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.
Mr. Khan said during the making of the film neither he nor the writers of the film knew about Mr. 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.
The actor concluded by urging Mr. Wangchuk to stop his hunger strike. “I think all of us are very concerned for his health…We hope that it ends well. All of us are hoping he ends his fast and looks after his health,” he said.
-PTI
