By Hindustan Times
Actor Omi Vaidya tasted success along with his debut film — 3 Idiots. Now, Chatur, Vaidya’s screen name from 3 Idiots, is planning to show director. “I am very all in favour of science fiction and wrote a script in that genre. It’s a sci-fi thriller. Will probably be a heavily plot-based film. Of course, I will
‘Bollywoodise’ it,” he says, adding, “It’s a small budget film and can go at the floor by the tip of the year hopefully.”
So, will he cast any of his co-actors in his directorial debut? “I certainly will. But they won’t be high-profile stars. Rather, they are going to be character actors, who're quite talented. I can’t reveal any names yet.”
Now that Vaidya was working in Hindi cinema from some time, has he become ok with the language? “I’m pretty comfortable in Hindi. I FEEL my Hindi is nearly as good as that of a 5th-6th standard student,” he says.
Vaidya has even tried his hands at reality TV. He anchored Zee TV’s Chhote Ustaad in 2010. “I did the show as it was about kids and that i love children.
Sometimes, I BELIEVE my maturity is at their level,” he says. However, Vaidya feels Indian TV still has a ways to head. “Indian TV soaps are all in regards to the present. They don’t take into consideration the long run unlike the West where they make expensive shows which are high on quality,” he muses.
