A Bollywood for everybody

Rating: 7/10 (29 February 2016)

Dear hypocrites: If "Amelie" and "Forrest Gump" can be mainstays of the top 250, so can "3 Idiots" - a movie that similarly gets away with a lot of silliness because it's truly endearing and has an unbeatable joie de vivre. It also features a genuinely uplifting message that only hardboiled cynics will fail to appreciate.
Yes, it's probably 45 minutes too long, but on the flip side: the songs are fun, the directing is dynamic, and Aamir Khan pulls out his best Indian Tom Hanks performance. Also, unless you're xenophobic, it's fascinating to see love, dreams and life from an Indian perspective.
If you want to see one Bollywood movie before you die, make it this one. It will make you feel better.