Drunk Aamir lands director in problem

For a scene in 3 Idiots , Aamir Khan, R Madhavan and Sharman Joshi were to act drunk at the college adda where they regularly meet to chill out. The perfectionist that Aamir is, he suggested that the trio should actually get drunk to make the scene look more authentic. The trio agreed and after getting drunk, they started enjoying themselves and were really in their element. With the actors being in the right ‘spirit’, director Rajkumar Hirani was happy with the way in which the actors were giving their takes with a realistic feel to it. Hirani wanted to shoot various options and later choose the best. This particular scene was being shot late in the night. Interestingly, after a few retakes, the unit realized that they have ran out of film reel in the middle of the night. Says a unit-hand, “When Raju Hirani got to know about it, he was worried because he didn’t want this shoot to extend for another day and didn’t want the cast to get drunk all over again.” Since it was difficult to procure raw stock at such a late hour, the production team went all out hunting for film reel... “Fortunately, there was a regional film being shot nearby and the director of the film was more than happy to help Rajkumar Hirani with reels. Finally the team managed to get a reel and wrap up the shoot,” said the unit member.