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commercial success. It has also
been announced that there will
be a Chinese remake of the film
produced by Stephen Chow
and that there are plans for a
Hollywood remake produced
in the United States. A Telugu
remake was planned despite
Nanban having a Telugu dubbed
version titled Snehitudu. 3
Idiotas a Mexican remake will be
released in 2017.
Aamir Khan, R Madhavan,
Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor
and Boman Irani played the
lead roles in the movie. The film
initially opened up on 2000 prints
worldwide. 3 Idiots was released
in 1800 theaters in India, which
was at that time a big domestic
release. 3 Idiots was released in
415 screens overseas. 3 idiots
was released in 2,215 theaters
worldwide.
adjusted worldwide lifetime
gross was 339 crore (equivalent
to 597 crore or US$89 million
in 2016). According to Box
Office, 3 Idiots grossed 11.92
billion (equivalent to 21 billion
or US$310 million in 2016)
worldwide at the end of its
theatrical run. The film was listed
in Guinness World Records for
the record of highest box office
film gross for a Bollywood film.
The film won 52 accolades;
among these are five Filmfare
Awards including best film and
best director, ten Star Screen
Awards, sixteen IIFA Awards,
three National Film Awards,
five GIMA Awards, two Apsara
Awards and seven Bollywood
Hungama Surfers Choice Movie
Awards. In January 2014, it
was nominated in the Best
Outstanding Foreign Language
Film category for 37th Japanese
Academy Awards.
After its initial run, the film's
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