India, July 22 -- Amid the boycott calls trending on social media, it has turned out to be false news: Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots is not re-releasing in theatres.

Social media has been abuzz since Tuesday, when a report first emerged about the 2009 blockbuster, also starring R Madhavan and Sharman Joshi, releasing in theatres again on the occasion of Teacher's Day. The ongoing student protests, and the fact that Aamir has denied the film was based on the real-life educationist Sonam Wangchuk further added fuel to the fire. The production house behind 3 Idiots, Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films, took to Instagram on Wednesday afternoon and refuted all such claims. They wrote, "With reference to recent media reports claiming that 3 Idiots will be re-rel...