Throwback: When Shah Rukh Khan called Aamir Khan a ‘Chichora’ during ‘3 idiots’ and the actor gave a befitting reply, ‘SRK himself is…’

Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan are colleagues and two of the biggest stars in Bollywood. There was a time when they both were taking potshots at each other for reasons best known to them. During the promotions of 3 idiots, Aamir disguised himself and traveled different cities in India.

And SRK called this gimmick as chhichhora and Aamir retaliated by saying ‘He himself does so much chhichhorapan in his life.’

Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 idiots is a massively successful film that stars Aamir Khan, Boman Irani, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, and Sharman Joshi. Khan essayed the role of Rancho who later turns out to be Phunsuk Wangdoo. Wangdoo was a character that was inspired by real-life engineer Sonam Wangchuk.

Sonam is an Indian engineer, climate activist and education reformer. He was on a 21-day hunger strike in Ladakh for its statehood and protection of the ‘fragile’ Himalayan ecology. The strike may have ended but Sonam has said his fight for justice will continue.

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“I will continue to fight for constitutional safeguards for Ladakh and people’s political rights,” he was quoted saying.

Who is Sonam Wangchuk?

He is the founding-director of the Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), which was founded in 1988 by a group of students. He played an almost revolutionary role in bringing a much-needed reform in the education system in Ladakh. In 1988, after his graduation, Wangchuk (with his brother and five peers) started Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL).

He was also the founder and the editor of Ladakh’s only print magazine Ladags Melong.