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Sitaare Zameen Par Rental Set at Rs 100 on YouTube After Apple Pricing Fix

The revised pricing completes Khan’s plan to bypass traditional OTT with an affordable, inclusive YouTube pay-per-view release.

Overview

  • Aamir Khan Productions corrected a YouTube pricing glitch that had charged Apple users Rs 179 and standardized the rental fee at Rs 100 for all devices.
  • The sports drama bowed in cinemas on June 20 before debuting on YouTube on August 1 under Khan’s exclusive theatrical-then-digital window.
  • The pay-per-view model leverages India’s UPI ecosystem and widespread device reach to extend movie access beyond conventional platforms.
  • Sitaare Zameen Par stars Aamir Khan and Genelia Deshmukh alongside ten neurodivergent talents in a heart-warming basketball narrative.
  • Veteran figures such as Prem Chopra and Neeraj Pandey have publicly backed the YouTube release as a viable distribution alternative