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Engineer and social activist Sonam Wangchuk, the Ladakhi whose life story inspired the cult Bollywood film 3 Idiots, was detained by the police in Leh on Friday.
The Centre accused Wangchuk, a Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient, of instigating the violent protests in Leh on Wednesday that led to police firing, leaving four people dead and five others injured.
While Sonam Wangchuk is a well-known figure in Ladakh, he rose to national prominence when Bollywood actor Aamir Khan portrayed a character inspired by him in the 2009 film 3 Idiots. Aamir’s character, Phunsukh Wangdu, popularly known as Rancho, was depicted as a brilliant and inquisitive engineering student who mentors his classmates at the Imperial College of Engineering (ICE).
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During an old interview with the Lallantop, Wangchuk Opened Up About His Thoughts on 3 Idots. He revised that he did not complete fully related to the character of rancho. “Yes, I have watched the film. It was a nice film with a good message. Kaise Inse Jodo Khud Ko (What do I say but somebody else told me to say that I am a lot more beautiful than the character shown in the film. So how do I Atach Myself Whit That Character? “
3 Idiots, produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, featured Aamir Khan alongside R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, and Kareena Kapoor Khan. The film was a massive box office success, holding the title of the highest-grossing Indian film until 2013. It also went on to win three National Film Awards.
