The 2009 Bollywood blockbuster ‘3 Idiots’ is getting a Mexican remake.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani’s film has now been remade in Mexican and titled ‘3 Idiotas’.
The Mexican version is directed by Carlos Bolado.
3 Idiots Source: 3 Idiots poster
3 Idiotas Source: 3 Idiotas poster
The film is not a ‘copy’ but an official remake with Vidhu Vinod Chopra credited as one of the Executive Producers.
3 Idiots is a coming of age comedy drama film about three friends and their arch rival's search of a long lost friend who disappeared on their graduation day.
WATCH VIDEO: 3 IDIOTS – Trailer
The Bollywood film was the highest-grossing film in its opening weekend in India and had the highest opening day collections for an Indian film up until that point.
To top it all the actors in Mexican version - Alfonso Dosal, Christian Vazquez and German Valdez who are reprising the roles of Aamir Khan, Madhavan and Sharman Joshi - look fabulous choice.
3 Idiotas Source: 3 Idiotas YouTube
Kareena Kapoor’s role is taken on by popular Mexican actress and writer Martha Higareda.
3 Idiots was remade in Tamil as ‘Nanban’ in 2012 which also received critical praise and commercial success.
Martha Higareda Source: 3 Idiotas
WATCH VIDEO: Nanban - Trailer
‘3 Idiotas’ will hit theatres in the US in June this year.
WATCH VIDEO: 3 Idiotas – Trailer
It has also been announced that there will be a Chinese remake of the film produced by Stephen Chow.
