, he prefer to follow what his father
wants than what he really want. Actually wanted to be a wildlife photographer.
He already told his father a few times about what he really wants, but he was
just ignored by his father. So he prefer not to pursue what he wants. There are
times that Farhan always have the lowest grade or rank in his class because of
lack of interest or maybe he has no guts to study his lessons because of the
fact that he do not want to be an engineer. So his friend, Rancho saw a letter
on some things owned by Farhan, maybe on his desk. It is actually a letter that
is address to one of the famous wildlife photographer that Farhan idolized. As
far as I remember, because Farhan has the habit of taking photos, he, I think,
had a blog or a social network account which he posted the photos that he did
took. Then fortunately, that famous wildlife photographer, emailed or sent him a
letter that his photos that he took were good and he could be a famous wildlife
photographer. Of course, as a fan, it is one of your biggest achievements, but
because of the fact that his father do not want him to a wildlife photographer
or any course rather than engineering. So he keep his ambition even though he
can now get it in no time. Because Rancho want to help his friend, he actually
send that letter address to that famous wildlife photographer to help his
friend pursue what he really wants. The time when Raju was sent to the hospital
because of attempting suicide where he jump from few floors specifically in the
principal’s office until on the ground, Farhan receives a replied letter from
the famous wildlife photographer that he really idolize. He was confused why he
receive that kind of letter that in fact he just kept his replied letter
address to that famous wildlife photographer. Inside the letter was that famous
wildlife photographer and Farhan idolizes, wanted him to be his assistant
photographer on some of his journey. He actually gave Farhan a sponsorship to
go to one of the famous wildlife country. Of course, Farhan was so very happy
on what he receives and on what his friend did just to help him pursue his
ambitions. But then the smile on Farhan’s face turn into sadness. He then
realize that his father would not allow him to do what he really wants because
his father really wanted him to be just an engineer. Some part of him wanted to
pursue his dream, but some part of him wanted to follow what his father wants
for him. So he decided not to pursue it. But his friend Rancho, who did that
for him for his good, for him to pursue his dreams would not allowed that
Farhan would not pursue what he really wants because of what his father told
him. So Rancho told him that I will accompany you to your father and I will
help you to persuade him to let you do what you really wants. Then he went to
the house of Farhan’s parents, then his parents were happy for visiting them
for a long time. His father was confused why they were in their house when he
know that is the day when they will have their interviews of some of the bigger
engineering companies. His father ask him why they were there, but Farhan was
hesitated to tell him the reason why they were there. So Rancho has the more
guts to tell to Farhan’s father, because he has no idea what would Farhan’s
father reaction would be than Farhan. So Rancho told him everything that Farhan
really wanted to be a wildlife photographer than an engineer. So his father scolded
them for going in their house just to tell him that kind of things. So Farhan
then change his mood, he lost his self-confidence on telling his father about
it. Then Rancho was the only one who explain everything, until his father
talked Farhan about it and his mother was just supportive to what Farhan really
wants to his life. So Farhan started to cry already and persuading his father
what he really wants to his life. Because of some inspiration words that Rancho
told to Farhan’s father. His father then change his mind and decided to let
Farhan what he really want to be. The touching part is when Farhan was so very
happy and embraces his father and thanking him for letting do what he really
want to be. His father actually bought him a laptop or personal computer to use
for his studies then his father decided to just exchange it to a photographer’s
camera which Farhan was really touched and everyone started to cry including
Rancho. Then Farhan give so much thanks to his friend for helping him to pursue
his dreams. In the present time, Farhan was now a famous wildlife photographer.
Same story goes on as what happen to Raju. Which in the present day,
they were searching for their friend, Rancho, who was suddenly gone after the
ceremony of their graduation. They search for him anywhere from their country,
together with their former school mate Chatur Ramalingam,
which treats Rancho as his rival for getting the first rank in the school based
on the intelligence. Then after the long day of searching Rancho in most of the
places in their country, they met him again which now succeeded so much than
them which he became a famous scientist and entrepreneur.
Why
is it that I could relate on some aspects of Farhan’s life? I actually was not
like him who was just pushed of entering a course that I really do not want to
be. My parents actually let me to choose the path that I really want. They do
not want me that someday I will regret that I entered the course that I do not
want to be because there is a possible thing that would happen, that later on I
will lost on interest on it and it will lead me to not finish my school
instead. The happy part is that, they let me choose what I really want to be,
because they know that they believe that I could succeed on it. Even though
there are times that I feel that I wanted to stop from schooling because of
some factors which lead me to want to do it. Sometimes I wanted to end my life
because of too much pressured that I feel right now. But that thing is not the
solution to my problem. But instead, I will still pursue the path that I choose
because from the very first place I was not pushed to be on the course that I
do not want but instead my parents let me choose so that someday when this time
comes, I would not blame them for choosing the path which I did choose to be.
That is why I should not lost interest on it because I am lucky that I was not
the born with the parents like what Farhan had. I think my life is just the
opposite of what Farhan’s life is. He was pushed to enter a course which he do
not want to be but what his father want him to be. My parents let me to choose
what I want to be and not what they want me to be. At the end of the day, we
are now have the same path who pushed our dreams and ambitions. The difference
is that, he was now really eager to pursue his dreams because of his experience
that he was just pushed to enter a course that he do not want and now he was
supported by his parent to what he really want to be. While me, I was not
pushed to enter a course that I really do not wanted to be, but my parents let
me choose my own path and now, I think, I have enough difficulties that I
encountered which lead me to think on stop pursuing my dreams. But still I do
not want to discourage my parents just I was tired facing struggles and
difficulties in this path that I choose. But instead that, even though I
experience difficulties I should who them that I still have the courage to push
my course until the very end. I want to show them that I could succeed also
even though I was the only who decided on the path that I really wanted to be.
I do not want to fail just because of some struggles and difficulties that I
experience right now. I want to show them also that I could also succeed like
what other people did. Then I want them to feel that after I will finish the
course that I am taking, I can then help them in our financial problems. I want
to recoup everything that they had did and given to me. When the time that I
will succeed, I will not let them regret that they send me to school and have
better life and soon a better future. I want to show them the results of their
sufferings and sacrifices that they experience just to let me send to school. I
will surely let theme believe that I can also be helpful to them and not just a
‘palamunin’. Which they only saw me sitting and facing my computer which they
have not knew that I was doing something, such us school works, for me to
succeed and to avoid failures in my grades. Even though there are times that I
am losing of guts to pursue my course because of a lot of reasons, difficulties
and struggles that I experience. I will prove that they could also be proud of
me.
