R. Madhavan Got Drunk With Aamir Khan and Sharman Joshi For This Scene in 3 Idiots

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MARCH 22,2024

In a recent interview, R. Madhavan, the actor from 'Shaitaan', discussed his 2009 film '3 Idiots'. He specifically recalled a scene where the three friends get drunk and come up with a not-so-clever plan to visit their headmaster's home. Madhavan revealed that the actors were not just acting drunk in the scene, but were actually quite intoxicated. Here's what the actor shared.

R. Madhavan got drunk with Aamir Khan and Sharman Joshi

Recalling a scene from the Rajkumar Hirani directorial, R. Madhavan revealed that before filming, Aamir Khan suggested that they all get drunk. His reasoning was that it's easier to act sober when you're drunk, but not the other way around. Therefore, the actors started drinking at eight, an hour before the shoot. By nine, Madhavan, Aamir, and Sharman had consumed three or four pegs and were quite intoxicated.

R. Madhavan said, 'So, Aamir's idea was that in drunk scenes, you should never act like you're drunk. You should drink and act like you're normal. Basically, we wanted to shoot at nine, so Aamir made a plan. By eight, we'd start drinking by eight thirty, eight forty-five, we'd have had our three-four pegs. But what happened is that the lighting conked off, so at eight thirty, they said another two hours left.'

As a result, the actors had to endure the cold weather, which led to some hilarious consequences. Madhavan recounted, 'So, we wanted to maintain the same level of alcohol in our blood, except we didn't realise that the cold Bangalore air would have a complete different impact on our intoxication. By the time the shot came, we thought we were completely normal, except we didn't realise we were taking hours to deliver the lines.'

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R. Madhavan talks about his real-life 3 Idiots moment

During the interview, Madhavan also talked about the one time he refused to follow the path his family wanted him to. He recounted, 'I was not a very good student, much to the disgust and dismay of my parents. Their dream was that I should get married, join Tata Steel, and live in the same house as my father. I remember my parents being heartbroken. My dad isn't prone to being dramatic, but we were walking down the railway track after the last engineering college had rejected my application. He had tears in his eyes, and he asked, 'What have I done wrong with you?' I said, 'Appa, I don't know what I will become, but I know what I don't want to do, and I don't want to do your job. If I sit on the table for 30 years, I'll end up killing somebody. I'm not right for that. All I can tell you is that I won't let you down.'