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Is 3 Idiots OK for kids?

2009 · Hindi · 2h 51m · ←Ratings73
Age guidance
12 and up
CBFC U/A · BBFC 12 · our read 12+ · read from 7 reviews and the board’s record
12+
Parents should know
Moderate scary or upsetting scenes: a student jumps from a window and another hangs from a fan. A campus comedy-drama about three friends and a free-spirited mentor who challenges a punishing exam culture. Also moderate bad language.
Parents should know

12 and up

  • Moderate language
  • Moderate intense scenes

From 7 reviews Filmi read; the age is the CBFC U/A certificate’s.

1 · CertificateCBFC U/A · 12+
2 · Filmi’s read4 of 7 categories documentedNot documented does not mean absent
ViolenceNot documented
Sex & nudityNot documented
Drinking, smoking, drugsNot documented
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Filmi Score
Very good
5 reviews · Details →
73
Summary

Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.

Filmi puts it at 12+, and the CBFC certified it U/A.

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Filmi Score
Very good
73
Certificates
CBFC · IndiaU/A
BBFC · UK12
The BBFC’s record

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Minimum age Source: CBFC
Certificate · BBFC
12minimum age 12 · 29 Nov 2010
Certificate · CBFC
U/Aminimum age 12
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The record, item by item

Every piece of evidence behind the flags, quoted, with its source.
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“kids who can't handle the heat leap out of high windows, or hang themselves from fans in their hostel rooms” view the record →
Language · Mild · Reviewer on record
“Omi's pun-laden speech playing 'miracle' against 'rape'” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“This film depicts it at the very start, when a student commits suicide.” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“Rancho telling Virus off after Joy's suicide that it was murder” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“he’ll have to spend an entire life somehow liking what he does, over doing what he likes” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“running after excellence, not success; questioning not blindly” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“Life is all about listening to your heart and chasing your dreams.” view the record →
Role models · Strong · Reviewer on record
“a guiding light of sorts -- not just for his friends, but also for the film itself” view the record →
Role models · Strong · Reviewer on record
“Rancho becomes their lodestar,both as an official getter-into-trouble” view the record →
Role models · Strong · Reviewer on record
“who, in his unique way, touched and changed their lives” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“kids who can’t handle the heat leap out of high windows,or hang themselves from fans in their hostel rooms” view the record →
Language · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“uproarious `balatkar' speech” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · BBFC
“Brief scenes depicting suicide occur, including a sequence in which a man's legs are seen dangling after handing himself.” view the record →

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Summary

Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.

Parents ask

Answered from the record below — the certificate, the board’s cut list, and what reviewers documented.
Is 3 Idiots OK for kids?

Filmi puts 3 Idiots at 12+ — suitable for 12 and over. The CBFC certified it U/A. That comes from the certificate and from what reviewers documented, not from anyone at Filmi watching the film — every claim on this page is quoted with its source.

What age is 3 Idiots suitable for?

12+, based on the CBFC rating of U/A. 2 of the five content-warning categories are documented for this film.

What content should parents know about in 3 Idiots?

What the record shows: violence — not on record; language — moderate; sex or nudity — not on record; drink or drugs — not on record; frightening scenes — moderate. A category left blank means nobody documented it, not that the film is clean — the full record, quoted with sources, is on this page.

Did the censor board cut anything from 3 Idiots?

The CBFC certified it U/A with no published cut list. That is not the same as the film being uncut — only that no modification was published.

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