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‘3 Idiots’ is not Sonam Wangchuk’s story, Aamir Khan breaks years old misconception
Samira Vishwas | July 17, 2026 1:24 PM CST

Knews Desk- These days, social activist Sonam Wangchuk is sitting on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in Delhi for her demands. Amid growing concerns about his health, the film is once again on social media. ‘3 idiots’ Has come into discussion. recently in film ‘Clever Ramalingam’ Actor Omi Vaidya, who played the character, had shared a video and claimed that the famous character of the film ‘Phunsuk Wangdu’played by Aamir Khan, was inspired by Sonam Wangchuk. However, now Aamir Khan has completely rejected this claim. Recently, Aamir Khan, who reached an event, was asked whether ‘3 idiots’ Actually, it was inspired by the life of Sonam Wangchuk. On this, Aamir clearly said that this notion is completely wrong. He said that he had no knowledge about Sonam Wangchuk while making the film and the story of the film was not inspired by her. Aamir Khan said, “No, this is absolutely not true. This is a misunderstanding. When we were shooting for ‘3 Idiots’, I did not even know Mr. Sonam Wangchuk. Recently I saw the video of Omi Vaidya aka ‘Chatur’ in which he had said this, but it is not true.”

He further told that the director of the film Rajkumar HiraniAuthor Abhijat Joshi And he himself, none of the three were familiar with Sonam Wangchuk at that time. Aamir said that the story and characters of the film were not based on the biography of any particular person. In fact, for a long time after the release of the film, it was believed that ‘Phunsuk Wangdu’ The character was inspired by Sonam Wangchuk, an engineer, education reformer and social activist from Ladakh. Due to some similarities between the two, this perception became stronger. Although the filmmakers never officially confirmed it. In recent times, many artists and public figures have also expressed their concern about Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike and her deteriorating health. Meanwhile, Omi Vaidya’s video had sparked a new debate on social media.

Now after Aamir Khan’s statement it has become clear that ‘3 idiots’ cannot be called a film directly based on the life of Sonam Wangchuk. This statement of Aamir Khan has tried to put an end to the perception that has been going on for years, in which there has been a direct connection between the film and the life of Sonam Wangchuk. Now the actor himself has made it clear that the story of the film was not the biography of any real person, but it was a fictional story, which was prepared keeping in mind the education system and the dreams of the youth.


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