Five point someone vs 3 Idiots

With due respect to Mr. Hirani and Mr. Chopra I would like to take an opportunity to appreciate their great work for “3Idiots”, including direction, production and screenplay. I have liked all their previous works and I have high regards for their crafts. I was disappointed during the whole controversy. “Five point someone” is one of my favorite books. I strongly believe the foundation of movie is “Five point someone”. Here are my pointers why 75% of movie is from the book. I am making myself very clear that I am not writing on someone’s behalf. The book is already appreciated for its great writing and hence begged these awards:

• Society Young Achiever's Award (2004)
• The Publisher's Recognition Award (2005)

Here are my pointers why “Five point someone” has contributed 75% towards the story line of “3 Idiots”

1. The core of movie has been taken from the book which is all about the academics, the professors, campus life and the rat race to get better grades.
2. In the machines class Ryan tried to give similar definition of machines due to which the professor got irritated.
3. The Introduction speech of Professor Viru Sahastrabuddhe-Virus is exactly the same which in the book was made by Professor Dubey during his first interaction class.
4. In the movie Joy Lobo designs the flying car and Professor Viru Sahastrabuddhe-Virus rejects it, in the book Ryan’s lubricant project got rejected by Professor Cherian.
5. Ryan concludes that the IIT system is unfair because:
a) It suppresses talent and individual spirit.
b) It extracts the best years of one’s life from the country’s brightest minds.
c) It judges students with a draconian GPA system that destroys relationships.
d) The professors don’t care for the students.
e) IITs have hardly contributed to the country.
(This is what Rancho tried to explain Raju (Alok the character of the book) in the bathroom.
6. This is exactly what Rancho told Professor Viru Sahastrabuddhe-Virus on academic system. In the book Read Ryan’s remarks, “You know guys, this whole IIT system is sick. Because, tell me, how many great engineers or scientists have come out of IIT? I mean that is supposed to be the best college in India, the best technology institute for a country of a billion. But has IIT ever invented anything? Or made any technical contribution to India? Over thirty years of IITs, yet, all it does is train some bring kids to work in multinationals. I mean look at MIT in the USA… What is wrong in the system…This system of relative grading and overburdening the students? I mean it kills the best fun years of your life. But it kills something else. Where is the room for original though? Where is the time for creativity? It is not fair.”
7. Ryan, clearly, is the hero of book.(Similarly Rancho was the hero of movie)
8. Of the three, the story was narrated in first person by Hari (In the movie it was Farhan )
9. Ryan Oberoi the handsome dude, though full of creativity, wealth, style and ideas (This is how Rancho’s character has being portrait in the movie with little twist)
10. The book was all about the adventures of three students (and friends), Hari Kumar (the narrator), Ryan Oberoi, and Alok Gupta, who fail to cope with the education system of the IITs. The three hostel-mates - Alok, Hari and Ryan get off to a bad start - they screw up with the system from the first class. And while they try to amend, things only got worse. It takes them a while to realize: If you try and screw with the system, it comes back to double screw you. These three friends who were below average guys among the cream of knowledge. (It was the similar situation for the three of them in the movie)
11. It directly as well as indirectly discusses the grim side of the IIT education system, which is lauded by the elite.(The movie clearly revolved around improving the education system)
12. The name of the movie itself has being derived from the book “You guys are Idiots “(for reference please check page no. 39 of chapter 4 “Line Drawing” the conversation between Ryan, Alok and Hari in the Connaught place restaurant Ryan referred his two friends as IDIOTS and several times on page no 199 Professor Veera referred the three friends as “IDIOTS”).
13. The romantic angle is provided by Hari’s friendship to Neha, the HOD’s daughter. (Now again the definitely the movie has being twisted but with no innovation definitely it had the romantic angle however it was projected between Rancho and Pia.)
14. In the book Hari always wished to be like Ryan, (Even in the movie Farhan admired Rancho and follow him blindly)
15. In the book even after messing up with their grades the two friends landed up with good jobs. (It was similar in the movie)
16. Five Point Someone deals with the simple Hari, the studious Alok and the gallant Ryan. (Even the movie had similar characterization).
17. In case of ragging Rancho was a savior for Farhan and Raju (Similarly Ryan acted as a hero for Hari and Alok by protecting them from Baku)
18. The introduction lines used in the movie was “if you do not study well you won’t get any job, no credit card and no father would like to marry their daughter to us.” ( In the book Chapter 1 page no.11 second last paragraph has the same phrase)
19. Anyways the lifestyle of Rancho was very much similar to Ryan in the movie. Even in the book there was no description of his parents and he was from Mussoorie which is approximately 305 kms i.e. 5 hrs.
20. The description of Raju’s family is exactly the same of Alok in the book. As her mother was the only earning member of the house, his father was not medically fit he had paralysis and was on complete bed rest and his elder sister was almost of marriageable age.(for reference see page no.13 second para chapter no.2)
21. The movie has drawn the character of “Chatur” from “Venkat” (Muggu) in the book.
22. Raju’s father was taken to the emergency in the movie by Rancho (Similar scene in the book, in chapter 3, page no. 33)
23. Again mode of transportation used by three friends in the movie was a two wheeler which was the same in book.
24. Rancho in the movie time and again insisted that none of the IIT students turned out be a scientists or great engineers. He also mentioned invention. (In the book Ryan kept on saying the same thing)
25. Rancho too studied in a boarding school and there he had no links with his parents as he was the son of a servant. Friends were everything for him (Similarly Ryan had no such strong feelings for his parents and studied in a boarding school. Even for him his friends were everything)
26. In the book Neha lost her brother and initially professor thought it to be a train accident which was not and her brother left a note to her which opens a new chapter and reveals the dream of his brother.
27. In the book Alok’s has delivered the same dialogue that half of his mothers salary goes for the medicine for his father and for last five years her mother has not even purchased a single sari and how many sari is reasonable in a year which Ryan had no clue. (Again the same thing was there on the screen)
28. Even Raju leaves his friends Farhan and Rancho shifts with Chatur which is referred as muggu hoping that it would help him to improve his scores.
29. The book also mentions about a student who was more fascinated to arts then studied and wanted to make it as his career but he gave up due to his family which was there in the movie just to remind, Farhan he wanted to be a photographer.
30. In the book Ryan and Alok did not talk for about a year but Ryan always wanted his friend back which he got when he acted like an angle when Alok’s father was serious and even in the movie Rancho would do anything and everything for his friends and their friendship.
31. The Backdrop of the hostel room was also inspired by Ryan’s room especially the description given in the chapter “The Mice Theory” which described Ryan’s arrangement for the party for the reunion of his friends.
32. All the three friends loved to spend time on the roof-top, which was both in the movie as well as the book.
33. In the book when the friends visited Alok’s house the menu was the same and his mother followed the same style of telling her house problem to Alok which all were related to money.
34. Even through Raju’s mother kept on nagging about her household problems, Raju left the food in between but Farhan and Rancho gave a deaf ear and continued eating (which was a part of the book again)
35. Rancho jumped into Pia’s house to propose her the scene is very much picked from the book where Hari crashes in Neha room to wish her birthday.
36. Rancho proposing Pia and the professor Chasing three of them has been directly picked from the book. (Chapter 11, page no.132)
37. In both the cases the girl was excited about her first kiss (Chapter 11, page no. 132)
38. Pia’s drunk scene is from the book
39. Pia’s brothers train accident is from the book.
40. In movie where the three friends are caught drunk in the class by the professor was similar to what Hari did at the time of viva (page no. 154)
41. For Raju’s sister Maruti Car was asked as dowry which was again in the book. (page no. 156)
42. In the movie Rancho got the Professor Office key from Pia (In the book Hari stole the keys from Neha to make duplicate keys. )
43. The question paper stealing scene is from the book (Chapter - Operation Pendulum)
44. Pia’s brother left a suicide note (It’s a complete pick from the book).
45. In the movie Pia’s brother was not interested in an engineering career. This is completely taken from book.
46. Virus commuting by Bicycle is from the book. (page 172)
47. Virus thrashed Rancho after he was caught with the stolen question paper it’s again from the book.
48. The scene where Raju’s jumps from Professor’s room has been picked from the book where Alok had jumped from the institute roof after the disco (chapter 21, page no. 212)
49. Rancho secretly mailed Farhan’s Photography letter (In the book Hari had mailed letter to Ryan’s parent secretly-chapter 25)
50. In the climax of the movie Rancho’s pursuing the career into research is very similar to book where Ryan became a research assistant.
51. The idea of Farhan marrying Raju’s sister is lifted from the book (page no.270)