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’

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.”

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.