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'Sitaare Zameen Par will make you cry,' says Aamir Khan on upcoming film

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Nov 23

 

If Taare Zameen Par touched your heart, Sitaare Zameen Par will leave you both laughing and crying, Bollywood actor Aaamir Khan has said.

 

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Aaamir 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.

 

The film Sitaare Zameen Par is an official Hindi remake of the Spanish movie Campeones (Champions). Other than Aaamir, the film also features Genelia D’Souza and Darsheel Safary.

 

Aamir directed Taare Zameen Par in 2007, which starred Darsheel Safary as Ishaan, a young boy struggling with dyslexia.  

 

According to Indian media reports, Sitaare Zameen Par is expected to release on Christmas 2024.

Earlier, Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan had discussed the emotional journey that led him to change his mind over leaving the industry, explaining how his family convinced him through this interview with The Hollywood Reporter India.

 

“I was going through a personal journey of my own, and towards the end of COVID, I found myself sitting alone and reflecting. The time alone made me realize that I’d spent the bulk of my adult life, from the age of 18 when I first became an assistant, entirely focused on cinema and films. This made me think that maybe I hadn’t been there enough for my relationships, my kids, my siblings, my family, whether it was with Kiran when I was married to her or Reena when I was married to her. I felt I hadn’t been present enough for these people.”

 

 Aamir shared that the realization dawned on him during the shooting of Laal Singh Chaddha, when the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic halted production.

 

“I felt a lot of guilt and didn’t feel good about what I had done. So, in an emotional reaction, I thought I’d done enough films in my 35 years in the industry and could now focus on my family and personal relationships," Khan admitted.  

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