The wait continues as actor and ‘Taare Zameen Par’ director Aamir Khan’s ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ has once again be delayed.

 

During a recent event in Vadodara city of Indian Gujarat, Khan shared an update on the film that was initially scheduled for a Christmas 2024 release.

 

The PK actor revealed that the team was working towards a December release, but the project faced yet another delay due to unfinished post-production, pushing the release timeline back to mid-2025.

 

“I am excited to return to the big screen with Sitaare Zameen Par… it’s an entertaining film and I really like the story. The climax of Taare Zameen Par was filmed in Vadodara, and now we’re bringing this new story that captures similar magic,” he said.

 

While the new film connects to the themes of Taare Zameen Par, Khan has clarified that it won’t feature the same characters. Instead, Sitaare Zameen Par is loosely inspired by the Spanish movie ‘Champions’, and sheds light on Down Syndrome, highlighting the lives of people with special needs.

 

Earlier, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Aamir discussed his upcoming film ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ and its emotional depth. “It’s a beautiful story, actually, the easiest way I can describe it is that Sitaare Zameen Par is a very emotional film. It makes you cry… it makes you laugh. It's a humorous film.”

                                                          

He said that the theme of the upcoming film is similar to Taare Zameen Par -- of people with different abilities, intelligence, all with different challenges. “So the theme is similar, but the feel of the film, the emotional feel of the film, is humor as opposed to emotions.”                                                                                                                                                     

The 3 Idiots actor also revealed what sets Sitaare Zameen Par apart from Taare Zameen Par.

 

“In many ways, I feel its way ahead of Taare Zameen Par… because in Taare Zameen Par, the person who was challenged, was Ishaan. He was helped by a character, which was my character. In Sitaare Zameen Par, it is 10 people with challenges who help me… the supposedly normal person. So, it's a real flip. It goes much further, I feel, than Taare Zameen Par,” he added.

 

Aamir Khan directed Taare Zameen Par in 2007, which starred Darsheel Safary as Ishaan, a young boy struggling with dyslexia. The film received praise for its emotional depth and for raising awareness about learning disabilities.