Management lessons from 3 Idiots...

After watching 3 Idiots I was wondering about the lessons that the movie conveys through its story. For people who have not watched 3 Idiots or don't know what 3 Idiots is, let me tell you that 3 Idiots is the latest Aamir Khan starrer. It also features Sharman Joshi and Madhavan with Kareena as lead actress. Film has been directed by Raju Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. This movie is loosely based on Chetan Bhagat's novel 'Five Point Someone'.
This movie is a story which revolves around 4 guys, Aamir, Joshi, Madhavan and Chatur (I don't know his real name, sorry for that). This film has shown that if the script is good, then the film will do a good business. It has already grossed more than 100 crore rupees which has surpassed Aamir's Ghajani's records. It has become the highest grosser ever and is now being compared with Sholay in terms of its popularity. But, it is too early to say that it is comparable to Sholay. Dialogues of Sholay are still remembered. We don't know about 3 Idiots whether for how many years it will be remembered. But one thing is for sure, the way the movie has been made, it will be revered in the future.
Coming to the point, we are talking about the management lessons that can be learnt from the movie. There are so many to talk about, but I will try to be concise and will give my lessons point-wise.

Lesson 1: Do not learn to get success. Learn for knowledge. Success will follow. When we strive hard to learn and improve our knowledge, we move ahead in life.

Lesson 2: Do not take life too seriously. Life is there to enjoy, have fun, making friends, and of course getting proper education. We get life once and we should live it the way we dream of.

Lesson 3: Learn to communicate well. Each word has its own importance. Proper pauses and stress on certain words will convey the exact meaning, or may even change the entire meaning. Like in the movie, Chatur's speech was modified with few words but the entire speech was changed. It was the most wonderful part of the movie. It was a laughter riot to watch the scene. Those who have not seen the movie yet are advised strongly to watch the movie.

Lesson 4: Last but not the least, help others and foster respect. Helping others helps you to grow mentally and easily associates you. A lasting relationship is created by helping others. In the movie, Aamir helps Joshi and Madhavan in choosing right careers for them and follow their dreams. This creates an everlasting bond between friends, not only friends but with anyone whom we help. You grow as a person and never have to look back in life.

Speech by Chetan Bhagat at Symbiosis...

Don't just have career or academic goals. Set goals to give you a balanced, successful life. I use the word balanced before successful. Balanced means ensuring your health, relationships, mental peace are all in good order.

There is no point of getting a promotion on the day of your breakup. There is no fun in driving a car if your back hurts. Shopping is not enjoyable if your mind is full of tensions.

"Life is one of those races in nursery school where you have to run with a marble in a spoon kept in your mouth. If the marble falls, there is no point coming first. Same is with life where health and relationships are the marble. Your striving is only worth it if there is harmony in your
life. Else, you may achieve the success, but this spark, this feeling of being excited and alive, will start to die. ...................

One thing about nurturing the spark - don't take life seriously. Life is not meant to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up? ................

It's ok, bunk a few classes, scoring low in couple of papers, goof up a few interviews, take leave from work, fall in love, little fights with your spouse. We are people, not programmed devices........." :)

"Don't be serious, be sincere."!!!