Brief Intro
Omi Vaidya is a film actor/Director/Editor. Omi’s first major break in Bollywood was for movie 3 Idiots. Omi played character of Chatur Ramalingam aka silencer in that movie. Later Omi worked in commercials, short films and movies.
Early Life & Background
Omi was born on 10th January 1982 in Yucca Valley, California. Omi is a graduate and completed his education in USA . Even if he grew in USA, he used to visit India every year. Goa is Omi’s native place. As acting was Omi’s passion, he started acting in Marathi Mandal natak’s and some English plays when he was just 6yrs. During high school times Omi learned more about ating and became serious about films as a career.
First assignment/ First major break
Omi’s first assignment as an actor was the role of taxi driver for a short movie ‘There Will Come A Day’. However, his first major break in Bollywood was as a Chatur Ramalingam in the movie ‘3 Idiots’.
Journey in the industry
After college, Vaidya began to work with an agent and received small roles in television programs and commercials. After receiving a small role in Arrested Development, he was asked to audition for the role of Sadiq for ‘The Office’ by the same casting director. He portrayed Sadiq in two episodes ‘E-mail Surveillance’ and ‘Fun Run.’ He also acted in 2008 TV series like ‘Greek’, ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’, ‘Bones’ and ‘Life’. But he came into the limelight after featuring in the music video of the superhit Punjabi song ‘Kurti’ sung by Bohemia.
Omi’s most notable performance is in a supporting role in the 2009 Bollywood film ‘3 Idiots’ as Chatur Ramalingam aka Silencer. He received strong reviews for his performance. He auditioned for the role of Chatur while on a trip to Mumbai. After passing the first audition, he was asked during the second to read dialogue from Lage Raho Munna Bhai, which he just rattled it without understanding the exact words. And he got selected for the movie. His role became popular and he got many awards for it.
Even after ‘3 Idiots’, Ommi acted in English television shows like ‘Better Off Ted’ and ‘Sons of Tucson’. Later he played the lead role in multi-starrer movie ‘Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji’. The movie was directed by Madhur Bhandarker. Later he was seen in supporting roles in the movies like ‘Desi Boyz’, ‘Players’ and ‘Jodi Breakers’. In 2013, he portrayed the role of waiter in the English series ‘Rules of Engagement’.
Apart from acting, Ommi has also done Direction and Editing of some English Movies. He has directed ‘Out Of Time’ and ‘The Desert Rose’, while he had edited ‘Delusion’, ‘Bloodshed’, ‘Blind Ambition’ and more.
Personal life
Ommi got married to Minal Patel on August 22, 2009.
Name of Films
As an Actor:
| Movies | Role | Year |
| RollingTV Virus
3 Idiots Why Am Doing This Wrestling Mongolia Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji Desi Boyz Players Jodi Breakers |
AssarRupert
Chatur Ramalingam Rajya Simon Chakrabarty Milind Kelkar Ajay Sunny Nano |
20072007
2009 2009 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 |
As an Editor:
Out of Time
Delusion
Bloodshed
The Gold Bracelet
Remember the Days
Blind Ambition
As a Director:
Out of Time
The Desert Rose
Name of Serials
| Serials | Role | Channel |
| Arrested Development |
The Office
Bones
Greek
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Life
Kath And Kim
Kamed Rider
Better Off Ted
Sons of Tucson
Rules of EngagementRav Nadir
Sadiq
Hamid Hirani
The Pizza Man
Vairam
Prakash
Fish
Sales Man
WaiterFox
NBC
Fox
ABC TV
CBS
NBC
ABC TV
The CW
ABC TV
Fox
CBS
Awards
| Award Function | Category | Movie |
| Screen Awards 2010 |
Screen Awards 2010
IIFA Awards 2010
Lions Gold Awards 2010Best Comedian
Most Promising Newcomer: Male
Star Debut of the Year: Male
Best Supporting Actor: Male3 Idiots
3Idiots
3 Idiots
3 Idiots
