Although perfectionist actor Aamir Khan’s last film ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ didn’t do well at the box office, yet the film was admired by a significant segment of cinephiles, and it received favorable reviews from multiple critics. It’s a fact that the veteran actor takes his own sweet time in selecting his films and this time he is apparently being even more careful about his next acting project.
In an exciting update, Aamir Khan has revealed in a recent interaction (via News18) that his next film is titled ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’. He further said that the film’s name has thoughtfully and intentionally been kept similar to the 2007 film, in which he starred as a schoolteacher and the only feature film to be directed by him. And the similarity in their names is because the underlying theme of ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ is similar to ‘Taare Zameen Par’ and the former is ten steps ahead of the latter.
He also said that the difference is that in the 2007 movie, Aamir Khan’s character helps a dyslexic kid in need and on the other hand, in the upcoming film, Aamir Khan’s character will be helped by a group of boys who are dealing with their own issues. Moreover, ‘Taare Zameen Par’ was an emotional film, but ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ will entertain the audiences. Aamir Khan will also produce this film besides acting in it. Filming for ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ is expected to commence in January 2024.
Although it’s yet to be officially announced, as per several reports, ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ is inspired by the Spanish sports drama movie ‘Campeones’. The film will apparently be directed by R.S. Prasanna, who had made his directorial debut with the Tamil rom-com movie ‘Kalyana Samayal Saadham’, which was later remade in Hindi as ‘Shubh Mangal Savdhan’.
In the Spanish film ‘Campeones’, which translates to ‘Champions’ in English, the story revolved around an arrogant and ill-tempered basketball coach, who is forced to train a basketball team comprising players with intellectual disabilities.
But the recent revelation about Aamir Khan’s next film titled ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ might worry a lot of fans because Aamir Khan’s last film ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ was also a remake of Robert Zemeckis’ Academy Award winning film ‘Forrest Gump’. And since remakes in general have not done very well in the Hindi film industry of late, people are wary whether Aamir Khan doing another remake is the right decision or not at this point of time. We hope that the ‘Lagaan’ actor proves his detractors wrong and delivers a brilliant film which also sets the box office on fire. But that remains to be seen.