Funny man actor Omi Vaidya, who rose to fame after his role in Aamir Khan starrer 3 Idiots, will soon don the director’s hat. Buzz is that the actor, who has a background in filmmaking courses, has finally decided to take charge himself.A source reveals, “Omi had gone to New York University for a filmmaking course. So he knows the basics of the field. And he has decided now to use whatever he learnt there by directing his first film.”

The actor is on a personal high after bagging roles in multi starrer films like Desi Boys and Players. The actor was so excited that he had even tweeted, “Dubbing soon for my 2 movie releases this year. Playerz & Desi Boyz. Can’t wait to see how the films have turned out. Will let u know.”The source adds that Omi’s decision of getting into direction was influenced by his friends. “Omi’s friends have made a documentary on him called Big In Bollywood. The documentary is about the 27-year-old American-born Omi, a struggling actor in LA, who miraculously lands a dream role in this Bollywood film. Four of his friends got together and directed the film,” the source shares. But the source insists that Omi’s film won’t be a typical Bollywood masala flick, it will be different.