An introduction to 3 Idiots, an award-winning filmIt is from this context that the film 3 Idiots comes. 3 Idiots was a "blockbuster film" (3 Idiots Triumphs) directed by Rajkumar Hirani and released in 2009. The 3 Idiots is an award-winning film with many awards given specifically for its sound design. 3 Idiots has won more than 20 awards, including Best Sound Recording and Best Re-recording from the International Indian Film Academy (3 Idiots Awards) and Best Sound Engineer, Best Lyricists, Best Vocalist, Best Song Most Popular and Best Film Album at the first Chevrolet Global Indian Music Awards (GIMA) (3 Idiots Triumphs). In the context of so many awards it is interesting to note that 3 Idiots breaks the traditional story structure. Over the course of the film a servant becomes a famous patent holder, a member of the upper class falls in love with a former servant, and many other characters emerge from the lower class to become successful members of the Indian middle class. Although not traditional, these movements within the levels of society are linked to the current social context of India and the audience the film is aimed at, the campus crowd. This focus on the campus crowd influences the style and function of the music within 3 Idiots. When asked to comment on the philosophy behind the music of 3 Idiots, director Hirani said: "simple because it's about ordinary people like you and me" (Taneja). At the same time Hirani looked for something new that moved away from traditional music in search of a "young vibe", a "carefree attitude" and a "feeling of campus and friendliness" (Tanja). To do this Hirani used bottles and bowls as tools in the film (Taneja). Hinari seems to have succeeded in his attempts, one reviewer commented that the first... half of the paper... ollywood FilmsSippy, Ramesh, dir. Sholay. You write. Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan. 1975. International Eros. DVD.Johar, Karan, dir. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. You write. Karan Johar. 1998. Dharma Productions. DVD.Hirani, Rajkumar, dir. 3 idiots. You write. Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijit Joshi and Vidhu V. Chopra. 2009. DVD.Hybrid Film FilmographyCarroll, Willard, dir. Marigold. You write. Willard Carroll. 2007.Netflix. Network. 2012.Boyle, Danny, dir. Slum millionaire. prod. Cristiano Colson. By Simon Beaufoy. Perf. DevJeffcoat, John, dir. Outsourced. You write. George Wing and John Jeffcoat. Perf. Josh Hamilton, Ayesha Dharker and Asif Basra. 2007. Truly Indie, 2006. DVD-ROM. Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2008. DVD. Singh, Tarsem, dir. Mirror Mirror. You write. Marc Klein and Jason Keller. Relativity, 2012. Netflix. Network. April 24. 2013.