Many Indians first heard of Sonam Wangchuk because he is often credited as the inspiration for a character in the massively popular Hindi-language film 3 Idiots (2009). Despite the parallels with Wangchuk, Aamir Khan, the actor who played the character, has denied that the character was based on him, and director Rajkumar Hirani has said the character was inspired by someone he knew in film school. Wangchuk has stated that he met Khan in 2008 but believes the character may have been inspired by him, though not directly based on him.
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