Bollywood star Aamir Khan '3 Idiots not based on Sonam Wangchuk'

Bollywood star Aamir Khan said his character in the film “3 Idiots” was not based on Sonam Wangchuk, calling it a “misconception” and expressed concern over the activist’s hunger strike.

Khan attended the Q&A session at the London Indian Film Festival, where he was asked by a reporter to address Wangchuk’s protest. The video has been circulating on the internet.

“3 Idiots” was directed by Rajkumar Hirani and released in 2009. It featured the actor in the role of Phunsukh Wangdu (Rancho).

Khan



said during the making of the film neither he nor the writers of the film knew about Wangchuk.

“No, that’s not true actually. That is a misconception. I didn’t know about Mr Sonam at that time when we were doing this film ‘3 Idiots’… I want to tell you neither Raju nor Abhijat, the writers of the film, nor I. We didn’t know about Mr Sonam. 

However, what Mr Sonam is doing is good work in any case. He doesn’t have to be based on the character of ‘3 Idiots’ for us to respect him and the work that he does,” he said.