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Ashes to Crashes: He is the one who calls the shots to subdue the real Ranchoddas Chanchad into telling the truth in this way, threatening to throw Shamaldas' ashes into the toilet bowl and flush it.

Not a literal one, but a metaphorical one in a sense that he asks her if she is willing to throw happiness off the window and lead an unhappy life despite having a way to be with Rancho again, all because she is afraid of other people's reception of her if she decides to do otherwise.

Armor-Piercing Question: Realizing that Pia is going to her marriage with Suhas because she is afraid of people laughing at her decision, Raju asks her if she's going to commit suicide.

He also joins Farhan and Chatur in their search for Rancho. In the present timeline, he is a settled man in Delhi and finally lifts his and his family from poverty. Although he is a capable student, he is also riddled with anxiety due to immense societal pressure, and thus always ended up self-sabotaging himself. His mother was a retired teacher, his father was a paralyzed postman, and his older sister couldn't get married without a suitable dowry demanded from the other family. Unlike the aforementioned two, Raju hailed from impoverished family. One of the eponymous three idiots alongside Farhan and Rancho.

'Well Done, Son!' Guy: His father is the only reason why he attended Imperial College of Engineering in the first place.

Undying Loyalty: Although the trio shows this to each other, Farhan deserves a special mention because he is the one who sticks with Rancho throughout the earlier years at ICE, especially when Virus starts to antagonize the trio and Raju abandoning them before the reconciliation.

At that small act of kindness, Millimeter tells him and Raju to wear their best underwear at night so that they will not end becoming a laughingstock at the ragging.

Nice to the Waiter: Upon his arrival at his dorm room at ICE, Farhan pays Millimeter and tells him to keep the change as he genuinely thanked him for carrying his things.

Doubles as Lemony Narrator due of being a Deadpan Snarker himself in-universe.

The Narrator: Farhan serves as the narrator of the past events of the film.

While Farhan can be as energetic as Rancho, part of the problem in his character arc is that he is too shy and afraid to convince his father that he doesn't want to become an engineer.

Meganekko: A genderflipped version and downplayed example.

This trope is played straight after he gathers enough courage and support from his True Companions enough to convince his father to let him pursue his happiness of his choice for once and succeeds as shown in the present timeline.

Initially it is an Ironic Name since he is unhappy about his circumstances of being forced to take engineering in favor of pursuing the thing that makes him happy which is wildlife photography. Meaningful Name: His name means 'happiness'.Grew a Spine: Like Raju, Farhan's Character Development is this but in a different manner: he finally asserts himself in front of his father and tells him outright that he doesn't want to become an engineer and instead wants to become a photographer.He knows that he has no chance competing against others anyway since he has no interest in engineering. And as eventually revealed at the ending, Phunsukh Wangdu is Rancho's true identity, showing to the audience that Farhan and Raju are closer in reaching Rancho simply by reestablishing their contacts with Chatur even before their confrontation against the real Ranchoddas.

His eye for photography serves as a Chekhov's Skill and a subtle Foreshadowing when Chatur shows him the picture of the person who gave him the opportunity to deal with Phunsukh Wangdu, in which Farhan pays attention at the familiar side face that resembles Rancho. He enjoys taking pictures of the most important milestones in his life such as Raju's discharge from the hospital after his suicide, Virus holding his almost stillborn grandson, and the graduation ceremony.

Camera Fiend: Farhan is this, being an aspiring photographer after all.

He serves as The Narrator for retelling the past events throughout the film's run while subsequently tagging along with Raju and their former colleague Chatur Ramalingam, who claims to know Rancho's location.

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In the present timeline, he is a professional wildlife photographer and is shown to have published several books of photographs. However, this also lead him to meet his True Companions that would change his sad fate for the better. Since his birth, his father dictated him to become an engineer against his wishes, as he truly wanted to become a wildlife photographer. One of the eponymous three idiots alongside Ranchoddas Chanchad and Raju Rastogi who studied together at Imperial College of Engineering.

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