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Engineer-turned-education reformer Sonam Wangchuk, whose real-life innovations in Ladakh became the emotional backbone of Rajkumar Hirani’s superhit Bollywood film ‘3 Idiots’, finally breaks his silence and rebuts Aamir Khan’s claim with a joke.

If the 28-member group from southern India had reached Syabrubesi bridge, all of them would have lost their lives because the bridge was washed away in the devastating floods.

Among the missing are dozens of Americans, at least 41 Australians and other foreign nationals — including trekkers, pilgrims and tour groups who were in the region when the disaster struck. Nearly 3,000 stranded people, including more than 160 foreigners, have so far been pulled to safety by rescue teams.

After trolls targeted actress Faria Abdullah’s Muslim background, questioned her faith, and went as far as labeling her a "kafir" (infidel), she said her family is deeply secular and that her father is a converted Muslim who chose Islam out of personal conviction, while her mother found inspiration in Hindu spirituality.

When we strip away the noise raised by Kangana Ranaut’s outbursts and Kriti Sanon’s rebuttal, all the brouhaha over the latter’s bralette is about framing. It was a private, lived moment and will always remain so.