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- Gen Z protesters at Delhi's Jantar Mantar are using popular culture, particularly the film Three Idiots, to reframe political narratives during anti-paper leak protests.
- The report notes that Aamir Khan's character Rancho, revealed to be engineer Phunsukh Wangdu of Ladakh, was widely believed to be inspired by Sonam Wangchuk.
- Wangchuk later became the face of the anti-paper leak protests.
- The film's message of resisting a rigid education system resonated with the protesters' cause.
What to watch next
- Whether the anti-paper leak protests at Jantar Mantar grow or attract wider support
- Sonam Wangchuk's continued role as the face of the protests
- Further use of film and pop-culture references in protesters' messaging
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