Movie Remade - '3 Idiots' to 'Nanban'!

Movie Remade - '3 Idiots' to 'Nanban'!

When a movie is remade, we all tend to compare with the original version. Similarly when a movie is adopted from a novel, we tend to compare with the novel.

First movie, I have seen adopted from novel was "The Da Vinci Code". I liked the novel more than the movie. I read the novel first and then, I saw the movie. All written in the book can’t be told / shown in couple of hours. Very true. Reading always unfolds the imagination and the place, people's physique are left to the reader's imagination, though they are penned in the novel. It was real fun reading "The Da Vinci Code" rather than seeing the movie.

Now comes the comparison of the remade movie. I have earlier seen so many re-made movies like "Bodyguard" in Hindi and Tamil version, "Jab-we-met" in Hindi and Tamil version, "Singham" in Tamil and Hindi version, and so many movies. Though I compared the original version with the remade version, at the end of the day, there was no take away from the comparison or there were no repetitive thoughts about the remade movies. 


Recent remade movie, I have seen, is 3 idiots. I really liked the movie very much (I meant the original version). The story line (adopted from Chetan Bhagat's novel), Amir Khan’s expression, acting of R. Madhavan, Kareena Kapoor, Sharman, etc, location, songs, screenplay... And what not. More than anything else, I liked the opening song. I saw the movie many times, especially for the title song - 'Behti Hawa Sa....'. As we all know, the film was blockbuster hit. Kollywood (South Indian Tamil Cinema) announced that the 3 idiots would be remade. There were so many dialogues for choosing the actors. Then finally Tamil version of 3 idiots released in the name of 'Nanban' (Friend), couple of weeks before. The movie made so many expectations because of Shankar’s direction, remake of famous hit film.

I went to the movie along with my cousins. Since, I have seen the Hindi version many times; I could able to compare each scene back to back. Except for the songs, rest of the movie is similar of Hindi version, obviously.

On the whole, I can’t say that the movie is extraordinary, because of the cute expression of Amir Khan can’t be brought into the Tamil version by Vijay, though Shankar being the director of the movie.

People who had not seen Hindi version may appreciate the movie on the wholesome, barring the Vijay's expression.