Sitaare Zameen Par Box Office Day 8: Aamir Khan's Film Eyes Rs 100 Crore Club
Aamir Khan's "Sitaare Zameen Par" nears Rs 100 crore at the box office in its second week, earning Rs 94.95 crore. The sports comedy drama stars Khan as a former basketball coach.
Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par continues its strong run at the box office as it enters its second week. As it enters Day 8, the emotional drama is now inching close to the Rs 100 crore mark. Released exclusively in theatres with no OTT tie-up, the film has steadily drawn audiences throughout its first week.
According to the latest report by Sacnilk, Sitaare Zameen Par has earned Rs 94.95 crore in its first week at the box office. On Friday alone, the film brought in Rs 6.05 crore, as per early estimates. With a steady one-week total of Rs 88.9 crore earlier reported, the Aamir Khan-starrer has maintained a consistent pace. If the current trend continues, the film is expected to enter the Rs 100 crore club by the end of its second weekend in theatres across India.
The film has now surpassed the lifetime India collection of Akshay Kumar's Kesari 2, which had capped at Rs 92.53 crore.
Sitaare Zameen Par is considered a spiritual successor to Aamir Khan's 2007 classic Taare Zameen Par. The original film followed the moving story of Ishaan, a dyslexic child played by Darsheel Safary, and touched hearts across the nation with its sensitive portrayal of learning disabilities. It also featured Tisca Chopra and Vipin Sharma.
On the other hand, Sitaare Zameen Par is a sports comedy drama film produced by Aamir Khan and Aparna Purohit. Aroush Datta, Gopi Krishna Varma, Samvit Desai, Vedant Sharma, Ayush Bhansali, Ashish Pendse, Rishi Shahani, Rishabh Jain, Naman Mishra and Simran Mangeshkar will make their Hindi cinema debut with the film.
The film also boasts a strong supporting cast with seasoned performers like Dolly Ahluwalia, Gurpal Singh, Brijendra Kala, and Ankita Sehgal.
The story centres on Gulshan, a former star basketball coach portrayed by Aamir Khan, who is ordered to coach a group of neurodivergent children as part of his community service following a DUI offence. What starts off as a begrudging assignment soon evolves into a life-changing experience for both him and the team. Genelia Deshmukh plays Sunita, Gulshan's supportive wife.
N ews18 gave 3.5 rating to Sitaare Zameen Par. A part of our review read, 'Unlike Taare Zameen Par's Nikumbh, Gulshan isn't perfect. This is a flawed, man-child character, dealing with his own traumas, learning to navigate life with the help of those who suffer developmental delays. So far, on paper, Sitaare Zameen Par seems rather fantastic, novel, and heartfelt. And don't get us wrong — it definitely is all of that. But it also has its share of flaws that become a bump in its path to becoming a great film. To start with, at 2 hours 39 minutes, the film appears to be an extremely long and slow-moving affair."
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