Talent curdled by ego is a familiar sight in sports cinema, and Gulshan Arora is a pitch-perfect embodiment. A gifted basketball coach in the Indian circuit, his career implodes when his fiery temper leads him to strike a senior, resulting in his suspension.
The downward spiral accelerates with a drunk driving charge that lands him before a judge. Instead of a jail cell, Gulshan receives an unconventional sentence: community service. He must coach “The Winners,” a local basketball team composed of spirited young adults with intellectual disabilities.
For the cynical Gulshan, this is a profound humiliation, a punishment to be endured. He views the team with annoyance, not empathy. The film immediately frames itself as a thematic successor to the landmark Taare Zameen Par (2007).
Yet, it executes a deliberate narrative reversal. Nearly two decades after Aamir Khan played the compassionate teacher unlocking a child’s potential, here he is the flawed student.
The downward spiral accelerates with a drunk driving charge that lands him before a judge. Instead of a jail cell, Gulshan receives an unconventional sentence: community service. He must coach “The Winners,” a local basketball team composed of spirited young adults with intellectual disabilities.
For the cynical Gulshan, this is a profound humiliation, a punishment to be endured. He views the team with annoyance, not empathy. The film immediately frames itself as a thematic successor to the landmark Taare Zameen Par (2007).
Yet, it executes a deliberate narrative reversal. Nearly two decades after Aamir Khan played the compassionate teacher unlocking a child’s potential, here he is the flawed student.
- 7/2/2025
- by Vimala Mangat
- Gazettely
Sitaare Zameen Par Movie Review – The film centers around Gulshan Arora, played by Aamir Khan, a short-tempered and ego-driven junior basketball coach whose life takes a dramatic turn after a run-in with the law. Instead of serving jail time, he’s assigned community service — coaching a group of young adults with Down syndrome to form a competitive football team. Initially dismissive and frustrated, Gulshan slowly transforms as he witnesses the resilience, honesty, and raw human spirit of his team.
This emotional journey is where Sitaare Zameen Par shines. What starts as a sports drama evolves into a powerful commentary on social conditioning, empathy, and acceptance. The title — a spiritual successor to 2007’s Taare Zameen Par — beautifully aligns with the film’s soul: stars don’t always shine in the sky; some walk quietly among us, unseen and uncelebrated.
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This emotional journey is where Sitaare Zameen Par shines. What starts as a sports drama evolves into a powerful commentary on social conditioning, empathy, and acceptance. The title — a spiritual successor to 2007’s Taare Zameen Par — beautifully aligns with the film’s soul: stars don’t always shine in the sky; some walk quietly among us, unseen and uncelebrated.
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While inspired by the Spanish film Champions,...
- 6/23/2025
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Sitaare Zameen Par
Director: R.S. Prasanna
Movie Cast: Aamir Khan, Genelia D’Souza, Aaroush Datta, Gopi Krishna, Samvit Desai, Vedant Sharma, Ayush Bhansali, Ashish Pendse, Rishi Shahani, Rishabh Jain, Naman Mishra, Simran Mangeshkar, and Dolly Ahluwalia
If cinema reflects the moral temperament of its maker, then Aamir Khan is a saint. There is so much heart in Sitaare Zameen Par! Director R.S. Prasanna takes the core of a mediocre Spanish film and transforms the noble thought into something tenable yet magical.
The storytelling is so redolent of innocence and artlessness that even a seemingly trivial act like taking a bath acquires an existential epiphanic tenor. This sequence happens when our basketball coach, Gulshan Arora (Aamir Khan), coaxes one of his specially abled team members, who is afraid of water, into taking a bath.
The Arcadian fairytale humour of the entire sequence, buoyed by the presence of a CG-generated frog, secretes...
Director: R.S. Prasanna
Movie Cast: Aamir Khan, Genelia D’Souza, Aaroush Datta, Gopi Krishna, Samvit Desai, Vedant Sharma, Ayush Bhansali, Ashish Pendse, Rishi Shahani, Rishabh Jain, Naman Mishra, Simran Mangeshkar, and Dolly Ahluwalia
If cinema reflects the moral temperament of its maker, then Aamir Khan is a saint. There is so much heart in Sitaare Zameen Par! Director R.S. Prasanna takes the core of a mediocre Spanish film and transforms the noble thought into something tenable yet magical.
The storytelling is so redolent of innocence and artlessness that even a seemingly trivial act like taking a bath acquires an existential epiphanic tenor. This sequence happens when our basketball coach, Gulshan Arora (Aamir Khan), coaxes one of his specially abled team members, who is afraid of water, into taking a bath.
The Arcadian fairytale humour of the entire sequence, buoyed by the presence of a CG-generated frog, secretes...
- 6/20/2025
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
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