Aamir character in 3 Idiots resembles Sonam Wangchuk?

Aamir Khan is coming to entertain movie lovers once again with the film 3 Idiots sequel. Expectations are high as the film is the sequel to the 2009s hit film 3 Idiots directed by Rajkumar Hirani.

Rumours have been spreading thick and fast that his character in the original is inspired by Sonam Wangchuk who is now on fast unto death.

In the midst of all this, Aamir Khan said "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,"

The rumours spread like wild fire when Omi Vaidya, who also featured in the film, shared the video on his X handle, claiming that Khan's character in the film was based on the activist and urging people to draw attention to his deteriorating health. "I know that I saw the video of Chatur (Vaidya's character), just recently... he is wrong," Khan added.

---- Pramod Nandivada