MUMBAI: One actor who benefitted the most from the success of 3 Idiots is Omi Vaidya who played the role of Chatur Ramalingam. The role not only got people to notice him but he also bagged several awards.

Film offers have also started coming Vaidya‘s way. Madhur Bhandarkar recently signed him to play one of the lead roles in Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji, along with Ajay Devgn and Emraan Hashmi.

Now, there is news that director duo Abbas-Mustan has roped in Vaidya to play an important role in their remake of the Hollywood hit, The Italian Job.

Initially, it was Govinda who was to play the role but the director duo opted for Vaidya.

Vaidya is the latest addition to this project that has artistes like Abhishek Bachchan, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Katrina Kaif in the cast.