New Delhi, July 17 -- Actor Aamir Khan has given his first reaction to activist Sonam Wangchuk's ongoing hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, insisting the character Phunsukh Wangdu in the 2009 blockbuster 3 Idiots was not based on the Ladakh-based activist. Calling it a "misconception," Khan said that Wangchuk himself has repeatedly clarified that the character was not based on him.

Khan, however, expressed concern over Wangchuk's deteriorating health, as his hunger strike entered its 20th day today.

"That is a misconception. I know I saw a video of Chatur (Omi Viadya) recently. He is wrong. Neither director Rajkumar Hirani nor writer Abhijat Joshi knew Wangchuk while making the film," Khan said in response to a question at a British Film I...