Most Indians will tell you that there are only two career fields in their country: engineering and medicine. Many children aren’t asked what they want to be when they grow up — they’re told they’ll be an engineer or a doctor.

With the recent release of “3 Idiots,” the highest-grossing Bollywood film ever, this phenomenon has made big news. The film follows the college escapades of three friends studying in one of the most intense engineering schools in the country. The main character, Rancho (played by Indian megastar Aamir Khan), is a brilliant student who thinks outside the box and encourages his friends to follow their passion, rather than memorize answers to get good grades.

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