Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots is one of the gems of Indian cinema. Starring Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Boman Irani, Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan and Mona Singh, the film is hailed as a classic even after 11 years since its release. While 3 Idiots is an example of perfect casting, did you know that Boman, who played Viru Sahastrabuddhe aka Virus, the director of the institute named ICE, recommended Irrfan for the role? Well, yes. Boman, during an interview with an entertainment portal, revealed that he told Rajkumar to cast Irrfan in the role as he can pull it off superbly. However, due to the age factor, the Munna Bhai actor was roped in. 

“There was so much love and respect for a co-actor, a colleague, I said take Irrfan Khan for 3 Idiots. I said I think he will be superb in that role. Because whatever he does, he does it superbly. But Raju said that he is too young and then I asked that am I too old and then we laughed on it and went on to work on the character to make it a little different,” Boman told.

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Boman, all thanks to his superb comic timing and acting finesse, went on to bag Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Based on Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat, 3 Idiots is about three engineering students named Ranchhoddas Chanchad (Aamir) aka Rancho, Farhan Qureshi (Madhavan) and Raju Rastogi (Sharman). The satire, with the backdrop of friendship, talks about the social pressures under an Indian education system. It was produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and was written by Abhijat Joshi. It released on December 25, 2009.

(Source: Bollywood Hungama)