Sitaare Zameen Par screening: Salman Khan leaves Aamir Khan in splits, Imran Khan poses with girlfriend | Bollywood News
Actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan hosted a special screening of his upcoming film Sitaare Zameen Par in Mumbai on Thursday. The screening was a star-studded affair as Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Rekha, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Vicky Kaushal, Jeetendra, Tushar Kapoor, Kriti Kharbanda, Sunny Kaushal, and Tiger Shroff, among others, marked their attendance. The entire cast and crew of the film, including Aamir, Genelia D’Souza and director RS Prasanna, were spotted wearing Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla on the red carpet.
Shah Rukh walked the red carpet and warmly greeted Sitaare Zameen Par actors Vedant Sharma, Naman Misra, Aayush Bhansali and Aroush Datta, among others. He also delighted the young actors by striking his signature pose with them. Meanwhile, Salman left Aamir in splits as joked that the actor-filmmaker had initially offered him Sitaare Zameen Par, and he had even agreed to do the film, but later Aamir told him that he would be doing the project himself. Aamir replied, “Aisa ho sakta hai ki woh haan bole aur main beech mein aa jaaun (Is it possible that he says yes, and I end up coming in between?” Before entering the screening, Salman also called the film “outstanding”.
Rekha made everyone’s head turn, as she was escorted by Aamir and Vicky to pose for the paparazzi. Besides Aamir’s girlfriend Gauri Spratt and his kids Ira, Junaid and Azad, Tisca Chopra and Darsheel Safary, who were a part of Aamir’s 2007 film Taare Zameen Par, also attended the screening.
Vicky Kaushal arrived at the screening just as Jaaved Jaaferi was posing for pictures; the two shared a warm hug, with the Uri actor bowing his head in respect. Aamir’s nephew, actor Imran Khan, also made his first public appearance with his girlfriend, Lekha Washington, at the screening.
Imran Khan and girlfriend Lekha Washington at Sitaare Zameen Par screening. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Junaid Khan at Sitaare Zameen Par screening. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
With Sitaare Zameen Par, Aamir Khan Productions has introduced 10 debutants – Aroush Datta, Gopi Krishna Varma, Samvit Desai, Vedant Sharma, Ayush Bhansali, Ashish Pendse, Rishi Shahani, Rishabh Jain, Naman Mishra, and Simran Mangeshkar. The movie is about a has-been basketball coach who has to teach the game to specially-abled kids.
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Sitaare Zameen Par is predicted to perform well at the ticket window. As per industry tracker Sacnilk, the advance booking has already crossed the Rs 1.6 crore mark.
Meanwhile, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar reviewed the film after attending an early screening recently. He said, “I absolutely loved the film. The entire film and story make you laugh and cry with the entire team ‘sitaare’. I have always said that sports have the power to teach us everything. There are so many messages that have the power of bringing people together, and those are the messages you get from the film. I would like to congratulate all the actors for a job well done and wish them the best of luck for the future.”
