After Aamir Khan denies knowing Sonam Wangchuk, their 2008 meeting video resurfaces; fans question superstar
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
A few hours after Aamir Khan denied knowing climate activist Sonam Wangchuk during the making of 3 Idiots, a widely shared video of Sonam has been doing the rounds on social media. The clip shows the activist speaking about meeting Aamir in 2008, a year before the rollout of 3 Idiots .
Adding to this, Aamir Khan of late dismissed the widely held belief that Sonam Wangchuk's life had inspired his lead character in 3 Idiots. (R-Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo and L- omivaidya_official\Instagram) When Sonam Wangchuk recalled meeting Aamir Khan In the clip, Sonam talks about meeting Aamir in 2008 during an event in Mumbai and how he discussed a movie focused on the Siachen conflict with the star.
Meanwhile, He shared, “I told him, ‘Can you make a movie on the tension in Siachen, where countries are fighting over a piece of ice while spending nearly ₹ 7 crore rupees every day? Can we show that ordinary people from both countries solve the problem and that money is instead used for education?’" Wangchuk shared.
Notably, Sonam shared that Aamir listened to his idea and also watched his presentation on the same. In the clip, Sonam went on to show glimpses of the 2008 event, where he received an award while Aamir is seen clapping for him.
As per the latest buzz, Sonam shared that he later travelled to Europe to study Earth Architecture, but Aamir came up again in his life in December 2009, when he started receiving messages and calls from his friends saying that Aamir Khan had starred in a movie based on him and his school in Ladakh. “People told me, ‘The movie based on you is fantastic.’ I was shocked. They also shared they had shown my school," he shared.
In further updates, However, when Sonam contacted his school, he learned that a movie crew had indeed visited their campus. However, they refused to let them shoot on the premises because the crew was very secretive about its project and had also brought a lot of plastic with them. Sonam shared in the clip, “They were planning to bring a lot of plastic material, so we refused permission. Later, they shot in another nearby school." He opened up that the movie was shot in another school.
On top of that, During an interaction at the British Movie Institute (BFI), Aamir Khan was asked about activist Sonam Wangchuk and his ongoing hunger strike. Responding to the same, Aamir denied knowing the activist during the shooting of 3 Idiots. He shared, “No, that’s not true, actually. That is a misconception. I didn’t know about Mr Sonam Wangchuk at that time when we were doing the movie. I know that, I saw a video of Chatur, just of late he shared that… No, he’s wrong. Maybe that’s what Chatur was thinking but I want to tell you neither did Raju, nor Abhijat (one of the two writers), nor I, we didn’t know about Sonam. However, what Mr Sonam is doing is good work anyway. He doesn’t need to be based on the character of 3 Idiots for us to respect him and the work he’s done," Aamir shared.
Followers were not happy with Aamir denying that he knew Sonam. A fan commented on the widely shared clip, "The movie was rolled out in 2009, but Aamir had already met Sonam Wangchuk in 2008. They even visited his school for shooting in 2009. When Wangchuk’s students refused permission because the crew was carrying plastic waste, the shoot was shifted to a nearby school. So the claim that he didn’t know about Sonam Wangchuk until after the movie’s rollout simply doesn’t add up."
Source: Hindustan Times