Actor Aamir Khan is set to make his return to the big screen with Sitaare Zameen Par, in which he portrays a basketball coach training a team of players with special needs. The film is a remake of the Spanish movie Campeones, which also inspired the Hollywood film Champions. Amid criticism of Sitaare Zameen Par being a ‘copy’, Aamir has defended the concept of remakes, stating they offer a fresh perspective on existing stories.
Aamir Khan defends Sitaare Zameen Par, remake of Campeones, “I am giving it my perspective”
Sitaare Zameen Par marks Aamir Khan’s return to cinema after a three-year hiatus. His last release, Laal Singh Chaddha, was also a remake, an official adaptation of Forrest Gump. Speaking about the criticism surrounding remakes on Raj Shamani’s podcast, Aamir addressed the backlash, “After Laal Singh (Chaddha), a lot of people told me, ‘You are making a remake again’. Laal Singh was trolled heavily for being a remake. But I am a different kind of person. I don’t understand practical things. I don’t have any problem with a remake, and I don’t feel my creativity is diminishing at all. For me, it is new work. Someone else made this story, and I am giving it my perspective.”
Aamir Khan continued to defend film remakes by drawing a parallel with stage adaptations of Shakespeare’s works. He said, “People still do Shakespeare to this day. Even today, the number one playwright in theatre is Shakespeare, worldwide. Even today, his plays are adapted in every language. And we praise it. Kyun bhai? Remake hai, usko band karo (Why though? It’s a remake, shut it). Aap apna naatak likho na, Shakespeare ka kyun kar rahe ho aaj tak (You write your own play, why are you doing Shakespeare)? This is wrong thinking. When I adapt Shakespeare, I am putting my energies into it. I find this discussion on remakes useless.”
Sitaare Zameen Par was officially announced in October 2023, with filming commencing in February 2024. The film is produced by Aamir Khan Productions and directed by R. S. Prasanna. Co-starring Genelia Deshmukh alongside Aamir Khan, the film is set for a global theatrical release on June 20, 2025.
In addition, Aamir Khan is set to make his Tamil debut this year with Coolie, an action thriller starring Rajinikanth. The film features a star-studded cast including Nagarjuna, Upendra, Shruti Haasan, Soubin Shahir, and Sathyaraj, and is slated for release on August 14, 2025.
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