MUMBAI: Vidhu Vinod Chopra‘s 3 Idiots, that broke box office records in India, is set for a Hollywood remake.
Confirming the same, Chopra has reportedly said, "We are in talks with three studios in Hollywood and one company in Italy for the remake of 3 Idiots."
Stephen Chow, known for his film Kung Fu Hustle is also remaking the film in Chinese. Interestingly, the film is due to release in mainland China this week. Some 900 prints of the film have been sent to China in what would be the biggest Bollywood release outside of India.
"It‘s a first for any Hindi film to release with so many prints in China. The film has already made two to three million dollars in Hong Kong," said Chopra.
The film is also being remade in Tamil. Titled Nanban, it will have Vijay, Srikanth and Jiva as the three protagonists.
