by Ileana D'Cruz (Tamil)) – A young, beautiful, eccentric doctor, daughter of Viru Sahastrabuddhe and Rancho's love interest. This character is a complete departure from the book because, in the book, she was Hari's girlfriend. Also while Pia and Rancho finally end up together, Neha and Hari maintain a long-distance relationship despite Hari's job in Mumbai and Neha in Delhi. Venkat: Chatur Ramalingam (played by Omi Vaidya in Hindi)/Srivatsan (played by Sathyan in Tamil) – A competitive and studious South Indian college student (NRI student in Tamil) who believes rote learning is the only way to excellence and also believes that there is no time for creativity and innovation in the turbulent and competitive race of life. Venkat has a small role in the book, while Chatur is one of the major characters in the movie. Following the success of, 3 Idiots in East Asian markets such as China and Hong Kong, the producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra has announced that Hong Kong film star Stephen Chow (known for comedy films such as Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle) will be producing a Chinese remake of the film. Chopra also announced that there are plans for a Hollywood remake, and is in talks with three different American studios interested in remaking the film. Chopra stated that there is an Italian film studio also interested in remaking the film. Bhagat's first book Five Point Someone was Bhagat's first book, written under very peculiar circumstances. Around the year 2000, he was denied a promotion at Goldman Sachs, the Hong-Kong based bank where he was working. Bhagat was very depressed. Under a wave of nostalgia, as he remembered his earlier carefree times, he jotted down a few of his experiences at his college. As he added more and more experiences, the collected writings took the shape of a book. Awards Indo-America Society's Society Young Achiever's Award (2004) The Publisher's Recognition Award (2005) It was adapted into a play by the theatre company "Evam" which took it on a national tour in India in 2010. 3 Idiots controversy Before the release of the film, director Rajkumar Hirani commented on the relationship between Five Point Someone and 3 Idiots, stating: The day after the film opened, Chetan also noted: A controversy developed a few days after the release; however, over the fact that Chetan's credit, "Based on the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat" appeared