Developments in technology can support the generation of tools to enhance teaching and learning. In a digital world, teaching without technology is now considered incomplete. Film is one of the most effective tools used for propagating...
moreDevelopments in technology can support the generation of tools to enhance teaching and learning. In a digital world, teaching without technology is now considered incomplete. Film is one of the most effective tools used for propagating ideas and engaging people in reflections on events and philosophies of life. Films are therefore an influential channel for student learning. Students enjoy watching films, imitating movie characters and can learn languages and scientific concepts through film. In higher education institutions, particularly in teacher education, psychological studies and in the study of history, films are used frequently and have significant positive impacts on student learning. This short article explores the impact of a film initiated by film writer Abhijat Joshi and director Raj Kumar Hirani, produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and released in 2009. The film, Three Idiots, was the result of a collective effort of film-makers and education experts. Teachers and administrators were consulted and contributed to the development of the script. The audience of the film included students, parents and other adults and the leading role was performed by a well-known Indian actor, Aamir Khan. Khan’s more famous movies include Taray Zameen per (Stars on the earth, 2007) and Pee-Kay (Drunk 2014). The role of the heroine of Three Idiots, Pia, was played by Kareena Kapoor, the daughter of Boman Irani, a Professor of film. She has performed in numerous films on different themes, including romantic, social and comedy films, and is a well-known Indian actress in her own right as well as wife of Indian actor Saif Ali Khan. The key actors in the film are famous for their creative and innovative work, and this attracted a diverse audience to Three Idiots.