Comedy, Drama  •  2025  •  155 min

Sitaare Zameen Par (2025)

Sitaare Zameen Par poster

Sitaare Zameen Par (2025)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Family Values: Leans Traditional

Viewer Rating
6.8

Overview

Sitaare Zameen Par is a 2025 Hindi comedy-drama starring Aamir Khan as a disgraced basketball coach sentenced to community service with a team of intellectually disabled players. Directed by R.S. Prasanna and adapted from the 2018 Spanish film Campeones, the story follows the coach's transformation from reluctant participant to genuine advocate. The Leans Progressive label reflects the film's central argument: that society's definition of 'normal' is too narrow, and that bias against neurodivergent people is a problem requiring personal empathy rather than systemic machinery. Balancing that push is a notably traditional family throughline, with the protagonist reconciling his marriage and embracing fatherhood, keeping the film from landing further left.


Starring Cast

Aamir Khan  •   Genelia Deshmukh  •   Ashish Pendse


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film advances progressive values by centering prejudice against neurodivergent people as the core problem and championing empathy plus expanded definitions of normality as the solution, with the coach's arc illustrating personal change through direct engagement rather than systemic overhaul.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

Cast consists entirely of Indian actors. No racial or gender recasting of traditional roles occurs. Story highlights neurodivergent players positively without criticizing male or heterosexual identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: Medium

LGBTQ+ elements appear incidentally. They receive brief mention without central focus or strong arcs. The coach's homophobia forms minor background. No major characters or sustained themes emerge.

Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: High

Marital separation registers as a personal failing overcome by film's end. Protagonist embraces impending fatherhood and family life.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

No transgender characters or themes appear in the film.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

No gender swaps. All named characters originate in the source Spanish film or as new creations for this production; none shift from an established opposite-gender baseline.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

No race swaps occur. The film remakes a 2018 Spanish movie with Indian actors in lead and supporting roles. No canonical characters from prior source material change race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.9
The Movie Database logo
7.1

Critic Ratings

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6.3
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N/A

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