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Idiots break Bollywood box office records

Breaking all time Bollywood box office records, ‘3 Idiots’ has become the number one highest grossed film in history.

The film broke the 35 year old record of ‘Sholey’ and more than 60 million people have watched the film in theatres by the second week of January and the numbers are only growing and the film has grossed over US $ 70 Million worldwide.

The film also became the highest grossing Indian film ever to release in the US, Middle East, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, Kenya and Fiji beating all previous records. The film in UK has retained its position in the top 10 films at the British Box Office and also is Aamir Khan’s biggest grosser so far and highest box office grosser of 2009.

In addition to the international records ‘3 Idiots’ which is now being screened at the Majestic cinema Colombo too has collected nearly Rs. five million with almost 19,000 patrons in its first 23 days.
The Vidhu Vinod Chopra production has been released on 2126 copies worldwide, which is the widest release for any Indian film to date.

A provocative comedy, 3 Idiots follows two friends who go on a quest to find a third, lost friend, which in turn sends them on a trip down memory lane. Raj Kumar Hirani directed and Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Madhavan and Sharman Joshi star.

Two friends (R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi) embark on a quest for a lost buddy. On this journey, they encounter a long forgotten bet, a wedding they must gatecrash, and a funeral that goes impossibly out of control.

They make their way through the perilous landscape, another journey through memory lane and the story of their friend - the irrepressible free-thinker Rancho (Aamir Khan), who in his unique way, touched and changed their lives. It’s a story of their hostel days that swings between Rancho’s romance with the spirited Pia (Kareena Kapoor), and his clash with an oppressive mentor, Viru Sahastrabudhhe (Boman Irani). And then one day, suddenly, Rancho vanishes....

Who was he? Where did he come from? Why did he leave? The friends who influenced and inspired them to think creatively and independently, even as the conformist world called them three idiots. Where is the original idiot now?

Finally, in misty mountains of unparalleled beauty, the friends find the key to the secret.

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