3 Idiots is a 2009 Bollywood film starring Aamir Khan in the lead role. The movie, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, featured Aamir Khan as the protagonist Ranchhoddas Shamaldas Chanchad (Rancho). While Sharman Joshi, Madhavan, and Boman Irani were also in the film, Aamir Khan played the central character.