Overview

• Since its June 20 theatrical debut, Sitaare Zameen Par has delivered robust opening weekend box office figures powered by strong audience word-of-mouth.
• Deshmukh says she feared being forgotten after a decade away from film roles but has been touched by viewers’ desire to see more of her work.
• Khan personally suggested she audition for the role opposite him, leading to her casting as his character’s supportive wife.
• The sports drama highlights a basketball team of neurodivergent adults and marks Deshmukh’s first major project centered on inclusion.
• Following Sitaare Zameen Par’s success, she has secured roles in Gunmaaster G9 with Emraan Hashmi and Ram Gopal Varma’s Police Station Mein Bhoot.