Bollywood Hungama also gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5, praising the story, direction and performances, and noting that the film educated viewers about the characteristics of neurodivergent people.Read at source
Sitaare Zameen Par 2025 
Synopsis
Sitaare Zameen Par
Sitaare Zameen Par (lit. 'Stars on Earth') is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language sports comedy-drama film directed by R. S. Prasanna, written by Divy Nidhi Sharma, and produced by Aamir Khan and Aparna Purohit. A spiritual successor to Khan's 2007 film Taare Zameen Par and an official remake of the 2018 Spanish film Champions, it stars Khan and Genelia Deshmukh and follows a suspended basketball coach who must serve community service by helping a team of players with disabilities prepare for a tournament.
- Director
- R. S. Prasanna
- Release
- 20 Jun 2025
- Studio
- Aamir Khan Productions
- Run time
- 158 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
10 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Sitaare Zameen Par is 68/100 from 8 scored critic/publication reviews.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 11 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- performances
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- emotional impact
Positive 9
Devesh Sharma of Filmfare gave 4 stars out of 5 and said that "This is a film that teaches while it entertains, without ever being preachy.Read at source
Having said that, Sitaare Zameen Par is notable for being the contemporary, mainstream Bollywood film in recent years to touch upon disability."Read at source
Rishabh Suri of Hindustan Times gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that "Aamir Khan's film is a heartfelt product, meant to be experienced in a theatre.Read at source
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that "Aamir Khan effortlessly slips into the character of a temperamental man who is often mocked for his short stature."Read at source
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express also gave it 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that "This film wouldn't have worked as well as it does if Aamir hadn't been fully committed to putting himself out there as a hero-who-is-a-jerk."Read at source
Subhash K Jha of News 24 gave 3.5 stars and said that "Sitaare Zameen Par to remind us that cinema in Hindi with a heart and balls, is not dead.Read at source
In another 3.5 star out of 5 review, Dhaval Roy from Times of India also praised the performances and labelled the film a wholesome, feel-good watch.Read at source
Titas Chowdhury of News 18 said that "Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par is a heartwarming film on neurodivergence, but despite its noble intent, it falters with a stretched second half."Read at source
Critical 1
Mayur Sanap of Rediff.com gave 2 stars out of 5 and said that "There was more to this feel-good exercise that never reaches the dramatic heights it is aiming for."Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Good for Nothing Shankar Mahadevan, Amitabh Bhattacharya
- Sar Aankhon Pe Mere Arijit Singh, Shariva Parulkar
- Sitaare Zameen Par Shankar Mahadevan, Siddharth Mahadevan, Divya Kumar
- Shubh Mangalam Shankar Mahadevan, Amitabh Bhattacharya
Technical specs
- Release date
- 20 Jun 2025
- Run time
- 158 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- R. S. Prasanna
- Studio
- Aamir Khan Productions
- Budget
- ₹122 crore
- Distributor
- PVR Inox Pictures, AA Films
Trivia
- Sitaare Zameen Par is a spiritual successor to Aamir Khan's 2007 film Taare Zameen Par and an official remake of the 2018 Spanish film Champions.
- Principal photography took place in Mumbai, New Delhi, and Vadodara over four months, wrapping in June 2024.
- The film marks the first time Aamir Khan and Genelia Deshmukh have starred together as actors.
- Sitaare Zameen Par grossed ₹266 crore worldwide, making it the sixth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2025.
- The film became the first to feature and integrate all major accessibility features, including closed captions, audio description, and Indian sign language simultaneously.
- Aamir Khan refused two cuts suggested by the Central Board of Film Certification, resulting in a UA13+ rating after five changes were made.
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