3 Idiots
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3 Idiots is a hugely popular Indian coming-of-age comedy-drama film that satirizes the pressures of the education system through the story of three engineering students and their enduring friendship.
All labels observed (1)
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| 3 Idiots canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10445126 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 3 Idiots Context triple: [Ali Fazal, notableWork, 3 Idiots]
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A.
Ghajini
Ghajini is a 2008 Indian psychological action thriller film, directed by A.R. Murugadoss, known for its amnesia-driven revenge plot and Aamir Khan’s intensely physical performance.
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B.
Pokiri
Pokiri is a 2006 Telugu-language action film widely recognized as one of Mahesh Babu’s most popular and career-defining hits.
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C.
Eega
Eega is a 2012 Indian fantasy action film, directed by S. S. Rajamouli, that tells the story of a murdered man reincarnated as a housefly to take revenge on his killer.
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D.
Kaakha Kaakha
Kaakha Kaakha is a 2003 Tamil action thriller film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, widely recognized for its intense cop narrative and as a major breakthrough in actor Suriya’s career.
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E.
Kaalpurush
Kaalpurush is an acclaimed Bengali film by director Buddhadeb Dasgupta that explores memory, time, and human relationships through a poetic, surreal narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 3 Idiots Target entity description: 3 Idiots is a hugely popular Indian coming-of-age comedy-drama film that satirizes the pressures of the education system through the story of three engineering students and their enduring friendship.
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A.
Ghajini
Ghajini is a 2008 Indian psychological action thriller film, directed by A.R. Murugadoss, known for its amnesia-driven revenge plot and Aamir Khan’s intensely physical performance.
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B.
Pokiri
Pokiri is a 2006 Telugu-language action film widely recognized as one of Mahesh Babu’s most popular and career-defining hits.
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C.
Eega
Eega is a 2012 Indian fantasy action film, directed by S. S. Rajamouli, that tells the story of a murdered man reincarnated as a housefly to take revenge on his killer.
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D.
Kaakha Kaakha
Kaakha Kaakha is a 2003 Tamil action thriller film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, widely recognized for its intense cop narrative and as a major breakthrough in actor Suriya’s career.
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E.
Kaalpurush
Kaalpurush is an acclaimed Bengali film by director Buddhadeb Dasgupta that explores memory, time, and human relationships through a poetic, surreal narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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film ⓘ |
| award |
Filmfare Award for Best Director
NERFINISHED
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Filmfare Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Five Point Someone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Chetan Bhagat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficeStatus | blockbuster ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | C. K. Muraleedharan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Rajkumar Hirani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Vinod Chopra Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor |
Rajkumar Hirani
NERFINISHED
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Ranjeet Bahadur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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coming-of-age ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| hasRemake |
3 Idiots (Mexican remake)
NERFINISHED
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Nanban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Hindi ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Farhan Qureshi
NERFINISHED
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Pia Sahastrabuddhe NERFINISHED ⓘ Raju Rastogi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ranchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad NERFINISHED ⓘ Viru Sahastrabuddhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicComposer | Shantanu Moitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
record-breaking box office in India
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satire of Indian education system ⓘ |
| notableQuote | All is well ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Aamir Khan
NERFINISHED
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Boman Irani NERFINISHED ⓘ Kareena Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ Omi Vaidya NERFINISHED ⓘ R. Madhavan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharman Joshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Vidhu Vinod Chopra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2009-12-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 170 ⓘ |
| setting |
Delhi
NERFINISHED
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Ladakh NERFINISHED ⓘ engineering college ⓘ |
| theme |
conformity vs creativity
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education system pressure ⓘ friendship ⓘ parental expectations ⓘ |
| writer |
Abhijat Joshi
NERFINISHED
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Rajkumar Hirani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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