#Rancho 3 idiots movie

But he looked at me and said 'you fooled me' and gave me a slap with love and affection,' said the filmmaker, whose short film An Encounter with Faces nominated at the Oscars in 1979.

I thought since I am nominated for the Oscars my father would say well done. 'When I was nominated for Oscar, I confessed to my dad about the truth. Chopra said it would have been difficult to convince his father about his desire to become a filmmaker. The Bollywood producer-director purposely wrote the medical entrance exam paper incomplete, so that he could fail in it. So, when I was nominated for Oscars, the institute called me as a guest and gave me my passing certificate as an honour,' said the 62-year-old filmmaker, who also produced the Munnabhai series.Р”Р„ccording to Chopra, his family wanted him to become a doctor, but he pursued his dream of filmmaking. 'I never attended classes in the film institute. It is inspired from my life,' Chopra said while interacting with the delegates in the NFDC's Film Bazaar, where he shared interesting anecdotes of his life.Р”В¬hopra is a product of Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India.

#Rancho 3 idiots movie

'The character of Rancho (Ranchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad) in the movie is (based on) me. Rancho, or Ranchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad, was an eternally optimistic genius in the film. Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra said that the character Rancho played by Aamir Khan in 3 Idiots was inspired from his life.