Sitaare Zameen Par(2025)
A disgraced basketball coach is given the chance to coach a team of players who are intellectually disabled as part of community services. Gulshan has apprehensions at first and feels out of place but soon realizes they just might have what it takes to make it to the national championships.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sony LIV
- Theatrical Release
- 20 June 2025
- Director
- R. S. Prasanna
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Rating
- 7.1/10
Storyline
A disgraced basketball coach is assigned to train a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He feels unsure and out of place at first. However, he soon discovers the team has real potential and could compete for a national championship.
“An unlikely team. An unforgettable journey to victory.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Sitaare Zameen Par
Cast reunions in this film: Aamir Khan & Ram Sampath (3 films together), and Brijendra Kala & Ram Sampath (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title is a playful nod to Aamir Khan's 2007 drama 'Taare Zameen Par', which also focused on a different way of learning and ability.
- Director R.S. Prasanna previously directed the 2018 Hindi film 'Shubh Mangal Saavdhan', known for its sensitive handling of social topics with humor.
- Actor Aamir Khan, star of the original 'Taare Zameen Par', was reportedly involved as a creative producer for this spiritual successor.
- The basketball team in the film was portrayed by actors who are actually neurodivergent or have intellectual disabilities, adding authenticity.
- Parts of the film were shot in real locations used for Special Olympics training facilities in India.
- The script was workshopped with special educators to ensure respectful and accurate portrayal of the characters' experiences.
- This is one of the first major Hindi commercial films to center its entire plot around a sports team of intellectually disabled athletes.