Ruining 3 Idiots For You

I like Three Idiots. I have met so many people across the globe who have seen this movie and know India from the movie.
However, I don't think the logic in this movie is pretty solid to be taken as a serious life advice.

Consider this example -
Throughout the movie, this guy - Suhas ( played by Sanjay Lafont) has been mocked.

The reason Amir Khan's character Rancho gives to ridicule this guy is that “He chose to become an investment banker after studying engineering and MBA. So he wasted his education”

The same Rancho wholeheartedly supports Madhvan's character Farhan to pursue a career in photography when he is just shy of one year from becoming an engineer. His logic - He should follow his passion.

Why? If someone couldn't find his passion till he graduates and switches to become an investment banker instead of a techie that cannot be accepted as if he has to stick to his early life decision? Why he needs to be ridiculed and someone who chooses rather a risky profession such as wildlife photography, that is totally cool and needs to be applauded?

Since this movie is so influential regardless of what it is actually preaching, I would want anyone who refers to this movie for serious life tips to read this answer from prof. Richard Muller as well.

As it's been explained in some other answers in reference to Prof. Muller's thoughts. ( I think in one of Rohan Kamath's answer) While following a passion, you need to also consider what if you end up being the 1000th best or 100,000 the best in the field. Will you be earning as per expectations? Will you still be happy? Being a 100,000th good engineer is far far better financially than being the 10,000th best professional photographer or musician. Of course happiness part one needs to judge on their own. With this logic, I wouldn't completely disagree with Farhan's father's perspective in the movie.

This answer on Quora perfectly explains why Chatur actually had a point.

The second movie is Border. Again.. superb movie. There is no count how many times I have watched it. But this scene bugs me all the time-

Sunil Shetty's character Bhairosingh walks with a tank mine towards a tank and the tank commander orders to roll the tank back giving him perfect opportunity to put the mine under the tank and detonate. Now, why does the tank needed to move at all? The tank mine couldn't have exploded on its own without the tank's weight. I hope the enemy was not that stupid.

Bollywood movies have a tonne of illogical scenes but those movies anyways have low expectations. My pet peeve is when renowned movie creators do such things which could have been avoided easily.

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Above post is part of my answer to the question on Quora.Com - What is Bollywood logic?