Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par Set for Spring 2027 Release in Japan

Japanese Release

Actor Aamir Khan is returning to Japanese cinemas after a nine-year gap. His 2025 film Sitaare Zameen Par will release in Japan in spring 2027. This marks his first theatrical release in the country since Dangal in 2018. Japanese distributor Geek Pictures announced the release on September 25, 2026. The film will be titled Sitaare! The Miracle Team of Stardust in Japan. It will play at Human Trust Cinema Yurakucho, Yebisu Garden Cinema, and other theatres across the country.

Plot and Cast

Directed by R. S. Prasanna, the movie is a spiritual sequel to Aamir's 2007 film Taare Zameen Par and an official remake of the 2018 Spanish comedy Champions. Aamir plays Gulshan, a former basketball player sentenced to community service after a drink-driving incident. He must coach a basketball team called Sitaare, made up of adults with disabilities. The cast features ten first-time actors with disabilities chosen through auditions, including Ashish Pendse, Aroush Datta, Aayush Bhansali, Rishi Shahani, Gopi Krishnan K Verma, Rishabh Jain, Vedant Sharma, Samvit Desai, Naman Misra, and Simran Mangeshkar. Genelia Deshmukh, Gurpal Singh, Dolly Ahluwalia, and Brijendra Kala also star in key roles.

Box Office and Upcoming Projects

According to trade tracker Sacnilk, Sitaare Zameen Par earned ₹267.52 crore worldwide in gross collections. This includes ₹200.77 crore from India and ₹66.75 crore from overseas markets, with ₹167.46 crore in net collections across 184,992 shows. Aamir's production house recently backed Lahore 1947, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and starring Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, and Shabana Azmi, which released on August 13, 2026. Aamir is also expected to start shooting Ashutosh Gowariker's sports biopic Lalkaara in October 2026, based on the life of cricketer Lala Amarnath.