Iam sure if you are a Bollywood Fan or else a Twitter User you would come through the current issue which is going on between one of India’s Best Book Writer – Chetan Bhagat & the movie 3 idiots. The issue currently is that Chetan Bhagat claims that he has not been given credit for the story even though they have copied most of the stuff from his book – 5 Point Someone. While on the other hand the movie producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra is not ready to reply to any of this and pushes Aamir Khan between this. Iam sure these Actors don’t get any time to read books and still they reply to the press, and what Aamir said was kind of joke. He claims that since the movie has got hit – he does expect people looking for publicity[wtf].
I would recommend all my blog viewers to first view the following video by Star News which has posted a comparison of the movie to the small events in the book. It clearly shows that there are multiple situations and similar scenes which were written in the book. Since the movie team knew that they were copying the stuff and they didn’t want any legal trouble, they added the name of Chetan Bhagat at a place which is not normally visible to anyone and something which people would avoid to read. Even if i was in the place of Chetan Bhagat i would feel that this is seriously a bad issue and if Aamir Khan is a true actor he would have just kept himself away from this issue instead of talking crap without knowing everything on this situation.
Well since the Actors are Actors and they are meant to Act, something like Lawyers who by hook or crook just have a target to win the case, Aamir is also acting on the lines the movie producer has given him.
Lets assume that Chetan Bhagat is looking for publicity based on the lines of Aamir Khan, but after watching the above video if you were the writer of a book whose content has been filmed and if you accused wrongly, you would also do the same thing. This is because media would just support Aamir Khan or the movie team because of the hit and their status and would just ignore a writer who have rarely come to the main stream media.
Unless someone would First Read the Book, then watch the Movie and then search for the credits, they wont understand how bad it hurts when your hard work is not paid off. Till now i didn’t find any single place where Chetan Bhagat has asked for any Monetary Compensation but has expected a credit wherever possible which can give him a better name and fame and buzz all over. But when the other party accuses wrongly its real bad and everyone should raise a hand on this and support the right party in my case Chetan Bhagat.
Kabir says
Well Chetan should get his due, bollywood has always acted with writers in this manner. and this is really sad.
Mr.Kewl says
after reading this article i changed my views hehehe..
A R Karthick says
The makers had acquired the rights of Five point someone from Chetan Bhagat before making the film:
http://www.vinodchopra.com/agreement.pdf
Chetan Bhagat: I liked the final script of 3 idiots last year : http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/I_liked_the_final_script_of_Three_Idiots_Chetan_Bhagat-nid-47140.htm
But now he says he didnt read the script.
Chetan Bhagats Dec. 26th Tweet History in appreciation of 3 idiots movie had this as one of them:
”
Raju spent 3 yrs to make this, and it shows. He’s given me acceptance in Bollywood, will owe him forever.
”
Agree that they could have given him the credits UP FRONT. But again they played the contract cleverly as in Section 4 of the agreement mentioned above.
But these high jumps from both sides are only giving 3 idiots and Chetan Bhagat free publicity. Negative/positive happens to be good for both in terms of revenue 🙂
Regards,
-Karthick
Ashwini Pradeep says
I would like to say that the movie 3 idiots got the strong foundation only from the author Chetan Bhagat’s book five point someone. I will watch the movie and then would talk more about it. Till then byeeeeeeeeee
Ajit Sahoo says
I think Amir become more crazy of fame than Chetan….And he also said” have you ever heard of the name chetan bhagat” Shit this bollywood guys….It never happen in Hollywood. When ever they copied or even take the base they mention it very much in the beginning in the movie..like Narnia serise, Angels & Demons etc….This Bolly people are really shits…
Binny says
hey chetan, we al r wid u..ur readers knw u v well so dnt worry..make ur voice loud against these bollywood’s cheap & selfish guys like amir khan, v v chopra, raj kumar hirani…..
and mr amir khan, be a man!!!!!!!!! u hv alrdy spoiled ur image aftr gujarat state issue so plss dnt make such a nonsense issue again 4 ur cheap publicity..
we al knw our chetan bhagat..a good author..our author nd also a v nice human being….lov u chetan bhagat…
Gaurav says
FPS is a pathetic book, the very fact that it is a bestseller is a matter of national shame…3 Idiots is a great movie and nothing that makes 3 Idiots a great movie is borrowed from that book
blue waves says
u r a fool. u eat amirs shyt, hahaha, u dn make any sense! u dn hv mature mind to think rightly. so be pissdd . hahah
kapil says
@gaurav
Well said brother. Olny illeterate morons that throng the country will call five point even a book. Well, sometimes i think, how a man of chetan’s calibre ever gets publsihed. He dose not even know how to fix two sentences in right order. It makes me blush when people compare his ass-rdden book with 3 idiots?
Ajit Sahoo says
@Gaurav …I think you are not belongs to the reader’s society…..Film can be great…story can be flop vice a versa as Hello and “one night at call center” …we are talking about the right of a writer…..and right of a human being…go read the story….
blue waves says
Hi chetan. this is the first time i am writing rather i had to coz of the ongoin shyt goin on in media created by an idiot amir khan n his supporting idiots.
first they tell u tht they wnt to make a movie based on ur book. next these clever guys plan a tricky escape aiming to earn the whole credit! they tell u tht they chngd their minds n now they will make a fresh new movie hardly based on ur novel. chetan, amir khan is a dumb fool , a real idiot.
hes a greedy guy, greedy for fame , name. I just hate him.
the movie is based upon your book and everyone knws this truth. plzzz my dear frnd, what r u waiting for? hurry to court, fire a case against that fool. its kalyug, nobody gives the credit of ones success even to GOD then wht to say of givin credit to a common man.
som beautiful words express the lov of true heart man for GOD as =
” teri kripa se mera har kaam ho rha hai.
kaam tu kar rha hai, naam mera ho rha hai.”
aaj is kalyug mein, jab koi apni kaamyabi ka credit bhagwaan ko bhi nhi deta toh insaan ko toh kya dega .
chetan, we r with u. u helped them but they r selfish ppl especially amir khan. hes kiddish n greedy n he thinks as if hes vry mature! hes such a low lifer that whole country saw how cheap he is whn he wrote som shyt about shahrukh khan on his blog.
chetan, my friend u hv to fight now not for credit but for TRUTH. stand up . u r a winner already. victory is only of truth. sach ki hamesha jeet hoti hai end mein.
whn u will win the case, truth will win. and u will automatically get credit aswell.
plzzz keep going on media. avoid dumb anchors like tht girl of IBN7 who ws fighting against u n supporting amir. shes a fool, she hs not read ur book. shes a retard.
friend, i knw u feel cheated n broken hearted.
listen, u r the all time best seller , whnever i travell , i keep seeing people buyin n reading ur books in trains etc.
frnd listen to me. u hav nothing to lose but only to gain.
though u r not less than a celebrity in our country and down to earth. i hav respect for u.
i hav red your books and am a fan of u. IIT then IIM , u hav broken all the records.
plz keep fighting against those cheap people , this will also benefit u , the people who havnt red your books uptill now will for sure read your book to see the truth themselves!!!
so as i said , u hav only to gain n nothing to lose.
vidhu vinod chopra , lost his senses , thats sufficient to prove that most of the story is taken from your book.
you deserve whole credit for this movie. this whole movie is based upon your book. whole theme has been copied though they hav modified few things only aiming to not to giv credit to u at end claiming that its not based upon ur book.
chetan , please dont be a fan of a person who has no real moral values, who is just greedy for name n fame. u r absolutely rite , real great people r those who giv credit for their success to the one who is behind all that work. in the oscar award of slumdog millionaire as u gav example.
amir khan is a 5 feet fool, he dsnt knw hw to talk.
plzzz stand up n fight for TRUTH, u hav to. whole country n whole world has to see the TRUTH. people who havnt read your book till yet not just in india but in other countrys aswell will for sure read your book coz to discover the truth. their inner voice will tell them the truth .
friend , rejoice , be happy , laugh at those fools! GOD has given you another opportunity , now this time its the biggest of all. u hav to fight for truth.
your fame will spread all over the world soon and the cheapness of amir n his team also at same will be knwn by the people.
your books will be bought by millions of people to see the real truth!
GODBLESS U n ur familiy in plenty. i am waiting when those cheap guys will pay u in crores as a punishment / fine.
FRND, u hav to fight for TRUTH now.
my email = vvvasdfgh9@yahoo.com
Nonymuse says
Karthick
Yes it seems true that CHetan had signed a contract with Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
But nowhere in the contract does it say that two interlopers would claim credit for creating the story.
The problem lies there.
N
A R Karthick says
Thats fine but the contract was read by Chetan before signing and it clearly says that it would come in the rolling credits. Off-course it should have been UP FRONT but why agree ? Also the main catch lines of the movie have nothing to do with the book.
Check this interview of Chetan Bhagat where he clearly says that Raju showed him the script 2/3 times and now he says he wasnt shown the script. Why this blatant lie when u are caught in the video saying the opposite 2 months back before the release :
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/broadband/video/Interviews/6JYYzF82/3/Bollywood-Hungama-s-Exclusive-With-Noted-Writer-Chetan-Bhagat.html
Anyway VVC production should have added his name UP FRONT going with the spirit of the contract and the movie instead of going with the written statement but Chetan should also play his cards truthfully.
Regards,
-Karthick
Dittakavi says
I wish Ameer darling reads this
Hey Ameer,
Am Someone with five points
** Except you n ur acting in this movie , hardly I cud find 5-7 scenes in the whole movie are interesting. I don’t understand how this pic has got 4 or 5 stars in the reviews. Either its their first movie in their till date boring life or might hav watched it ( Rated it ) as an ameer’s devotee. I cud hardly see the same hirani who gave us munnabhai series our or Mr.VC who has shown his guts in bringing such a risky themes like Kareeb n MK. If its really a BIG HIT ( In ur language ) take the complete credit which is ur and only urs. Dnt try to hide behind ur innocent statements and stop playing a supporting character to both of them in front of media.
** In ur so called revised script for FPS, u have added a senti sequence. You people want every movie viewer feel sorry about chotu when realize that he has earned the degree for a rich guy on his name Mr. Rancchoddas and Chotu doesn’t get any credit for his efforts. Yesssssss…..u hav understood wat am gonna ask. Logically or illogically CB should get his credit man. A 3 page agreement cannt grab anyone’s rights on his own creative creation. C’mon.
** Accepted CB is hungry for Publicity . U n me are unfit to make such statements sir. Only some swami shankarnath or a baba himalaya can hav such tongues. U knw that we all are hungry for publicity or name flying at our own level.
** Look at ur 10yrs bak mvie DCH and now 3I. Do see any maturity than the former one ( Personally I rate it 1/10th of DCH ). I knw u say ‘ No ‘. If u say ‘Yes ‘. Thanx for giving such a gr8 entertainers , Pls retire. We want to see Ameer as a prophet , who dedicates in his standards m takes Indian cinema to next level of standards. If u are also worrying much to mingle with the remaining all or dreaming that once accepted, never get rejected. Sorry Bro.Its wake up time. Gud Mrng.
** Last n Most imp . Don’t spoil ur brand image man. U R AMEER. .. u hav got some priniciples, some guts, some respect and remember very few fans. Dnt loose even 1 , it wud be very diffclt to sustain as urself.
Namaste
Chandan B says
I can’t believe the way Vidhu, Aamir and Abhijeet are trying to justify something unjustifiable. They should die out of shame before claiming that this story is theirs. You can buy right for a book but you can’t put your name as author..come on ! This way anybody who has a lot of money can buy right for a book and put his name as author. It’s still not late for them to correct their mistake. However, they can’t fool ‘janta’, “Janta sub jaanti hai”.
Sumeet says
@Dittakavi
Well said.
Now I seriously doubt the originality of the Munnabhai series. They might have done some double-dealings which went unnoticed.
Mr. Abhijat – You are a writer, how could you to do this to someone belonging to your own fraternity. Never had I heard of you denying, in public, Chetan’s claims. Are you under any kind of pressure? Might be. Because, there are people involved who pay you and pay you good. Now you have to decide what is important to you – money or someone like me(trust me there are a lot others) who started suspecting the originality of your master pieces.
Mr. Aameer Khan – Though I am not particularly a big fan Mr. Shahrukh Khan, I believe he is much better a celebrity than you are.
During all the time you performed cheap publicity stunts, he carried himself with great wisdom. You were once my role model. I don’t understand what had happened to you in the recent past that you are getting into all sorts of controversies. Were you such a person all the time, and we didn’t get to know of it because you are not media-friendly in your past days. We are people from academic background and we don’t desire money. You take all the money you earn out of it, we won’t complaint but credits, no. Based on what people comment on your aspiration for perfection, I seriously doubt you hadn’t read the book. Still when you say you haven’t, I trust you. Therefore I urge you to read the book first and then comment.
Bhupesh says
Person who have read ‘Five point someone’ will understand by itself that 3 idiots storyline was copied from this book. There is no doubt about it. This book is one of the extremely famous book in India.
Ajit Sahoo says
Read Hindustan Times
bimal krishna says
amir is certainly stupid and wrong in commenting against chetan,if chetan feels ,he is not rewarded properly or given due credit,he has all the right to say it,and the film makers should have appologized instantly,instead of cheap gimmick they play, will only tarnish their image infront of their own fans.Because people who read and has read FPS are great fans of both chetan and his books,no need to describe any thing about its popularity among youth,even 3 idiots got its pre release publicity as an adaptation of FPS,and if the stupid film makers say it is not based on FPS ,i feel pity of these audacious people without any integrity.amir has definitely acquire a bad name infront of mature and true movie lovers.It is my resposibility to say it loud that we all the youth are with chetan bhagat in this issue for him to get justice for his intellectual wisdom.
Vineet says
Amir Khan attitude is completely wrong towards this issue , how can he say ” has anybody heard of Chetan bhagat..and he is trying to gain publicity ” Why not Amir… every intelligent and young guy has heard of him.
You are also know as people of India preach you as a great actor, all you need is to respect people work…you should have atleast appreciated Chetan’s work.
We should not forget that Chetan Bhagats is the new face of India…Amir cannot be an IIT’an or an IIM Grad…He should have atleast appreciated someone original work which is a master piece.
IndiaGiga says
Well said Vinod…
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Amir Khan attitude is completely wrong towards this issue , how can he say ” has anybody heard of Chetan bhagat..and he is trying to gain publicity ” Why not Amir… every intelligent and young guy has heard of him.
You are also know as people of India preach you as a great actor, all you need is to respect people work…you should have atleast appreciated Chetan’s work.
We should not forget that Chetan Bhagats is the new face of India…Amir cannot be an IIT’an or an IIM Grad…He should have atleast appreciated someone original work which is a master piece.
Gunja Gupta says
FPS IS REALLY A GREAT BOOK…. AND 3 IDIOTS BECAME A GREAT HIT BECAUSE OF ITZ STORY ,WHICH IS STORY OF FPS!!!
anupama singh says
hey chetan sir, we al r wid u..ur readers knw u v well so dnt worry..make ur voice loud against these bollywood’s cheap & selfish guys like amir khan, v v chopra, raj kumar hirani…..
and mr amir khan, be a man!!!!!!!!! u hv alrdy spoiled ur image aftr gujarat state issue so plss dnt make such a nonsense issue again 4 ur cheap publicity..
we al knw our chetan bhagat..a good author..our author nd also a v nice human being….lov u chetan bhagat.take care ur self….
gauravmanral says
well aamir and chaitn both are ok our side and yeah in all actor have attitude , but i think they are trying to justify our self ,