3 years after the release of Laal Singh Chaddha,  Aamir Khan is returning with Sitaare Zameen Par. This is a really long wait when it comes to a film coming from a top superstar and one certainly expects the gap to be shorter. After all, even though Laal Singh Chaddha was a commercial as well as critical disaster, Aamir Khan had set the record for the biggest opening ever for a Bollywood film with Thugs Of Hindostan. Even though that film too failed eventually, a start of over Rs. 50 crores was unheard for and that did boil down to the superstardom that Aamir Khan boasts of.

Nonetheless, when it comes to Sitaare Zameen Par, it’s more of Aamir Khan, the actor, and not Aamir Khan, the superstar, who is coming on screen. The trailer of the film was good, though just like Taare Zameen Par it aims for the class audience. This means one doesn’t expect an all-around bumper opening for the film but instead something that just about sets the base and then lets word of mouth take over. In fact, earlier when a compact release of around 1000 odd screens was planned then it looked reasonable due to the subject. However the plans have changed now, and the film is going much wider with 3000+ screens.

This also means that even though occupancy would be a challenge for most part of the day till word-of-mouth kicks in (and hopefully positive) for evening and night shows, even limited footfalls per show per auditorium will ensure that the first day collections are at least reasonable. Though advance booking will give an indication of where the film eventually heads for, as of now an opening of Rs. 8-10 crores seem on the cards. Of course, word of mouth can take it much higher, but this is the minimal range in which this RS Prasanna directed film should operate on Friday.

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