Sitaare Zameen Par
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Directed by | R. S. Prasanna |
Written by | Divy Nidhi Sharma |
Based on | Champions by Javier Fesser |
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Cinematography | G. Srinivas Reddy |
Edited by | Charu Shree Roy |
Music by | Songs: Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Score: Ram Sampath |
Production company | Aamir Khan Productions |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Sitaare Zameen Par (lit. 'Stars on Earth'), is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language sports comedy drama film directed by R. S. Prasanna, and produced by Aamir Khan and Aparna Purohit. A spiritual successor to Khan's 2007 film Taare Zameen Par, and stars Khan and Genelia Deshmukh.[1][2][3] It is a remake of Spanish film Champions (2018).[4]
The film was announced in October 2023.[5] Principal photography took place in India over four months before completing in June 2024.[6][7]
Sitaare Zameen Par is scheduled to release on 20 June 2025.[8]
It faced Boycott calls and landed in controversy because of Aamir Khan friendliness towards Turkey, who support Pakistan in recent India -Pakistan Conflict 2025 and His disregard attitude to support India openly. [9][10][11]
Cast
- Aamir Khan as Gulshan
- Genelia Deshmukh[1]
- Aroush Datta as Satbir
- Gopi Krishnan Varma as Guddu
- Vedant Sharmaa as Bantu
- Naman Misra
- Rishi Shahani as Sharmaji
- Rishabh Jain as Raju
- Ashish Pendse as Sunil Gupta
- Samvit Desai as Kareem Qureshi
- Simran Mangeshkar as Golu Khan
- Aayush Bhansali as Lotus
- Dolly Ahluwalia
- Gurpal Singh
- Brijendra Kala
Production
The original Spanish film Champions (2018) was inspired by the Aderes basketball team in Burjassot (in the province of Valencia), created for with people with intellectual disabilities, that won twelve Spanish championships between 1999 and 2014;[12] and the true story of American basketball coach Ron Jones. In the 1980s, Jones was convicted for driving under the influence of alcohol and was sentenced to perform community service as the head coach of a basketball team for the intellectually disabled. Jones later published the story as B-Ball: the Team that Never Lost a Game (1990), which was adapted into the TV film One Special Victory by Stuart Cooper in 1991.[12]
In October 2023, It was announced that Genelia Deshmukh would star alongside Aamir Khan in Sitaare Zameen Par, which also marks their first collaboration.[13] Principal photography commenced in February 2024.[14] The filming took place in Mumbai,[15] followed by New Delhi[16][17] before moving on to Vadodara.[18] Filming wrapped in June 2024.[19]
Music
The film's songs are composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy while the background score is composed by Ram Sampath.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Good for Nothing" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Shankar Mahadevan, Amitabh Bhattacharya | 3:28 |
2. | "Sar Aankhon Pe Mere" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Arijit Singh, Shariva Parulkar | TBA |
Release
On 5 May 2025, the makers announced the film would release on 20 June 2025.[20]
References
- ^ a b "Sitaare Zameen Par: Aamir Khan, Genelia Deshmukh share a delightful moment on the sets. See pic". The Indian Express. 19 March 2024. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "'Sitaare Zameen Par': Aamir-Genelia share a light moment on set in viral pic". India Today. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Sitare Zameen Par will touch upon the issue of Down Syndrome". India Herald.
- ^ "Champions on OTT: सितारे जमीन पर इस फिल्म का है रीमेक, इस ओटीटी पर है मौजूद, जानें कहां देखें". NDTV India (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Aamir Khan announces his next film Sitare Zameen Par, says theme is similar to Taare Zameen Par: 'Moving 10 steps ahead'". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Aamir Khan back to familiar space with Sitaare Zameen Par". 5 February 2024. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Director R S Prasanna announces wrap on Aamir Khan-starrer 'Sitaare Zameen Par'". Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "'Sitaare Zameen Par': First look of Aamir Khan's next out; film also gets a release date". The Hindu. 5 May 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Aamir Khan's 'Sitaare Zameen Par' faces backlash as netizens say 'Nation comes first' - BusinessToday". Business Today. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Aamir Khan Productions changes profile picture to Indian Flag amid 'Sitaare Zameen Par' boycott calls; Netizens think it's 'damage control'". The Times of India. 17 May 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ a b Herrero, Nacho (18 April 2018). "Bienvenidos al Aderes, el club que ha inspirado la película 'Campeones'". El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Mankad, Himesh (12 October 2023). "EXCLUSIVE: Genelia Deshmukh joins Aamir Khan in Sitaare Zameen Par". PINKVILLA. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Aamir Khan unveils shooting schedule for 'Sitaare zameen par'". The Statesman. 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Aamir Khan begins shooting for Sitaare Zameen Par; details inside". Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Aamir Khan to shoot in Delhi for Sitaare Zameen Par next month, the film to be based on Paralympic Games". 24 April 2024. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Aamir Khan's Sitare Zameen Par cuts down on Delhi shoot as city gets expensive, films like Raid 2 shift to Lucknow, MP". 14 May 2024. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "After Delhi, Aamir Khan shooting for 'Sitaare Zameen Par' in Vadodara". 8 June 2024. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Aamir Khan-starrer 'Sitaare Zameen Par' wraps up shoot". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Aamir Khan's 'Sitaare Zameen Par' gets release date and first poster reveal". India Today NE (in Hindi). 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
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