Aamir Khan’s film Sitaare Zameen Par crosses Rs 80 crore at box office

Sitaare Zameen Par, headlined by Bollywood star Aamir Khan, has collected Rs 88.69 crore nett at the domestic box office during its first week.

Directed by R S Prasanna, the film released in theatres on June 20 and is a spiritual sequel to the critically acclaimed 2007 movie Taare Zameen Par.

According to the tracking website Sacnilk, the film opened with Rs 10. 7 crore nett at the domestic box office.

Sitaare Zameen Par also stars Genelia D’Souza alongside newcomers Aroush Datta, Gopi Krishna Varma, Samvit Desai, Vedant Sharma, Ayush Bhansali, Ashish Pendse, Rishi Shahani, Rishabh Jain, Naman Mishra, and Simran Mangeshkar. It is written by Divy Nidhi Sharma.

The film features Aamir in the role of a basketball coach, who mentors ten differently-abled individuals.

It is produced by Aamir alongside Aparna Purohit and Ravi Bhagchandka.

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Meanwhile, President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday watched the film ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre here.

The film, featuring real people with neurodivergent conditions, weaves in the message of diversity, equity and inclusion, the President’s office said in a post on X.

“Shri Aamir Khan, the producer and lead actor of the film, along with the team behind the film, was also present at the screening,” it said.

Khan had earlier in the day called on Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

“Acclaimed filmmaker and actor Shri Aamir Khan called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan,” the President’s office said in a separate post on X.