Chetan Bhagat's novel 3 Mistakes of My Life(2008) was a great hit, after remaking Five Point Someone into 3 Idiots, and a disastrous adaptation of One Night @ A Call Center into Hello, Yet again Chetan Bhagat's novel has been adapted for the big screen and this time one of the adapters include Chetan Bhagat himself. The film sticks to the novel though and only in some places there are some changes. The film starts off in present day when one of the friend is released from jail and then goes into a flashback mode, 10 years back. The friendship, ambitions of the leads, all characters are well treated just like the novel. There are several one liners to keep you entertained.The interval point too is superbly handled. The second half gets more serious and intense and there are superbly handled scenes like the confrontation between Ishaan and Omi, the cricket match scene, the twists and turns towards the end. The writers do have deviated from the novel towards the end but yet the end is superb. Though it does rob of the intensity of the novel. Thankfully the Godhra riots isn't shown in a preachy manner nor is it too in your face.
Direction by Abhishek Kapoor is superb Music is good, Meethi Boliyan is fantastic, while the other 2 songs Manja and the other song is superb
Amongst actors, boasting of non stars but talented actors Rajkumar(his name is spelt without his surname Yadav) is superb, after a small role in Talaash he returns back with a bang and handles his role superbly without going overboard. Amit Sadh who had a role in Maximum is superb and does a great job in his role, his expressions towards the end take you by surprise but the real find is TV Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, he has great screen presence but captivated you with his superb performance, he is one of the best debutantes off recent. Amrita Puri is good in her part. Digvijay Deshmukh as young Ali is superb and confident. Manav Kaul as Bittu Mama is superb in his negative role(in the novel though the character is shown older). Chetan Bhagat's son Ishaan makes a debut. Ajay Jadeja and Gaurav Kapoor have 1 scene
Direction by Abhishek Kapoor is superb Music is good, Meethi Boliyan is fantastic, while the other 2 songs Manja and the other song is superb
Amongst actors, boasting of non stars but talented actors Rajkumar(his name is spelt without his surname Yadav) is superb, after a small role in Talaash he returns back with a bang and handles his role superbly without going overboard. Amit Sadh who had a role in Maximum is superb and does a great job in his role, his expressions towards the end take you by surprise but the real find is TV Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, he has great screen presence but captivated you with his superb performance, he is one of the best debutantes off recent. Amrita Puri is good in her part. Digvijay Deshmukh as young Ali is superb and confident. Manav Kaul as Bittu Mama is superb in his negative role(in the novel though the character is shown older). Chetan Bhagat's son Ishaan makes a debut. Ajay Jadeja and Gaurav Kapoor have 1 scene