Sonam Wangchuk’s witty response to Aamir Khan denying his ‘3 Idiots’ character was based on him: ‘Kyunki woh ‘Ghajini’ outfit me the toh short-term memory loss hua ho sakta hai’ | Hindi Movie News

Sonam Wangchuk’s witty response to Aamir Khan denying his ‘3 Idiots’ character was based on him: ‘Kyunki woh Ghajini outfit me the toh short-term memory loss hua ho sakta hai’

Activist and environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk has responded to Aamir Khan‘s recent claim that his iconic ‘3 Idiots’ character, Phunsukh Wangdu, was not based on him. The reaction comes days after Khan’s co-star Omi Vaidya confirmed on social media that Wangdu was indeed inspired by Wangchuk, a claim Aamir later dismissed as “wrong”.

Sonam Wangchuk jokes about Aamir Khan’s ‘memory loss’

Addressing Aamir Khan’s denial, Sonam Wangchuk humorously suggested the actor may have experienced short-term memory loss after their meeting. Speaking on Prakhar Gupta’s podcast, he said, “In the videos that resurfaced, he was watching my speech in his ‘Ghajini’ outfit. Maybe because he was in the ‘Ghajini outfit’, he may have encountered short-term memory loss. He may have forgotten our meeting after 15 minutes. So, I’m not surprised.”Sonam Wangchuk revealed that the two had more than just a passing interaction, describing it as a “detailed meeting.” He added, “They say he gets too immersed in his characters. So, maybe he was too immersed in the ‘Ghajini’ character when he saw me receive an award at an award function he also attended. Otherwise, we discussed a lot of ideas.”Despite the resurfaced video and his account of their meeting, Sonam Wangchuk clarified that he isn’t claiming Phunsukh Wangdu was entirely modelled on him. He said, “That’s what we call an influence or an inspiration, right? Maybe he went with all those ideas to his writers and changed the script. There was already a script. Maybe he did it subconsciously, and maybe the writers didn’t know where it came from. I don’t have any issue with that, whatever the case may be.“

More about ‘3 Idiots’ and the Phunsukh Wangdu character

In ‘3 Idiots’, Aamir Khan played Phunsukh Wangdu, a renowned educator and environmentalist from Leh, Ladakh, whose identity remains a secret until the film’s climax. For most of the story, he appears as Rancho, posing as the son of his father’s former employer to pursue an engineering degree.Co-written and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the 2009 film also starred Kareena Kapoor, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani, Mona Singh, Ali Fazal, and Jaaved Jaffrey. It went on to collect over Rs 460 crore at the worldwide box office. Reports suggest the makers are now planning a sequel with the original cast reprising their roles.