Adam and Eve Story

Adam and Eve

David Berkowitz

The story of Adam and Eve, and what happened in the garden of Eden, has some bizarre aspects to it which seem to have been completely overlooked by the mainstream. Here's the entire story, followed by my analysis.

Genesis 2:15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Did God lie?

Oddly enough, this story makes it appear that God lied and the serpent told the truth. God said they would die on the day they ate the fruit of that tree, as if it were poison. The serpent said they would not die, that their eyes would be opened, and they would know good and evil—exactly what you'd expect of a tree named the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. And that's exactly what happened, as the following verses reveal:

Genesis 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Genesis 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

Genesis 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked;

Genesis 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil:

From these verses, one is hard pressed to escape the conclusion that God lied, and the serpent told the truth. And yet, it seems unlikely to me that the author of this story meant to imply that God was a liar and the serpent was the good guy. But what was his intent? What did he expect us to conclude? It was only after I contemplated the big picture that eventually, an idea began to form in my mind, and the more I considered it, the more it seemed to make sense. What follows is that idea, my resolution of this strange story, a resolution which acknowledges the story's face value—that God lied—but which portrays him as winking at us down through time.

Winking at us

Virtually everyone to whom I've spoken regarding this story seems to agree on at least one point: it seems like it was a set-up. Could it be that God secretly wanted them to choose to eat from this tree? He plants this special tree in the middle of the garden—on display, as it were—and says to Adam and Eve, do not eat from this tree...this one right here. At this point I like to imagine that God turns to us, the audience, and winks, as if to acknowledge that we all know it will be only a matter of time before their curiosity gets the better of them, and they will succumb, though apparently it became necessary to coax them into it. No problem: exit God stage left, enter the 'serpent', stage right.

Did Eve sin?

Here was Eve's dilemma.

Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

With that, Eve had to make a judgment: who's telling the truth, the serpent or God? God says the fruit is fatal poison. The serpent says the fruit is not poison, and seems to imply that it's what God eats to make him full of knowledge. Eve considered some facts: the tree was located right in the center of the garden, where God often came down for a visit, as described in The First Book of Adam and Eve. This was God's spot, and he planted that tree here, and it would make little sense that such a beautiful fruit would be poison. So Eve clearly decided that God must be lying to her, for she would not willingly eat poison. It seems to me quite inappropriate to call this a sin—how can it be a sin to disobey someone who's lying to you?

Did God punish Eve?

If God wanted Adam and Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit, and it wan't a sin after all, then it would seem outrageous to turn around and punish them for it. But did he punish them? Let's take a look at these supposed punishments, beginning with that of Eve.

Genesis 3:13 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children;

This means pain in childbirth, scholars are agreed. It implies that only humans have pain in childbirth, and indeed many people, including scientist Carl Sagan, believe this to be true, by observation. While it may be hard to recognize the pain of animals, let's assume for a moment that it is true. What in the world could have given God cause to think of deliberately making childbirth painful, as a punishment for Eve? I would like to suggest that it wasn't a punishment, it was a result of how Adam and Eve were created.

Here's the idea in a nutshell. What if Adam and Eve were genetically engineered hybrids, say a cross of the genes of the Elohim, those who said "Let us make man in our image", and the genes of the native earth apes. Let's further suppose that this influx of genes from the gods caused the human brain to become much larger than it was in the apes. Scientists now agree that modern man has triple the brain size of his nearest ancestor. A larger brain requires a larger head to contain it, and the larger head of a baby would cause more pain during birth. Let's further assume that it was deemed unwise, for some unknown reason, to attempt to change the size of the vagina to accommodate the larger heads. What we're left with, then, is not a punishment of God, but rather a prediction, cloaked as a punishment.

Did God punish Adam?

Going with this theory that perhaps they weren't punishments after all, let's take a look at Adam's punishment.

Genesis 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

After the flood, the curse was apparently removed:

Genesis 8:21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

But did God really 'curse' the ground in the first place, or was he simply aware that outside of Eden, farming would be hard work? Did he really remove the curse after the flood, or did the flood somehow improve agriculture?

Did God punish the serpent?

Now here's the punishment of the serpent.

Genesis 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

"upon thy belly shalt thou go" implies that the serpent originally had legs. Also, he seemed to know a lot, and could talk to Eve, which is something very unlike an animal. His punishment was to be changed into a snake. Personally, I have my doubts that the serpent was ever anything but an actor whose role was to coax Eve into taking the forbidden fruit, according to God's plan. I've wondered vaguely whether perhaps God wanted the sight of a snake to be a reminder to Eve that the serpent's punishment was the greatest of all, as the instigator of the 'crime'.

I am left to conclude that if this story is real, and if Adam and Eve were genetically engineered hybrids, then these punishments were not punishments, they were just disguised to look like punishments.

Exiting the womb of Eden

Adam and Eve were given an opportunity to acquire the so-called knowledge of good and evil, and they chose to acquire it, to become more like God. What does the author mean by the term knowledge of good and evil? This calls for speculation, but I think one reasonable definition would be the knowledge of the consequences of our actions. We make hundreds of choices each day, and as time progresses, we learn which of our choices produce pain and misery, and which produce love and peace. To Adam and Eve, acquiring the knowledge of good and evil was portrayed to be as simple as eating a particular fruit. But in truth, the knowledge didn't come from eating a fruit, it came from being pushed out of the womb that was Eden, and into the real world, where it is a constant struggle to survive. It is now universally recognized that through adversity, through pain, we grow. Some say pain is the only teacher. So here is my conclusion: For Adam and Eve to truly mature, to become all that they were meant to be, they had to leave Eden, and although this story makes it look like it was a punishment, it seems clear that God always intended us to leave Eden, to migrate down the paths of those four rivers, and multiply, because only in the real world could we truly begin to acquire the knowledge we needed to become strong, mature children of God.

And now...the rest of the story

We haven't gotten to the part where it says "And they all lived happily ever after", but, we're getting there. Today, more than any other time in history, we are being given remarkable proof of life after death. From the the numerous testimonies of Near Death Experiencers to John Edward's daily television show, Crossing Over, we are more assured than ever before that our lives do continue after we leave these bodies. I believe there is a purpose for our being here, a profit in the pain, and it has all to do with our lives in the world to come. The tree of life is mentioned only twice in our bible: once in Genesis, the first book of the bible, where man begins acquiring the knowledge of good and evil, but is barred from the tree of life, and then again in Revelation, the last book of the bible, wherein the tree of life is promised back to us. Perhaps, then, it's as simple as this: Before we enter that mysterious kingdom of heaven, reportedly a most beautiful world in which there is no pain and great joy, it may be that God wants us to first learn a few things about how to behave. We do seem to learn those things by living here, and what we learn does benefit us. But I also think that in the world to come, through aspects of physics we are only beginning to become aware of, such as telepathy, we will benefit not only from our own experiences, but from the experiences of every human who has ever lived here since Adam and Eve. For if life after death is a fact, then not one of them has died, and they are all waiting for us to join them. With that in mind, I say to you, my fellow human being, it may well be that we have a future so bright, we'll have to wear shades.

Cleopatra VII

Cleopatra VII was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, ruling Egypt from 51 BC - 30 BC. She is celebrated for her beauty and her love affairs with the Roman warlords Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Cleopatra was born in 69 BC - 68 BC. When her father Ptolemy XII died in 51 BC, Cleopatra became co-regent with her 10-year-old brother Ptolemy XIII. They were married, in keeping with Egyptian tradition. Whether she was as beautiful as was claimed, she was a highly intelligent woman and an astute politician, who brought prosperity and peace to a country that was bankrupt and split by civil war.
In 48 BC, Egypt became embroiled in the conflict in Rome between Julius Caesar and Pompey. Pompey fled to the Egyptian capital Alexandria, where he was murdered on the orders of Ptolemy. Caesar followed and he and Cleopatra became lovers. Cleopatra, who had been exiled by her brother, was reinstalled as queen with Roman military support. Ptolemy was killed in the fighting and another brother was created Ptolemy XIII. In 47 BC, Cleopatra bore Caesar a child - Caesarion - though Caesar never publicly acknowledged him as his son. Cleopatra followed Caesar back to Rome, but after his assassination in 44 BC, she returned to Egypt. Ptolemy XIV died mysteriously at around this time, and Cleopatra made her son Caesarion co-regent.
In 41 BC, Mark Antony, at that time in dispute with Caesar's adopted son Octavian over the succession to the Roman leadership, began both a political and romantic alliance with Cleopatra. They subsequently had three children - two sons and a daughter. In 31 BC, Mark Antony and Cleopatra combined armies to take on Octavian's forces in a great sea battle at Actium, on the west coast of Greece. Octavian was victorious and Cleopatra and Mark Antony fled to Egypt. Octavian pursued them and captured Alexandria in 30 BC. With his soldiers deserting him, Mark Antony took his own life and Cleopatra chose the same course, committing suicide on 12 August 30 BC. Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire.

3 Idiots

Idiots (Hindi: ३ इडियट्स) is a 2009 Indian coming of age comedy-drama film co-written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, with a screenplay by Abhijat Joshi, and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It was loosely adapted from the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat. The film stars Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Omi Vaidya, Parikshit Sahni and Boman Irani.
Upon release, the film broke all opening box office records in India. It was the highest-grossing film in its opening weekend in India and had the highest opening day collections for a Bollywood film. It also held the record for highest net collections in the first week for a Bollywood film. It also became one of the few Indian films to become a major success in East Asian markets such as China, eventually bringing its overseas total to more than US$ 25 million—the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time in overseas markets, before being overtaken by Dhoom 3 (2013). It was expected to be the first Indian film to be officially released on YouTube, within 12 weeks of releasing in theatres on 25 March 2010, but finally got officially released on YouTube in May 2012. The film also went on to win many awards, winning six Filmfare Awards including best film and best director, ten Star Screen Awards and sixteen IIFA awards. "3 Idiots" is ranked #124 in IMDB's top 250 world movies and also has an IMDB rating of 8.5.
The film also uses real inventions by little-known people in India's backyards. The brains behind the innovations were Remya Jose, a student from Kerala, who created the exercise-bicycle/washing-machine; Mohammad Idris, a barber from Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh, who invented a bicycle-powered horse clipper; and Jahangir Painter, a painter from Maharashtra, who made the scooter-powered flour mill.This film was remade in Tamil as Nanban (2012) which also received critical praise and commercial success. It has also been announced that there will be a Chinese remake of the film produced by Stephen Chow and that there are plans for a Hollywood remake produced in the United States.

Plot

Farhan Qureshi (R. Madhavan) narrates the story of himself and his friends, Raju Rastogi (Sharman Joshi), and Ranchoddas "Rancho" Shamaldas Chanchad (Aamir Khan), students at the Imperial College of Engineering, one of the best colleges in India. Farhan wants to become a wildlife photographer, but is pursuing an engineering degree to fulfill his father's wish, whereas Raju needs to improve his family's financial situation, and Rancho studies for the pleasure of building machines. Rancho incurs the wrath of college's dean, Professor Viru Sahastrabuddhe a.k.a. 'Virus' (Boman Irani), by giving creative and unorthodox answers in class and living by the philosophy that one should pursue excellence not success as success will happen if excellence is achieved, and later blames the rote-learning mentality of the institution for the suicide of fellow student Joy Lobo. Virus's model student is Chatur Ramalingam, called "Silencer" for his silent but malodorous farts, (Omi Vaidya), whom Rancho humiliates by replacing praise with an obscenity in the speech memorized by Chatur for delivery before the college faculty and donors. Meanwhile, Rancho falls in love with Pia, in reply, tells Rancho of the exam, and he and Farhan steal the examination's questions for Raju who refuses to cheat as he has fully embraced Rancho view on life. Virus sentences them to expulsion; but then Pia angrily tells him he was possible for the death of their brother who had wanted to pursue literature and become a writer however under Virus is insistence he failed the ICE exam three times and committed suicide due to the pressure placed on him by his father who had considered his death an accident. The three then earn a reprieve when Viru's pregnant elder daughter Mona (Mona Singh) goes into labour at the same time. A heavy storm cuts electricity, and Pia who had left the house instructs Rancho to deliver the baby in the college common room via Voice over IP, after Rancho restores power using car batteries and a power inverter invented by Rancho. After the baby is apparently stillborn, Rancho resuscitates it by using his signature quote All is Well to which the baby responds and survives; therefore Virus allows them to take and pass their final exams. Rancho comes first and is awarded Virus's prize pen, retained hitherto for an especially-capable student.

Raju and Farhan then take Pia who was on the verge of marrying Suhas to Ladakh, where they see inventions resembling those of their friend. They reunite with him and when they ask him his real name, he identifies himself as Phunsukh Wangdu, Chatur's prospective business partner. Upon learning this, Chatur is horrified and begs Phunsukh to establish the business relationship as he had forced him to sign a declaration of defeat and attempted to humiliate him, apparently to no effect.

Cast

• Aamir Khan as Ranchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad/Chhote/Rancho/Phunsukh Wangdu – One of a group of three friends in the university. He went missing after graduation and his two friends traveled across India looking for him. Rancho, as a student, was intelligent and had brilliant methods to be successful and content in life. He fought against the wrong system of teaching and was often punished for this. Also he was in a romantic relationship with Pia. At the end of the film, he is shown to become a famous scientist and prospective business associate.
• Kareena Kapoor as Pia Sahastrabuddhe – Viru "Virus" Sahastrabuddhe's youngest daughter who pursues being a doctor and Rancho's (Phunsukh Wangdu) love interest. She was engaged to another person but gets attracted to Aamir Khan's character in the film.
• R. Madhavan as Farhan Qureshi – the film's narrator and a friend of Rancho and Raju. His father wants him to be an engineer despite his love for wildlife photography. Towards the climax, it is shown that he convinces his parents about his love for photography and embarks on the journey for the passion of wildlife photography with the help of his friends and has become a famous wildlife photography by the present.
• Sharman Joshi as Raju Rastogi – the third member in the gang comprising Farhan and Rancho. In his college days, he came from an impoverished family with a mother who's a retired school teacher and a paralyzed father who was a postman. His sister is unmarried in the film during his college days. In the present day, he is shown to be a settled married man in Delhi and has freed his family from poverty and become a wealthy executive.
• Boman Irani as Dr. Viru Sahastrabuddhe – better known as "Virus", he serves as the strict college director and Pia's father. He is the film's "antagonist". He went on to another level of acting in altering his dialogue delivery and thereby bringing a crude strictness to his character. His character focuses on a person who is highly competitive and challenging in nature and he has done complete justice to the role. towards the end he is shown to be a changed man in terms of his teaching ideologies.
• Omi Vaidya as Chatur Ramalingam – better known as "Silencer". Omi plays a nerdy character born in Uganda and completed his schooling in Pondicherry. He believes in mindless memorizing and also sneers Rancho's ideas just like Virus. It is heavily implied that he was called Silencer because he popped "bengali baba's" pills and farts, blaming the output on others, plus cramming on exams by handling out pornographic magazines to the fellow students in order for him to rise his grades. After being insulted due to his speech, he swears retaliation and vows to be more successful. In the present part of the film, he is shown to be a very successful person holding the vice president position of a company. He mocks Rancho into signing a declaration defeat only to learn that Rancho is actually his client, Phunsukh Wangdu and later accepts the fact that Rancho is more successful than him. Vaidya was chosen by Hirani for the role mainly because of his dialogue memorization and his typical slang.
• Rahul Kumar as ManMohan – Better known as "Millimeter" or "MM". He is a young man who does chores in the college such as helping students by ironing their clothes, finishing assignments, and getting groceries, in return for money. In the present day, he works as a faculty member in Rancho/Chhote/Phunsukh Wangdu's school in Ladakh.
• Dushyant Wagh as Centimeter/Elder ManMohan – the present day Millimeter who works as Rancho's/Phunsukh Wangdu's assistant in Ladakh
• Mona Singh as Mona Sahastrabuddhe – Pia's elder sister and Virus's elder daughter. She has a supportive role in the movie.
• Parikshit Sahni as Mr. Qureshi – Farhan's father, a strict but loving parent who just wants his son to be settled in life.
• Amardeep Jha as Mrs. Rastogi – Raju's mother, who is a retired schoolteacher and tireless complainer.
• Javed Jaffrey as the real Ranchhodas Shyamaldas Chanchad – a person Raju, Farhan, and Chatur meet during the Shyamaldas Chanchad funeral service. His character is shown to be a corrupt person right from childhood, taking benefits from 'Chhote' in his homework and his exams. His father sends him to London and sends 'Chhote' to ICE to gain an engineering degree in his name however he does appreciate what Chhote did for him and does give Raju and Farhan information on where to find him, only after they blackmailed him into telling them.
• Arun Bali as Shamaldas Chhanchad – father of Ranchhoddas Shamaldas Chhanchad. He was an illiterate and knew people mocked him because of this so when he realized n the servant boy's intelligence he arranged for him to go to college and earn a degree in his sons name. He has died by the present day.
• Ali Fazal as Joy Lobo – the student who has similar passion for machines like Rancho. After Virus tells him that he would not graduate, he commits suicide.
• Akhil Mishra as Librarian Dubey
• Rohitash Gaud as Ranchhodas' servant
• Achyut Potdar as Machine Class Professor
• Madhav Vaze as Joy Lobo's father.
• Olivier Sanjay Lafont as Suhas Tandon – a materialistic comic character who is Pia's ex-fiance.
• Jayant Kripalani as Interviewer - the company head who conducts Raju's job interview.

Production

The shoot of the film with the supporting characters began on 28 July 2008. Hirani and his team left in late August for the shoot with the principal cast. The film was shot in Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Ladakh, Chail and Shimla. Aamir and rest of the cast began shooting in early September. Hirani planned to wrap up the film by December. The first scene was shot in an aircraft with Madhavan. From Mumbai, the crew and cast comprising Aamir and Kareena went to Ladakh for a 20-day schedule. Filming of the ICE college scenes took place at the Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore campus for 33 days as a part of the second schedule of production. PIO

Release

The film initially opened up on 2000 prints worldwide.3 Idiots was released in 1800 theaters in India, which was at that time a big domestic release. 3 Idiots was released in 415 screens overseas. 3 idiots was released in 2,215 theaters worldwide

Pre-release business

3 Idiots Pre-release business

Territories and ancillary revenues	Price
Satellite rights with a TV channel	22 crore (US$3.5 million)
Worldwide distribution rights	65 crore (US$10 million)
Music rights (T~Series)	12 crore (US$1.9 million)
Total	100 crore (US$16 million)

• The figures don't include the Print and Advertising (P&A) costs.

Box office

After its initial run, the film's adjusted worldwide lifetime gross was 3.39 billion (US$53 million).
According to Box Office, 3 Idiots grossed 3.92 billion (US$62 million) worldwide at the end of its theatrical run. Box Office India declared the film an "All Time Blockbuster", and it is one of the films on their list of "Biggest Blockbusters Ever in Hindi Cinema". The film was also listed in Guinness World Records for the record of highest box office film gross for a Bollywood film.

India

3 Idiots worldwide Collections breakdown

Territory	Territory wise Collections break-up
India	202.57 crore (US$32 million)
	Distributor share: 99.2 crore (US$16 million)
	Entertainment tax: 67.0 crore (US$11 million)
Overseas (Outside India)	US$26 million
	US$6,532,874 (United States)
Worldwide	392 crore (US$62 million)

The film broke all box office records upon release. It created highest collection record for paid previews with Rs 27.5 million that time, which was broken by Chennai Express (2013). In its four-day first weekend, the film netted 380 million (US$6.0 million), and broke the record held by Ghajini for the first weekend collections. By the first week, the film netted 790 million (US$12 million), again breaking the box office record held by Ghajini. 3 Idiots had nett grossed 560 million (US$8.8 million) in its 2nd week, 302.5 million (US$4.7 million) during the third week, 160 million (US$2.5 million) in its fourth week and 97.5 million (US$1.5 million) in fifth to make a total of 1.91 billion (US$30 million) in five weeks.
Box Office India declared the film an "All time Blockbuster", and it is one of the films on their list of "Biggest Blockbusters Ever in Hindi Cinema".

Overseas

3 Idiots became the then highest-grossing Bollywood film in overseas markets with overseas gross of US$25 million. 3 Idiots first weekend opening collection in overseas was $4 million. It set record collections for Indian-produced films in territories such as United States, Australia, Fiji, and some African territories. In the United States, the film earned $6.5 million since its opening, in addition to over $2.5 million in the United Kingdom, over $2 million in Canada, nearly $1 million in Australia, and over $3 million in South Korea.3 Idiots has the biggest first week total in US with around $3 million over its first four days.
Unusual for an Indian film, 3 Idiots has become a major success in East Asian markets. The film had the longest showing period at cinemas in Taiwan, for more than two months from December 2010, breaking the record of Avatar, with over TWD $10 million grossed. The film was the first aired Indian film in Hong Kong, where it grossed HKD $22 million since its showing from 1 September 2011, as of January 2012, and the equivalent of over US$3 million as of 4 March 2012. In China, where it is known as San Geshagua ("Three Idiots"), the film grossed $1.15 million in four days in December 2011, eventually crossing the $2 million mark within 18 days, and nearly $3 million within a month, as of 5 January 2012. Alongside the original Hindi version, a Chinese-dubbed version was also released, with the popular actress Tang Wei (best known for Lust, Caution) voicing Kareena Kapoor's role. One reason for its success in East Asian markets such as China and Hong Kong is because of their similar education systems, thus many students were able to identify with the characters, with some Chinese universities "even prescribing the film in their coursework as a kind of stress-relief in their classrooms." 3 Idiots added US$ 7 million from a wide release in far eastern markets like South Korea, China, Hong Kong etc. Following its success in other Asian markets, Japanese distributor Nikkatsu has announced plans to release the film in Japan. Upon its release in Japanese markets in June 2013, it went on to collect around ¥100 million (61 million) in its first two weeks of run – That makes the film the highest grossing Hindi film ever in Japan.

Critical reception

3 Idiots received universal critical acclaim. Subhash K. Jha (film critic and author of The Essential Guide to Bollywood) states: "It's not that 3 Idiots is a flawless work of art. But it is a vital, inspiring and life-revising work of contemporary art with some heart imbued into every part. In a country where students are driven to suicide by their impossible curriculum, 3 Idiots provides hope. Maybe cinema can't save lives. But cinema, sure as hell, can make you feel life is worth living. 3 Idiots does just that, and much more. The director takes the definition of entertainment into directions of social comment without assuming that he knows best." Nikhat Kazmi of the Times of India gave it four and a half stars and suggests that, "The film is a laugh riot, despite being high on fundas [...] Hirani carries forward his simplistic 'humanism alone works' philosophy of the Lage Raho Munna Bhai series in 3 Idiots too, making it a warm and vivacious signature tune to 2009. The second half of the film does falter in parts, specially the child birth sequence, but it doesn't take long for the film to jump back on track." Mayank Shekhar of the Hindustan Times gave the film three and a half out of five stars and comments that "this is the sort of movie you’ll take home with a smile and a song on your lips." Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 3 Idiots four and a half out of five stars and states: "On the whole, 3 Idiots easily ranks amongst Aamir, Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra's finest films. Do yourself and your family a favour: Watch 3 Idiots. It's emotional, it's entertaining, it's enlightening. The film has tremendous youth appeal and feel-good factor to work in a big way." Kaveree Bamzai of India Today gave 3 Idiots five stars and argues that "it's a lovely story, of a man from nowhere who wanted to learn, told like a fairy tale, with the secret heart carrying its coded message of setting all of us free."
Other critics gave the film a mixed review. Sonia Chopra of Sify gave the film 3 stars and said "Though a bit too calculated and designed, 3 Idiots is still an ok option for the significant message, interesting cast and scattered breezy moments." Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film three out of five stars and states: "Going home after watching 3 Idiots I felt like I'd just been to my favorite restaurant only to be a tad under-whelmed by their signature dish. It was a satisfying meal, don't get me wrong, but not the best meal I'd been expecting." Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express also gave it 3 stars, stating "‘3 Idiots' does not do as much for me. The emotional truth that shone through both the 'Munnabhai' movies doesn’t come through strongly enough." Raja Sen of Rediff gave the film two out of five stars and states: "Rajkumar Hirani's one of the directors of the decade, a man with immense talent and a knack for storytelling. On his debut, he hit a hundred. With his second, he hit a triple century. This time, he fishes outside the offstump, tries to play shots borrowed from other batters, and hits and misses to provide a patchy, 32*-type innings. It's okay, boss, *chalta hai*. Even Sachin has an off day, and we still have great hope."
The film has also been highly acclaimed overseas. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 100% "fresh" critics' rating based on six reviews as well as an audience rating of 93% based on over 20,000 votes. Derek Elley of Variety wrote that "3 Idiots takes a while to lay out its game plan but pays off emotionally in its second half." Robert Abele of Los Angeles Times wrote that there's an "unavoidable joie de vivre (symbolized by Rancho's meditative mantra 'All is well') and a performance charm that make this one of the more naturally gregarious Bollywood imports." Louis Proyect described it as a "fabulous achievement across the board. A typical Bollywood confection but also social commentary on a dysfunctional engineering school system that pressures huge numbers of students into suicide." The Korean site Naver gave the film a review rating of 9.4 out of 10; on the same site, it holds a user rating of 9.34 out of 10 based on nearly 25,000 votes, making it the 19th highest-rated film on Naver's top films list. On the Chinese site Douban, 3 Idiots holds an average audience rating of 9.1 out of 10 based on nearly 500,000 votes,making it the 10th highest-rated film on Douban's top 250 list.
Aamir Khan remuneration for 3 idiots was 450 million (US$7.1 million) including shares in profits (highest ever in 2009)^.

Awards

Main article: List of accolades received by 3 Idiots

The film won 40 accolades; among these are six Filmfare Awards including best film and best director, ten Star Screen Awards, sixteen IIFA awards and three National Film Awards. In January 2014, it was nominated in the Best Outstanding Foreign Language Film category for 37th Japanese Academy Awards.

Soundtrack

3 Idiots
Soundtrack album by Shantanu Moitra
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	T-Series
Producer	Shantanu Moitra

The film's soundtrack is composed by Shantanu Moitra with lyrics penned by Swanand Kirkire.

Track#	Song	Singer(s)	Duration
1	"Aal Izz Well"	Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Swanand Kirkire	4:36
2	"Zoobi Doobi"	Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal	4:08
3	"Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh"	Shaan, Shantanu Moitra	5:01
4	"Give Me Some Sunshine"	Suraj Jagan, Sharman Joshi	4:07
5	"Jaane Nahin Denge Tujhe"	Sonu Nigam	3:32
6	"Aal Izz Well (Remix)"	Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Swanand Kirkire	4:41
7	"Zoobi Doobi (Remix)"	Sonu Nigam, Jaive Samson, Shreya Ghoshal	3:29

Controversy

Prior to the release of the film director Rajkumar Hirani commented on the relationship between Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat and 3 Idiots stating:

Chetan gave me this book to read and I wanted to make a film on it. But I knew right from the start that I could not make a film completely on the book, as it was very anecdotal and a film needs a plot. So I had decided to rewrite it in a screenplay format. You'll see that the film is very different from the book. After I wrote the script, I called Chetan and narrated it to him. I told him that if he did not like the script, I would stop the project. But he was okay with it.

The day after the film opened, Chetan also noted:

Initially I did sit down with Raju and Abhijat while they were deciding to make a film based on '5 Point Someone'. I even went to IIT with Abhijat a couple of times. But it was just not possible for me to be involved at every stage of the screenplay writing process since I was in Hong Kong at that time, working full time and busy writing other books. Moreover, Abhijat is based in USA, Raju was in the US for quite a while working on the screenplay but it was not practical for me to do that [...] The film retains the soul of the book. 3 Idiots is different from the book but at the same time it does borrow many things from the book. The core theme and message of the film is coming from the book itself. And that's why the makers have officially credited the film as 'Based on a novel by Chetan Bhagat.'

A controversy developed a few days after the release, however, over the fact that Chetan's credit, "Based on the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat" appeared in the closing credits rather than in the opening ones. At that time, Bhagat stated that he "was expecting an opening credit and I was quite surprised on not seeing it. They had bought the rights, made the payment and committed to a credit in the contract. It’s there, but it’s not about it being there, it’s about the placement and the prominence." In a 31 December 2009 blog post on his personal website, Bhagat stated that he was told the movie was only 2–5% based on the book, but when he saw it, he felt that it was 70% of the book. He also argued that he was misled by the makers of the film, though he noted, that "this has nothing to do with Mr. Aamir Khan [...] I am a big fan of Aamir and he has made my story reach people. However, he was told by the makers not to read the book, and he hasn’t. Thus, he cannot comment on the issue in a meaningful manner."
A few people responded to Chetan's statements. According to the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), during a press conference with reporters producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra "clarified that in the agreement between the producer and Bhagat, it was clearly mentioned that the author’s name would be put in the closing credits." IANS also reported that Chopra "lost his cool" and "asked a reporter to shut up after being questioned whether his hit 3 Idiots was lifted from author Chetan Bhagat’s book Five Point Someone."Chopra later apologised, stating: "I really think I’m silly. I was provoked, but I shouldn’t have done this. I saw myself on TV and saw how I was shouting 'shut up, shut up' like an animal. I told myself — 'what nonsensical behaviour'." Aamir Khan also responded to these claims. Rajkumar Hirani stated that "We have officially bought the rights for the film. We drew a contract with him and it clearly mentions about the position of his credit. With open eyes he had seen the contract, consulted his lawyer and signed the agreement [...] In the contract, we have said that the title would be given in the rolling credits. We haven't changed the font size. We haven't increased the speed of the title. It's exactly there where it was agreed to be."Chetan Bhagat later apologised stating, "I definitely do not have anything against team 3 Idiots. I may have some issues on the mistake they may have made but nothing about their personality or the kind of people they are. I apologise to their families if there was any distress caused to them. I also want to thank all my fans, who stood by me but I don't want them to turn against anyone especially Aamir.

Every Child is Special

 

 

Each and every Child Is Special is an eye opener regarding worth and significance of each child. The story refers to an issue that is real as it usually unrecognized-Dyslexia.

           

                Every Child is Special is a Hindi films directed by Amir Khan .The story is about an 8-year-old boy named Ishaan who cannot cope with the academic demands in school. He once complained that The letters are dancing!” when he was asked to read. Teacher threw him out of the class and the students who passed by the hall mocked him for being punished. Moreover, Ishaan reversed letters when he wrote and demonstrated a poor understanding of mathematical concepts. Sometimes if he commits mistakes everybody laughs at him or will shout on him just like what his father or even his mother did. He always find ways to laugh after evrybody laugh bout what his diong. He was at the risk of repeating a grade level again because of his poor scholastic performance.Too often, he may be caught by his teacher daydreaming and getting low grades.                          

          Ishaan began to evade homework and cutting classes because of his discouragement over his failings. Sometimes his father shouts and doing harsh against Ishaan. When his teachers advised his parents to avail of special education services, his family decided to send him to a boarding school instead in the hopes that the highly structured environment will straighten out his “behavioral problems”. But the academic status of Ishaan was not improve. Alternatively, he became withdrawn and lonely, far from the Ishaan who was active and fun-loving.
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           Ishaan continued struggling with the same problems in his new school. When he was finally on the brink of suicide,Then came an alternative art teacher Ram Nikumbh discovered that he had dyslexia and consequently turned his life around. Ram Nikumbh change the best way Ishaan would act towards school and figure out how to appreciate himself even more, his art teacher who pay attention to Ishaan and to understand Ishaan whom his parents never finds what ishaan is.

      

            Towards the end of the school year Nikumbh organises an art fair for the staff and students. The competition is judged by artist Lalita Laimi, who portrays herself in the film. Ishaan, with his strikingly creative style, is declared the winner and Nikumbh, who paints Ishaan's portrait, the runner-up. When Ishaan's parents meet his teachers on the last day of school they are left speechless by the transformation they see in him. Overcome with emotion, Ishaan's father thanks Nikumbh. As Ishaan is getting into the car to leave with his parents, he turns around and runs toward Nikumbh. The film ends with a freeze frame shot of Nikumbh tossing Ishaan into the air.

          

 

 

MOVIE REVIEW

       

         Hindi Films is a very inspiring movie it makes everyone to realize what maybe is right :)

There are many hindi films I already view. One of the Hindi films that touch my heart is the movie Every Child Is Special.

      

          Every Child Is Special is a movie that can tug the heartstrings and at the same time bring hope that having dyslexia is not really a desperate situation. . It tells in regards to boy, Ishaan Awasthi, who was simply always getting in trouble at school for being so misbehaving and out of focus from his instructional classes. Ishaan's father, Nandkishore Awasthi , is a successful executive who expects his children to excel. His mother, housewife Maya Awasthi, is frustrated by her inability to educate her son.  An alternative art teacher Ram Nikumbh who discovered that Ishaan had dyslexia and consequently turned his life around and change the best way Ishaan would act towards school and figure out how to appreciate himself even more, his art teacher who pay attention to Ishaan and to understand Ishaan.

        Ishaan their in the movie is a boy who cannot cope with the academic demand in school. He found his self happy for everything he wants to imagined. Because of his poor understanding in every lesson his teacher decided to talk to his parents.His father decided to send ishaan in a boarding school but the academic statu of Ishaan does not improved . Ishaan became lonely .There was once an altenative art teacher named Nikumbh who voluntarily teach Ishaan to right and read even to be the best way would act towards school and find out how to appreciate himself even more.In a competiton in arts Ishaan,screative styl is declared the winner . Finaly Ishaan's father is proud of what Ishaan did even in a simple way ,not from his father will but from Ishaan's will.

       The part that touch my heart  most was when his father decided to send her to a boarding school his mother that timetrying to please Ishaan's father to never send Ishaan to a boarding school because his mother knows that Ishaan cant stand by herself alone ,Ishaan also please his father like a child crying because he will be far away from his mother, brother even to his father. They send Ishaan to a boarding school as they arrive his mother and brother never stop crying like they lost their only fun loving brother and son.

    There are some part of the movie that we should never follow, specially those who is already parents and soon to become parents we should  never shout our child and never do some harsh agains them because of some mistakes they had done because it may affects the mind of the children healed in smooth Just like what Ishaans father did to him he sometimes shout to Ishaan and do some hars against Ishaan. Everthing heald in smooth ways we dont need to do harsh way to correct mistakes.
    My favorite and the best part of this movie is when Ishaan learn to love and trust  his self. His mother and father are crying because of too much happiness. I can feel the love of his parents to Ishaan and they are very proud of Ishaan.

  
   
 A happy Ishaan,
 before he leaves for the summer  holidays.

 CONCLUSION

     . Adults should not demand that their kids top all their subjects so that they can live out the unfulfilled ambitions of their parents. Each child is special in the sense that they have their own calling, which may or may not be in line with what their families want. Moreover, as an OT, I highly regard this movie for advocating the “disability perspective”: that there are a lot of special children who have given up trying to meet age-appropriate demands because of disabilities. Every Child Is Special is a movie that can tug the heartstrings and at the same time bring hope that having dyslexia is not really a desperate situation. Friends and family support, patience, and love are central themes in this story.

       

           
 RECOMMENDATION
 

              I highly regard this movie to everybody to realize that it is the parents and the caregiver who will distribute much to the development of their children.  Every Child Is Special is a movie that can tug the heartstrings. Do watch this movie I assure you the BEST !

        

               

                 

The Love Story of Romeo and Juliet

The Love Story of Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is an enduring tragic love story written by William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. Shakespeare borrowed his plot from an original Italian tale.  It is believed Romeo and Juliette were based on actual characters from Verona. 

The Montague and Capulet families are feuding.  The Prince of Verona intervenes and declares that any further fighting will be punishable by death.

When the Count of Paris approaches Lord Capulet about marrying his daughter, Juliet, he is wary of the request because she is only thirteen.  Capulet asks the Count of Paris to wait another two years and invites him to attend a ball.  Lady Capulet and Juliet's nurse urge Juliet to accept Paris' courtship.

In the Montague house, Benvolio talks with his cousin Romeo, Lord Montague's son, about Romeo's recent melancholy.  Benvolio discovers Romeo's unrequited infatuation for a girl named Rosaline, a niece of Lord Capulet's nieces.  Persuaded by Benvolio Romeo attends the ball at the Capulet house in hopes of meeting Rosaline.  But it is not Rosaline who sweeps him off his feet - it is the fair Juliette.

 

 

After the ball, Romeo sneaks into the Capulet courtyard and overhears Juliet on her balcony vowing her love to him in spite of her family's hatred for his family.  Romeo makes himself known to her and they agree to be married. 

 

Juliet's Balcony in Verona

With the help of a friar, who hopes to reconcile the two families through their children's union, they are secretly married the next day.

Juliet's cousin Tybalt, incensed that Romeo had crashed the Capulet ball, challenges him to a duel.  Romeo, now considering Tybalt his kinsman, refuses to fight.  Romeo's friend, Mercutio is offended by Tybalt's insolence, as well as Romeo's "vile submission" and accepts the duel on Romeo's behalf.  Mercutio is fatally wounded when Romeo attempts to break up the fight.  Grief-stricken and wracked with guilt, Romeo confronts and slays Tybalt.

Montague argues that Romeo has justly fought and killed Tybalt for the murder of Mercutio.  The Prince exiles Romeo from Verona and declares that if Romeo returns, he will be executed.  

Romeo secretly spends the night in Juliet's chamber, where they make love for the first and last time, consummating their marriage.  In the morning, he prepares to leave and kisses her one last time. 

  
Lord Capulet, misinterpreting Juliet's grief, agrees to marry her to Count Paris and threatens to disown her when she refuses.  Juliette pleads for the marriage to be delayed, but her mother rejects her.

Juliet visits Friar Laurence for help, and he offers her a drug that will put her into a death-like coma for forty-two hours.  The Friar promises to send a messenger to inform Romeo of the plan, so that he can rejoin her when she awakens.  On the night before her wedding to the Count, Juliet takes the drug and, when discovered apparently dead, she is laid in the family crypt.

The messenger, however, failed to reach Romeo and, instead, he learned of Juliet's apparent demise from his servant.  Heartbroken, Romeo buys poison from an apothecary and goes to the Capulet crypt.  There, he encounters Count Paris who has come to mourn Juliet privately.

Believing Romeo to be a vandal, Paris confronts him and, in the ensuing battle, Romeo kills Paris.  Still believing Juliet to be dead, Romeo drinks the poison.

Juliet then awakens only to find her beloved Romeo dead.  Unwilling to live without him, she stabs herself with his dagger.

The feuding families and the Prince meet at the tomb to find all three dead.  The Friar recounts their story.  The families are reconciled by their children's deaths and agree to end their violent feud.