New Delhi: Probably Omi Vaidya is the only guy in this world whose claim to fame is 'Balatkar'. The actor who made you laugh out your lungs with his 'Balatkari' speech in 3 Idiots turns 30 on January 10.
Interestingly, Omi was vacationing in India when he auditioned for a role in '3 Idiots'. With stars like Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi and R Madhavan playing the 3 Idiots, Omi aka Chatur Ramlingam wooed the audience with his charm. His comic timing and south Indian accent in the film are worth appreciating.
Director Rajkumar Hirani stopped Omi from giving any interviews before the release of '3 Idiots'. Omi was really disappointed when nobody recognized him at the premiere of the film. One should always believe in, let your work do the talking. The same happened with Omi who became a household name after the film's release.
3 Idiots wasn't Omi's first encounter with showbiz. Born in 1982, raised in Los Angeles, USA, Goa is Omi's native place. He used to visit India almost every year. At a very young age he started acting in English and Marathi plays in US. Soon he started taking acting very seriously and learnt the nitty-gritty of filmmaking, editing and acting at New York University. ...
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05:06 PM, Jan 09, 2012
New Delhi: Indian American actor Omi Vaidya, who had the audiences in splits as funny man Chatur Ramalingam in '3 Idiots', is all set to wield the megaphone and says his directorial debut will be a 'zara hatke' Hindi movie about supernatural powers. "I went to New York film school and learnt the nitty-gritty of filmmaking, editing and acting there. I learnt the technical language that is used on the...
12:05 PM, Dec 02, 2011
CNN-IBN speaks to Ajay Devgan and Emraan Hashmi over their performances in 'Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji' ...
09:05 PM, Jan 28, 2011
They say men never grow up and filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar is exploring this pyche of men in a humorous way through his new romantic comedy Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji releasing on coming Friday. Starring Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi and Omi Vaidya, Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji is a slice of life movie that talks about three men and their encounters with love. Shazahn Padmasee, Shruti Hassan and debutante Shraddha...
11:13 AM, Jan 24, 2011
Producer-director Madhur Bhandarkar with Shazahn Padamsee attended a festival. He was there at the Tarang Festival. Which is held at Thakur College. They promoted their film Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji at the festival. ...
02:13 PM, Dec 15, 2010
Mumbai: Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, who is known for serious hard hitting cinema with movies like ‘Fashion’ and ‘Chandni Bar’, is now all set to go the humour way with his new film ‘Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji’. On Saturday, the cast and crew of ‘Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji’ came together to unveil the first look of the film. Starring Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi and Omi Vaidya in the lead,...
03:03 PM, Nov 29, 2010
New Delhi: Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar unveiled the first look of his upcoming film Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji on microblogging website Twitter. "Check out the first teaser poster of my next film i>Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji.... Exclusively for you guys," Bhandarkar posted on his Twitter page. The director has moved away from his penchant for making serious cinema and this time is trying his hand at comedy. This film...
07:59 PM, Nov 12, 2010
New Delhi: Shruti Haasan may be seen as fit as a fiddle but she confesses her eyesight is extremely weak and that she heavily depends on spectacles and contact lenses for her vision. "I'm almost ninety percent blind without my glasses. I can't see something that is two cms away from me," the 24-year-old posted on her Twitter page. "Usually I never wish people because I don't see them… and...
02:31 PM, Sep 16, 2010
The '3 Idiots' actor will be seen in Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji' ...
01:53 PM, Aug 02, 2010
