‘Sitaare Zameen Par' Day 1 box office: Aamir Khan-starrer crosses the ₹10-crore mark
Bollywood star Aamir Khanis back on the big screen after nearly three years. The actor's Sitaare Zameen Par, directed by RS Prasanna, released worldwide on June 20, 2025.
The film has gotten off to a steady start at the box office. Released in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, the sports drama has collected ₹11.7 crore across the three languages on the opening day. According to the portal Sacnilk.com, the movie has made ₹11.50 crore in Hindi and earned 0.05 crore and ₹0.15 crore in Tamil and Telugu respectively.
Housefull 5, the film from the popular franchise, is the Sitaare Zameen Par's direct competitor, apart from the latest big-ticket bilingual, Kuberaa (starring Dhanush, Nagarjuna Akkineni and Rashmika Mandanna). Housefull 5, directed by Tarun Mansukhani, made Rs 1.85 crore on Friday.
Sitaare Zameen Par is a spiritual sequel to Aamir Khan's 2007 directorial debut, Taare Zameen Par. The movie is about an imperious basketball coach who trains a team of players with intellectual disabilities.
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The Hindu review of the film says, 'Remade from the 2018 Spanish drama Campeones (Woody Harrelson starred in a 2023 English-language version), Sitaare echoes the first film's mission: raising awareness about neurodivergence. This it does in the most predictably teachable fashion. Every scene or callback is calibrated to yield a lesson, a realisation. An ideal Aamir Khan film can be both entertaining and edifying. But when the balance tilts, it's just annoying.'
Aamir Khan's previous film was Laal Singh Chaddha, directed by Advait Chandan. Also starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, the movie was an adaptation of the classic Forrest Gump, headlined by Tom Hanks.
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