Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par remake is an official remake of Campeones, Reddit spots similarities

Other similarities include the coach’s character throwing the basketball straight into the face of one of the kids, as the others shield their faces in the next shot. The bouncing boards of the protagonist are the same too — his friend and his mother — but his wife (played by Genelia D’Souza in Sitaare Zameen Par) — doesn’t feature in the trailer of the Spanish original.

Looks like SZP is a frame-by-frame copy of the Spanish hit Campeones(2023).
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“Look at his filmography again. He has remade the godfather, kramer vs kramer, on the waterfront, forrest gump. A lot of them have scenes lifted frame by frame. I still love Ghulam, akele hum etc. The point is he’s had a lot of practice,” a fan wrote, referring to Aamir’s films Aatank Hi Aatank (1995), Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995), Ghulam (1998), and Laal Singh Chaddha respectively.

However, several others also defended Aamir. “Official remake hai bhai toh of course usme konsi nayi baat hai (If it’s an official remake, then what’s the harm?),” wrote a Redditor. “You’re acting like people in India have all seen Champions and it’s a massive hit here. No one gives a shit if it’s a remake as no one has seen the original, all that matters is if it’s a good film,” argued another.

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Campeones has already been remade in English as Bobby Farrelly’s Champions in 2023, starring Woody Harrelson as the coach. Meanwhile, Sitaare Zameen Par, which will launch 10 newcomers as the mentally challenged kids, also stars Dolly Ahluwalia as Aamir’s mother. Sitaare Zameen Par is slated to release in cinemas on June 20.