Movie World
Campus related movies made by Bollywood filmmakers – Part 1
By Dinesh Kamath
Everybody had their favourite phase
of life at 'college' or 'school'. We all reminisce the time when we had no
obligations, no responsibilities, lots of fun, and little bit of studies. Bollywood
has often made movies on this theme. These movies make you remember the good
old times. These following college movies will definitely take you back in
time.
1. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai has undoubtedly
earned the status of a classic film with the whole mini skirts scene,
westernisation, a stud boy, college romance, and the works. This film will
remind you your puppy love and your best buddy of college days.
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (English:
Something... Something Happens) also known as KKHH, is a 1998 Indian
Hindi-language romantic drama film, released in India and the United Kingdom on
16 October 1998. It was written and directed by Karan Johar, and starred the
popular on-screen pair of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in their fourth film
together. Rani Mukerji featured in a supporting role, while Salman Khan also
had an extended-cameo appearance. Sana Saeed, who was featured in a supporting
role, made her debut in this film. The plot combines two love triangles set
years apart. The first half covers friends on a college campus, while the
second tells the story of a widower's young daughter who tries to reunite her
dad with his old friend.
Filmed in India, Mauritius, and
Scotland, this was Johar's directorial debut. One of his goals for the film was
to set a new level for style in Hindi cinema. The music was composed by
Jatin-Lalit, was the biggest seller of the year. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai received a
positive reception from critics, with special praise directed to Kajol's
performance. The film was successful in India and abroad, becoming the
highest-grossing Indian film of the year and the third highest-grossing Indian
film ever. Outside India, the film was the highest grossing Hindi film ever
until its record was broken by Karan's next directorial, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie
Gham... (2001).
The film received numerous
accolades, including the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing
Wholesome Entertainment and awards in the "Best Film" category at the
Filmfare Awards, Zee Cine Awards, Screen Awards, and Bollywood Movie Awards.
The film won 8 Filmfare Awards and is the only film to win all four acting
awards at the ceremony, namely Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor
and Best Supporting Actress.
2. 3 Idiots
This one is for all those hostel
boys in the engineering colleges! Based on Chetan Bhagat's novel, 3 Idiots is a
must watch. The movie talks about three college students, college romance, the
super strict professor, the stress of exams, or the super stress of college
placements etc.
3 Idiots is a 2009 Indian
coming-of-age comedy-drama film co-written (with Abhijat Joshi) and directed by
Rajkumar Hirani. Starring Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena
Kapoor, Boman Irani and Omi Vaidya, the film follows the friendship of three
students at an Indian engineering college and is a satire about the social
pressures under an Indian education system. The film is narrated through
parallel dramas, one in the present and the other ten years in the past. It
also incorporated real Indian inventions, namely those created by Remya Jose,
Mohammad Idris, Jahangir Painter and Sonam Wangchuk.
Produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
under the banner Vinod Chopra Films, 3 Idiots received critical and commercial
success upon its release on December 25, 2009. The film was the
highest-grossing film in its opening weekend in India, had the highest opening
day collections for an Indian film up until that point and also held the record
for the highest net collections in the first week for a Bollywood film. It also
became one of the few Indian films at the time to become successful in East Asian
markets such as China and Japan, eventually bringing its worldwide gross to
₹392 crore ($90 million)—it was the highest-grossing Indian film ever at the
time. The film also had a social impact on attitudes to education in India.
The film won six Filmfare Awards
including Best Film and three National Film Awards including Best Popular Film.
Overseas, it won the Grand Prize at Japan's Videoyasan Awards, and was
nominated for Best Outstanding Foreign Language Film at the Japan Academy
Awards and Best Foreign Film at China's Beijing International Film Festival.
This film was remade in Tamil as Nanban (2012), which also received critical
praise and commercial success. Nanban had a Telugu dubbed version titled
Snehitudu. A Mexican remake, 3 Idiotas, was also released in 2017.
3. Fukrey
Fukrey is a funny movie. With no
A-list star in its cast, and just with a bunch of newbies, the film stood out
because of a pretty interesting story line. The movie proves that the kids who
go to not so popular colleges, sometimes, have double the fun. Fukrey dealt
with different issues of college life less pocket money and the urge to impress
your girlfriend etc.
Fukrey (transl. Slackers) is a 2013
Indian Hindi-language comedy film, directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba, produced
by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, and starring Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma,
Ali Fazal, Manjot Singh, Richa Chadda, Vishakha Singh, and Priya Anand. The
story and dialogues are written by Vipul Vig and the screenplay is written by
Vig and Lamba. Produced under the Excel Entertainment banner, the film was
released on 14 June 2013.[6] Despite a poor opening, the film went on to become
a sleeper hit.
4. Main Hoon Na
The movie is about casanova guys,
and tomboy girls and also for that lovestruck guy/girl who had a major crush on
their professor, a love triangle, a stud boy, a super strong bond of friendship
between a guy and a girl, a hot professor, and what not!
Main Hoon Na (English: I am here)
is a 2004 Indian action-comedy film, co-written and directed by Farah Khan in
her directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Farah Khan and Abbas
Tyrewala based on the story by Anvita Dutt Guptan. The film stars Shah Rukh
Khan, Zayed Khan, Sushmita Sen, Amrita Rao and Sunil Shetty. Amisha Patel and
Ayesha Takia were the original choices for Amrita Rao’s role. It was remade
into Tamil as Aegan starring Ajith Kumar, Nayantara and Pia Bajpai.
The film is the story of Indian
army Major Ram Prasad Sharma (Shah Rukh Khan) who becomes embroiled in the
events to ensure that "Project Milap" - the releasing of civilian
captives on either side of the borders of India and Pakistan - can take place
as a sign of trust and peace between the two nations. Main Hoon Na is one of
the most successful Indian films discussing the Indo-Pakistani conflict from a
neutral point of view. The film was shot at St. Paul's School, Darjeeling, West
Bengal, India.
It is the first film of Shah Rukh
Khan's production company Red Chillies Entertainment. It was released on 30
April 2004 and received positive reviews from critics.
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