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Omi Vaidya (Marathi: ओमी वैद्य) is an Indian American actor who is best known for his performance as Chatur Ramalingam or "The Silencer" in the 2009 bollywood film, 3 idiots In addition, Vaidya has directed two short films and worked as an editor on others. He has also appeared in a number of television programs and commercials.

Omi Vaidya
Born	January 10, 1982 (1982-01-10) (age 28) united states
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present
Spouse(s)	Minal Patel

background
Vaidya was raised in Joshua Tree in Yucca Valley, California.^[4] He graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and later attended the University of California, Santa Cruz for two years. He next transferred to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and graduated with honors.

Vaidya commented on his background in a recent interview:

I live in Los Angeles, USA. That's where I grew up, but every year we used to come to India. My native place in India is Goa and I also did visit Mumbai quite often during my growing up days. I started acting when I was about six in Marathi mandal nataks and some English plays in the US. I learnt more about acting in high school and that's when I became really serious about films as a career. I went to NYU film school and learnt the ropes of filmmaking, editing, acting etc. I learnt the technical language used on the sets. After graduating in honors from NYU, I went back to Los Angeles and began auditioning for roles in T.V. serials and films.[6

Awards

2010 Star Screen Awards

• Won: Star Screen Award for Best Comedian - 3 Idiots
• Won: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male - 3 Idiots^[12]

Selected filmography

Actor

• Better off Ted as William (2010)
• 3 Idiots as Chatur Ramalingam aka "The Silencer" (2009)
• Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight as Fish (2009)
• Kath and Kim as Prakash (2009)
• Life (TV series) as Vairam (2008)
• Bones (TV series) as Hamid Hirani (2008)
• Rolling (2007 film) as Assar
• The Office (U.S. TV series): "E-mail Surveillance" and "Fun Run" as Sadiq (2005-2007)
• Arrested Development: "The Immaculate Election" as Rav Nadir (2005)

Director

• "The Desert Rose" (2007)
• "Out of Time" (2003)

Editor

• Cold Cabin (2010)
• Blind Ambition (2008)
• "Remember the Days" (2007)
• The Gold Bracelet (2006)
• Bloodshed (2005)
• Delusion (2004)
• "Out of Time" (2003)