Rancho was based on me: Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Producer of 3 Idiots, Vidhu Vinod Chopra said that the character Rancho (played by Aamir Khan) in the massively successful film, was inspired from his own life. Rancho was an eternally optimistic genius in the film.”The character of Rancho in the movie is based on me. It is inspired from my life,” Chopra said while sharing interesting anecdotes of his life.

Chopra, a product of Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India, said “I never attended classes in the film institute and failed in the final examination. So, when I was nominated for Oscars, the institute called me as a guest and gave me my passing certificate as an honour.”

According to Chopra, his family wanted him to become a doctor, but he pursued his dream of filmmaking. He purposely wrote the medical entrance exam paper incomplete, so that he could fail in it. “When I was nominated for Oscar in1979 for a short film, I told my dad about it. He looked at me and said 'you fooled me' and gave me a slap with love and affection,” said the filmmaker.

Chopra said he wants to make the 2009 blockbuster in Chinese, French and English as the film continues to change many lives.

Source: Hindustan Times