Sabka Apna Apna Normal Hota Hai… But This One’s Too Normal!

Aamir Khan returns with a heart in the right place, but the magic? Sadly missing.

Basketball coach Gulshan is fired from his job and arrested for drunk driving. As a corrective punishment, he is forced to a community service project of coaching a basket team of specially abled basketball players – which he abhors. The movie is a journey of how Gulshan learns to work with the specially abled team and lead them to national championship grand finale. In the process, he overcomes his ego and emotional challenges and eventually, transforms and redeems himself.

The movie is an AI template at play:
🏀 A disgraced coach.
🧠 A team of neurodivergent kids.
🏆 A championship to win.
It should’ve been an emotional slam dunk… but the story barely bounces.

While Aamir delivers a solid performance and Genelia is a delightful surprise, it’s the real stars — the neurodivergent actors — who light up the screen with honesty and charm in the debut movie. 👏 If only their characters were given more meat, more moments.

But alas — the script feels rushed, emotions feel half-baked, and the climax underwhelms. The soul-stirring poignancy of Taare Zameen Par? Nowhere in sight. Maa song has brought tears to Indians like no other song.

Actually, Comparisons with Taare Zameen Par is unwarranted — that’s like comparing industrial junk food with Michelin meals just because they both use potatoes.

🎯 Intent is noble. Execution is not.
Props to Aamir for promoting theatre-going and skipping OTT riches (INR 120Cr, no less!). Direct release coming up on YouTube. But this gamble needed a stronger script to truly score. Revolutionary strategy riding a weak product!

Aamir is trying too hard to please. He is clearly not trusting his instincts and guts. 3 Idiots, PK, Taare Zameen Par, Lagaan – all are work of different league! The socio political realities are on his mind and so are the recent failures. Time to reinvent, redefine and restart!

Sitaare Zameen Par Verdict: Watch it for the effort, the message, and the brilliance of the kids. Just don’t expect the magic of Aamir’s earlier classics!