3 IDIOTS : The Animated Series EXCLUSIVE

Everyone knows who the three idiots are. But now, there's a fourth one in the offing! The 4th Idiot is an animated film that takes off from where 3 Idiots ended. "3 Idiots ended with Aamir Khan's character, Phunsuk Wangdu, running a school where the kids are given a free hand at learning and experimenting," says Biswaroop Roy Chowdhary, producer of The 4th Idiot. "We have shown a similar school where students are into innovation and technology – how that school functions, what kind of kids study in that school and how it affects their learning process," Chowdhary adds. The protagonist of the story is a boy named Pappu, who is similar to Omi Vaidya's character, Chatur Ramalingam, in 3 Idiots.

Though Chowdhary agrees that his movie is inspired by 3 Idiots, he says that they didn't speak to Aamir Khan or Raj Kumar Hirani about their movie. "The 4th Idiot is a new tale, with a new twist, new characters and a new storyline. The only similarity is that we have made use of Omi Vaidya's accent and the way he speaks in 3 Idiots. Apart from that, nothing is common," he says.

3 Idiots' Chatur, Omi Vaidya, has done the voiceover for Pappu. "Though The 4th Idiot is an educational movie, we wanted to keep it light and humorous, as it is for kids, and who better than Omi to be the protagonist?" asks Chowdhary. Omi Vaidya has also sung a song in the film.

The producers are hosting the world premiere of the film at the World Unity Convention Centre, Lucknow. "Not many know that the world's largest school is in Lucknow, the City Montessori School. That's the reason I wanted to host the world premiere there, so that the maximum number of students watch this movie," explains Chowdhary.