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Analysis of the Selected Indian Films

The Indian flms weve chosen are (1) 3 Idiots, (2) Every Child is Special

(Taare ameen !ar), and (3) "ha#ini$

"ha#ini was inspired %y Christopher &olan's cademy ward winnin

art flm, *emento (2+++), which tells the story o a man who is searchin or

the -iller o his wie$ The pro%lem is that he s./ers rom anterorade

amnesia (short term memory loss), which he contracted in a head in#.ry

d.rin the attac- that -illed his wie$ 0ith his limited memory he trac-s down

on his wie's -iller %y -eepin notes, ta-in photoraphs and ma-in tattoos

on his %ody to remem%er thins$

Taare ameen !ar (Every Child is Special) was inspired %y the storydeveloped %y its writer mole ".pte which centers on the idea o a child who

cannot adapt to a conventional ed.cational system$ This concept was %ased

on the childhood o apanese flmma-er -ira .rosawa, who perormed

poorly in school$ The oal was th.s to eplore the story o 4a child who did

not ft into the school stream$4 5e cited a specifc moment in .rosawa's

%ioraphy where he %ean to ecel ater meetin an attentive art teacher,

and noted that this scene 4%ecame the inspiration or how a teacher co.ld

transorm the lie o a st.dent4$

3 Idiots was inspired %y the novel, 6ive !oint Someone %y Chetan7haat$

ll o these flms starred amir han, who was one o the most

renowned Indian actors in the Indian flm ind.stry$ side rom this, one the

similarities %etween these three flms was the son and dance

accompaniment$ The son and dance n.m%ers were woven perectly into the

script, addin to the well8written plot$ nother is the flm d.ration that r.ns

more or less than 3 ho.rs$ The reason or this is that the Indian a.diences

epect .ll val.e o their money th.s these flms m.st %e worthy eno.h$

The a.dience co.ld never eel %ored i s.ch movie or flm has its elements9sons and dances, comedy, love stories and s.spense:action$ This is also a

way o deviatin rom the .s.al d.ration most movies had (li-e or 1 and a

hal ho.rs only), thereore creatin the Indian flms rep.tation o providin a

38ho.r flm with s.%stantial and ;moneys worth< plot$

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The themes were mostly %ased on the social iss.es in India s.ch as the

ed.cation system, poverty, s.icide (3 Idiots)= attention or st.dents with

special needs and %.llyin (Every Child is Special)= h.man tra>c-in and

violence ("ha#ini)$ *ost o all, h.mor, love, aith and hope can also %e o.nd

in these flms$