Engineer, teacher and environment Sonam Wangchuk he is in the news for his endless hunger for the NEET paper leak and is on day 18. The search for the Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, Wangchuk says he has lost 8kg since he started the protests on June 28, while a drop in blood pressure has raised concerns about his health. As messages of support poured in from across the country, the actor Omi Vaidyawho played Chatur Ramalingam in 3 Foolsshared a post that said, “I don’t want Phunsukh Wangdu to die.”Omi’s mention of Phunsukh Wangdu reignited a long-standing controversy 3 Fools. Even most viewers agree Aamir KhanThe character of Sonam Wangchuk, an education reformer has repeatedly denied being the one behind the project. She said she was never consulted during the making of the film, never gave permission for her life or work to be used, and never received a response when she wrote to the filmmakers for clarification. He said: “He came secretly to our school to shoot the film.”During an episode of Josh Talks, Wangchuk recalled how he first discovered the connection people draw between him and 3 Fools. “I’m worried because people always ask me, ‘Is your school the one shown in Idiots 3? Are you Phunsukh Wangdu?’ I want to clarify: No, I am not Phunsukh Wangdu. I am Sonam Wangchuk. I don’t work in movies, I work in real life. I work on innovative projects that can take India to the world and make our country proud. “Explaining why he rarely talks about the film, Wangchuk said he doesn’t want to create fake news. “Many journalists and young people ask me about this film. I want to tell them that I have nothing to do with it. But that would also be a lie.”He continued to explain the meeting Aamir Khan in Mumbai in 2008 receiving the CNN-IBN award for his teaching work in Ladakh. According to Mr. Wangchuk, he used this opportunity to propose a movie about the Siachen conflict.“I said to him, ‘Can you make a film about the conflict in Siachen, where countries are fighting on ice while spending about Rs 7 crore every day? Can we show that ordinary people from all these countries solve the problem and instead the money is spent on education?’After the event, Wangchuk went to France to study Earth Architecture. It was over 3 Fools was released the following year when he realized that people believed the film was based on his life. “People said to me, ‘A film based on you is interesting.’ I was very surprised. He said he showed my school.Intrigued, he spoke to his school and heard that a film crew had indeed arrived at the school but did not reveal the project. “They wanted to bring a lot of plastic items, so we refused permission. Later, they shot at a nearby school.”Despite the similarities, Wangchuk said he consciously avoided criticizing the filmmakers because he had already had a conflict with the author. Chetan Bhagat. “I didn’t want people to think I was trying to get money from filmmakers again.”Instead, he waited until the deadline to apply for compensation expired before writing to the producers, reminding them that he had met Aamir before the film’s production and expressing frustration at not being asked. “He never answered. Nor did I expect him to. I have better things to do in life.”Wangchuk also questioned the country’s priorities, saying that celebrity culture often overshadows real life events. “Our country gives a lot of importance to Bollywood and cricket. We try to achieve greatness through films, when we should do these things in real life.”