Overview

• Sitaare Zameen Par opened on June 20 to strong ticket sales, earning over ₹30 crore in its first two days and sustaining robust box office performance across India.
• Aamir Khan Productions rejected a ₹120 crore deal from Amazon Prime Video to keep the film exclusively in cinemas, underscoring Khan’s commitment to the theatrical experience.
• Directed by R.S. Prasanna, the spiritual sequel features Aamir Khan as a basketball coach mentoring ten debutant actors with special needs in a story of inclusivity and empowerment.
• Taare Zameen Par alum Darsheel Safary says he feels “too shy” to ask Aamir Khan for roles and has secured all his post-pandemic work through auditions and screen tests.
• While admitting he briefly wished he’d joined the sequel, Safary describes the film as radiating “presence, joy and strength” and considers himself lucky to share in the original’s legacy.