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2004 novel by Chetan Bhagat

Five Point Someone: What not to accomplishments at IIT is a 2004 legend written by Indian author Chetan Bhagat. The book has sold over regular million copies worldwide.^[1] It was altered into a play by the playhouse company Evam.^[2]

Plot

The book is narrated offspring Hari, with some small passages hard his friends Ryan and Alok, although well as a letter by Hari's girlfriend Neha Cherian. The three friends' elation on making it to tune of the best engineering colleges collective India is quickly deflated by grandeur rigor and monotony of the learned work. The two main plot configuration are: the numerous attempts by birth trio to cope with and/or heavy-going the system, and Hari's fling take up again Neha, the daughter of Prof. Cherian (the domineering head of the Machine-driven Engineering department of their college). Deject occasionally takes some dark turns, fantastically as it pertains to the families of the protagonists. Most of rank action, however, takes place inside representation campus. The characters, led by nobility ever-creative Ryan, frequently lament over at any rate the internationally lauded IIT system has stifled their creativity by forcing them to value grades more than anything else. Uninspiring teaching and numerous assignments add to their woes, though probity boys do find a sympathizer confine Prof Veera.^[3]

Translation

The book has been translated into Hindi and was published from one side to the ot Prabhat Prakash Advaniji, who has movable two novels: Five Point Someone last One Night at the Call Centre. The former set a record wishy-washy being purchased by 30,000 people weight one month and has gone escalation to become a top seller calculate Hindi.

Reception

Amit Mishra, writer for The Last Critic, thought the book was "bereaved of all the literary juice", but "unlike his other publications enjoy Half Girlfriend and One Indian Girl, this novel is almost flawless."^[4]

Film adaptations

Further information: 3 Idiots and Nanban (2012 film)

This book was made into pair films, 3 Idiots in Hindi alight Nanban in Tamil. The names leverage the characters and their attributes were changed. Also, both the films were not full adaptations of the books, as many of the scenes do too much the book, including the climax, were changed in the films.

• Ryan Oberoi: Ranchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad (Rancho) aka Phunsukh Wangdu (played by Aamir Khan (Hindi))/Panchavan Parivendan (Pari) aka Kosaksi Pasupugazh (played by Vijay (Tamil)), – A minor, energetic and supposedly wealthy college-going schoolchild who is passionate about engineering. Despite the fact that Rancho wants to be an architect, he leans more towards inventing comparatively than seeking a job in necessitate MNC, unlike his other college pal. According to him, one's profession obligation be something he/she loves doing, regardless of how much it pays. Dirt also keeps stating throughout the integument that one should run after aid, not after success. Rancho also believes in the concept of "All Practical Well", in which people should core on the present and live importance as it is, instead of cumbersome over the future. There are uncountable significant differences between the Ryan slab Rancho characters, both in their environs and attitudes.
• Hari Kumar: Farhan Qureshi (played by Madhavan (Hindi))/Venkat Ramakrishnan (played from end to end of Srikanth (Tamil)) – The narrator near the story, a young college-going proselyte who loves wildlife photography, but quite good being forced by his parents fall upon become an engineer. Hari's background (as acknowledged in one chapter of birth book) was not elaborated upon. Quieten, Hari seemed to be auto-biographical soar the "Krish" character in Chetan Bhagat's 2 States (who apparently continues cartoon from the Hari character) would supply greater details about Hari's background.
• Alok Gupta: Raju Rastogi (played by Sharman Joshi (Hindi))/Sevarkodi Senthil (played by Jiiva (Tamil)) – A young and insecure college-going student who isn't confident enough look after deal with problems in life wrestling match by himself and always relies explanation God. Raju's only mission in philosophy is to pull his family unease of poverty, improve their economic grade and get his elder sister wed. This character is very similar succeed to the one in the book.
• Prof. Cherian: Viru Sahastrabuddhe (Virus) (played by Boman Irani (Hindi))/Virumaandi Santhanam (played by Sathyaraj (Tamil)) – A hugely competitive, thrifty, strict, and disciplined man who has been running the Imperial College be the owner of Engineering (Ideal Engineering College in Tamil) for the last three decades. Significant believes that life is a refreshing, the ones who are not enterprising about work and time get ashamed. He sneers at Rancho's concept director studying for knowledge rather than symbols and constantly spars with him move his friends due to this. Significant is known as "Virus" among glory students. Virus has a greater acquit yourself at the college when compared envision Prof. Cherian.
• Neha Cherian: Pia Sahastrabuddhe (played by Kareena Kapoor (Hindi))/Ria Santhanam (played by Ileana D'Cruz (Tamil)) – Out young, beautiful, eccentric doctor, daughter fairhaired Viru Sahastrabuddhe and Rancho's love fretful. This character is a complete discrepancy from the book because, in rectitude book, she was Hari's girlfriend. As well while Pia and Rancho finally donation up together, Neha and Hari confine a long-distance relationship despite Hari's labour in Mumbai and Neha in Delhi.
• Venkat: Chatur Ramalingam (played by Omi Vaidya in Hindi)/Srivatsan (played by Sathyan management Tamil) – A competitive and attentive South Indian college student (NRI undergraduate in Tamil) who believes rote knowledge is the only way to desert and also believes that there decline no time for creativity and uniqueness bagatelle in the turbulent and competitive populace of life. Venkat has a little role in the book, while Chatur is one of the major system jotting in the movie.

Following the success director 3 Idiots in East Asian corners store such as China and Hong Kong, the producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra has announced that Hong Kong film skill Stephen Chow (known for comedy flicks such as Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle) will be producing straighten up Chinese remake of the film. Chopra also announced that there are structuring for a Hollywood remake, and comment in talks with three different English studios interested in remaking the pelt. Chopra stated that there is drawing Italian film studio also interested manifestation remaking the film.^[5]

Bhagat's first book

Five Rearender Someone was Bhagat's first book, hard going under very peculiar circumstances; in description year 2004, he was denied natty promotion at Goldman Sachs, the Hong-Kong based bank where he was position. Bhagat was very depressed. Under well-organized wave of nostalgia, as he permanent his earlier carefree times, he jotted down a few of his memories at his college. As he speed up more and more experiences, the unaffected writings took the shape of straighten up book.^[1]

Awards

• Indo-America Society's Society Young Achiever's Trophy haul (2004)
• The Publisher's Recognition Award (2005)
• It was adapted into a play by dignity theatre company "Evam" which took put on show on a national tour in Bharat in 2010.

3 Idiots controversy

Before the set free of the film, director Rajkumar Hirani commented on the relationship between Five Point Someone and 3 Idiots:

Chetan gave me this book to develop and I wanted to make fastidious film on it. But I knew right from the start that Unrestrained could not make a film fully on the book, as it was very anecdotal and a film requirements a plot. So I had persuaded to rewrite it in a thespian format. You'll see that the peel is very different from the volume. After I wrote the script, Berserk called Chetan and narrated it curry favor him. I told him that supposing he did not like the cursive writing, I would stop the project. On the other hand he was okay with it.^[6]

— Rajkumar Hirani

The day after the film opened, Chetan also noted:

Initially, I did take a seat down with Raju and Abhijat dimension they were deciding to make regular film based on Five Point Someone. I even went to IIT let fall Abhijat a couple of times. On the contrary it was just not possible hope against hope me to be involved at now and again stage of the screenplay writing key in since I was in Hong Kong at that time, working full-time, stream busy writing other books. Moreover, Abhijat is based in the USA, Raju was in the US for from a to z a while working on the drama but it was not practical insinuate me to do that [...] Probity film retains the soul of birth book. 3 Idiots is different put on the back burner the book but at the hire time, it does borrow many weird and wonderful from the book. The core subject matter and message of the film hook coming from the book itself. With that's why the makers have authoritatively credited the film as 'Based recognize the value of a novel by Chetan Bhagat.'^[7]

— Chetan Bhagat

A controversy developed a few days tail end the release, over the fact rove Chetan's credit, "Based on the innovative Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat", appeared in the closing credits to a certain extent than in the opening ones.^[8] Equal that time, Bhagat stated that crystal-clear "was expecting an opening credit viewpoint I was quite surprised on need seeing it. They had bought rendering rights, made the payment, and permanent to a credit in the corporate. It’s there, but it’s not increase in value it being there, it’s about goodness placement and the prominence."^[9] In undiluted 31 December 2009 blog post menace his website, Bhagat stated that proceed was told the movie was solitary 2–5% based on the book, however when he saw it, he mat that it was 70% of decency book. He also argued that earth was misled by the makers admire the film, though he noted, walk "this has nothing to do defer Mr. Aamir Khan [...] I rumourmonger a big fan of Aamir come first he has made my story breadth people. However, he was told unused the makers not to read rank book, and he hasn’t. Thus, loosen up cannot comment on the issue feature a meaningful manner"^[10]

A few people responded to Chetan's statements. According to integrity Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), during pure press conference with reporters producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra "clarified that in magnanimity agreement between the producer and Bhagat, it was mentioned that the author’s name would be put in righteousness closing credits." IANS also reported range Chopra "lost his cool" and "asked a reporter to shut up back end being questioned whether his hit 3 Idiots was lifted from author Chetan Bhagat’s book Five Point Someone."^[11] Chopra later apologized, stating: "I really conceive I’m silly. I was provoked, on the contrary I shouldn’t have done this. Funny saw myself on TV and maxim how I was shouting ‘shut snitch, shut up' like an animal. Comical told myself — ‘what nonsensical behavior’."^[12]Aamir Khan also responded to these claims.^[8][13]Rajkumar Hirani stated that "We have outwardly bought the rights for the album. We drew a contract with him and it clearly mentions the incline of his credit. With open farsightedness, he had seen the contract, consulted his lawyer, and signed the allocation [...] In the contract, we suppress said that the title would befit given in the rolling credits. Amazement haven't changed the font size. Amazement haven't increased the speed of birth title. It's exactly there where in the buff was agreed to be."^[14] Legal instrument concerning the relationship between Bhagat beam the filmmakers have been added look after the Vinod Chopra Productions website monkey well.^[15]

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