AWARDS - Directorate of Film Festivals

90Best Audiography (Re-recording of final mixed track)Rajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 50,000/-3 Idiots CITATIONDuration : 160 MinutesLanguage : HindiColourFor the fine amalgamation of differentelements of sound to create the rightambience and perspective of the filmimage.fQYe esa mfpr ifjizs{; mRiUu djus okys /ofu dsfofHkUu rRoksa dk yfyr lfEeJ.k djus ds fy,Adirector Rajkumar Hiraniproducer Vidhu Vinod Choprascreenwriter Abhijat Joshi, RajkumarHirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopracinematographer C.K.Muraleedharaneditor Rajkumar Hiranicast Aamir Khan, R Madhavan,Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor,Boman IraniStatementThe moment I was asked to work on the re-recording of 3 Idiots I instinctively knewthat this would be a difficult. It was difficult and challenging because of the range ofemotion and visuals it exhibited. The director, the writer, the actors, the cameraman,the editor all had performed brilliantly, now it was my turn. The thought itself wasoverwhelming, but the fact that I had gained so much having worked earlier on quitea few films with Aamir Khan gave me the comfort of knowing exactly what to do.Before I actually started working on 3 Idiots I had already mentally designed the finalsoundtrack. Director Raj Kumar Hirani’s inputs also further enhanced the impact of thefinal soundtrack. If you recall, you can observe that each and every dialogue in thefilm was prominent above all the other soundtracks, but it did not mean playing downthe sound and music effect altogether. I did not want the sound to anyway disrupt thesmoothness of all the emotions ranging from the humorous to the romantic to tragicto poignant and hence used the right levels for dramatic impact. Some scenes standout, like the scene between Sharman Joshi and Boman Irani when Sharman jumpsfrom the window, the pre-climax sequence and the number of elements playing up,physical as well as emotional everything had to be worked out very carefully for thefinal impact, and then the film finishes with a humorous tone.