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'Emotional and Heartwarming': Tharoor’s All Praises for Aamir Khan’s 'Sitaare Zameen Par'
- Aamir Khan stars in the 2025 Bollywood film Sitaare Zameen Par, an adaptation based on the 2018 Spanish movie Campeones, featuring a predominantly neurodivergent cast.
- The film’s production involved a lengthy casting process focused on building trust with neurodivergent performers through open calls across India.
- Sitaare Zameen Par depicts its characters as people with dreams and struggles, aiming to normalize neurodivergence without victimhood or inspiration tropes.
- Last week, India’s president Droupadi Murmu was present at a private viewing where she also greeted the film’s cast; the movie has been praised for its warm, funny, and uplifting portrayal.
- The film’s reception suggests it may open doors for more inclusive stories in Indian cinema, continuing Aamir Khan's legacy of socially conscious filmmaking.
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Sitaare Zameen Par casting director Tess Joseph on working with Aamir Khan, casting neurodivergent actors: ‘He never imposed himself, rare of someone of his stature to…’
In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, casting director Tess Joseph talks about her journey of being deeply influenced by Aamir Khan's Taare Zameen Par as a dyslexic person to casting for its spiritual sequel, Sitaare Zameen Par.
Aamir Khan’s big screen comeback, Sitaare Zameen Par, features an all-star neurodivergent cast – a Bollywood first
Bharti Dubey/XBollywood star Aamir Khan’s return to the big screen after a three-year hiatus has been far from ordinary. Sitaare Zameen Par (2025) which translates to “stars on Earth”, is the first major Bollywood production to feature a mostly neurodivergent cast. A remake of the 2018 Spanish film Campeones, the story follows a mouthy, knuckle-headed basketball coach, Gulshan (Aamir Khan), who is put in charge of a team of players with intellec…
Your tears are the target: Why Sitare Zameen Par isn't a movie, it's a war cry
The film's quiet genius lies in showing how those we label "disabled" expose the truth that we're just temporarily able-bodied, constructing elaborate fortresses of competence to hide our inherent vulnerability daily.
While Aamir's film was in theatres since last week, this Friday Kajol's film Maa and Hollywood film 'F1' were also released opposite it. But 'Sitare Zameen Par' was ahead of both these films and on Sunday its earnings were equal to the collection of both the new films.
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