Ali Fazal reveals he tore his own shirt during 3 Idiots scene, got a jacket in return from Rajkumar Hirani: ‘Bought it for Rs 40’

Ali Fazal revealed that he wore his own shirt for his crucial scene in 3 Idiots. After his shirt faced some wear and tear, he received a jacket from the film's director Rajkumar Hirani as a gift.

Ali Fazal in a still from 3 Idiots.

Ali Fazal made his debut in Hindi films with his small but pivotal role in Rajkumar Hirani’s iconic 2009 film 3 Idiots. It starred Aamir Khan, R Madhavan and Sharman Joshi in lead roles. In a recent interview, Ali revealed that he wore his own shirt for his crucial scene in the film. After his shirt faced some wear and tear, he received a jacket from the film’s director Rajkumar Hirani as a gift.

Speaking about how Hirani discovered him, Ali said, “Rajkumar Hirani sir saw me in a play at Prithvi theatre. I was in third year. I don’t remember what play but I remember getting a call, I remember going to the audition wearing that one shirt that I used to wear four times a week and getting cast. They told me that you bring the shirt in which you auditioned.”

Sharing how his shirt suffered wear and tear during the filming of 3 Idiots, Ali said, “The issue was that there was a scene in which I am wearing the shirt and my character hangs himself. How do you shoot that scene? So they have to put a harness which goes through to my shirt. So, I am like ‘No but that’s my shirt.’ But they told me that they will stitch it back neatly and, in there defense, they did. Then Raju sir had pity on me because it was winters at the time and he gave me a jacket. I still have that shirt. I bought it for Rs 40 at Fashion Street in Mumbai.”

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Ali played Joy Lobo in 3 Idiots, a student who loved machines but his project got rejected by Dr. Viru Sahastrabuddhe, played by Boman Irani. 3 Idiots became a massive hit at the box office and also became a rage overseas, especially China. The film went on to become a cult classic.

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