Where 3 Idiots Was Shot?

The film was shot in Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Ladakh, Chail and Shimla. Aamir and the rest of the cast began shooting in early September. Hirani planned to wrap up the film by December. The first scene was shot in an aircraft with Madhavan.

Is 3 Idiots based on IIT?

That was his mother. The movie is based on Mr Bhagat's best-seller 'Five Point Someone' (FPS), a book inspired by his days as a student at IIT-Delhi. The makers of 3 Idiots acknowledged the connection, but Mr Bhagat's mother left the movie hall crying because she couldn't spot her son's name in the credits.

Is 3 Idiots copied?

Adapted from Chetan Bhagat's 'Five Point Someone', the movie was one of the highest-grossing Indian films to have come out of Bollywood. Starring Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R Madhavan and Sharman Joshi, it was based on the life of students in IIT.