After watching Aamir Khan go through a barrage of promotions for Sitaare Zameen Par, I wondered if he’s going all out for a movie that lacks merit. But I was wrong! Despite a lengthy runtime of over 2.5 hours, the superstar delivered a wholesome entertainer. After the Laal Singh Chaddha debacle, one might think Aamir has lost the zing, and it could have been the case this time too, but his co-actors, the intellectually disabled, save it from falling flat. 

What is Sitaare Zameen Par about?

Sitaare Zameen Par is a typical slice-of-life movie that shows Aamir Khan as an arrogant basketball coach made to do community service after a case of drunk driving. He is to train a team of players with intellectual disabilities. 

Aamir’s character Gulshan, who lacks sensitivity from the start, who keeps using the word ‘paagal’ (mental), is countered with ‘tingu’, given his height (a bare minimum requirement for basketball). He lives with his mother after leaving his wife, Suneeta (Genelia Deshmukh), who wants a child. How his interaction with the players transforms him as a person is what forms the premise of Sitaare Zameen Par.