{
  "id": 4361544,
  "title": "'Ghajini Mein Itne Ghus Chuke The, Toh Short-Term Memory Loss...': Sonam Wangchuk Takes Dig At Aamir Khan's 'Never Met' Claim Before 3 Idiots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/ghajini-mein-itne-ghus-chuke-the-toh-short-term-memory-loss-sonam",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T06:00:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/ghajini-mein-itne-ghus-chuke-the-sonam-wangchuk-gives-savage-reply-to-aamir-khans-claim-that-they-never-met-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has faced a playful jab from engineer, educator, and activist Sonam Wangchuk over his claim to have never met Wangchuk. Wangchuk pointed out that Aamir, who portrayed the character Ghajini in the 2008 film, may have experienced short-term memory loss after forgetting their encounter. The actor was present at an event in 2008 where Wangchuk received the Real Heroes Award for his contributions to education in Ladakh and was seen listening to his speech. In a recent podcast appearance, Wangchuk jokingly suggested that Aamir, while in character as Ghajini, might have forgotten the event within 15 minutes. Wangchuk clarified that while they had met in detail and discussed ideas, he wouldn't label 3 Idiots as \"based on\" or a \"biography\" of his life, but acknowledged that inspiration can take various forms.",
  "summary": "Engineer, educator and activist Sonam Wangchuk has taken a sharp dig at Bollywood actor Aamir Khan over his claim that he had never met Wangchuk. Referring to Khan's role in the 2008 film Ghajini, Wangchuk jokingly suggested that the actor may have experienced \"short-term memory loss\" after forgetting their meeting. Sonam shared that after Aamir's claim, a video from the actor’s appearance at the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Sonam Wangchuk responds to Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots claims: ‘Must be short-term memory loss’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/sonam-wangchuk-responds-to-aamir-khans-3-idiots-claims-must-be-short",
        "published": "2026-08-30T04:10:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}