Aamir Khan's resurfaced 10-year-old video reaffirms his claim that _3 Idiots_ was inspired by Chetan Bhagat's novel, not any real-life individual.
Aamir Khan's old video resurfaces
Jul 17, 2026
03:49 pm
What's the storyBollywood superstar Aamir Khan is facing backlash for denying that his iconic character Phunsukh Wangdu in 3 Idiots (2009) was based on real-life engineer-turned-activist Sonam Wangchuk.
However, a decade-old video has surfaced where Khan made the same statement, insisting that the film was inspired by Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone and not any real person.
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