Is Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par a Copy of a Copy? Internet Weighs In

Aamir Khan Sitaare Zameen Par trailer released on Tuesday night. The heartwarming trailer

swept admirers with its straightforward and authentic portrayal of intellectual disabilities and

Aamir Khan's portrayal of frustrated and unlikable teacher. After the trailer's release several

people noticed striking similarity in certain scenes to those from the Hollywood movie,

Champions.

Sitaare Zameen Par is the coach of an elite basketball club (Aamir) who is fired for attacking his

teammate then he is was arrested for driving drunk. The court sentence the coach to community

service, where he is required to coach a team made up of intellectually disabled individuals.

Champions that 2023 Hollywood film with Woody Harrelson, had the identical plot. However,

more astonishingly it was discovered by the internet that a lot scenes from Sitaare Zameen Par

were an exact recreation that of the scenes featured in Champions.

In a post comparing scenes from both films on Instagram One user wrote "Cut Copy Paste". The

comment on the post read "What is Bollywood? An industry where originality is on vacation, A

remix factory where they take a Hollywood or tollywood script, add 6 unnecessary songs, and

call it a cinematic universe." A number of others remarked that some scenes were like those from

Champions. "Copying frame by frame! That requires some real talent," one user said. Instagram

user.

A few defended Aamir Khan and his film by saying it was a remake of Sitaare Zameen Par is an

official remake of Campeones that 2018 Spanish film which Champions was also a remake.

"For those who don't understand how things work: Aamir Khan Productions did acquire the

official Hindi remake rights to the 2018 Spanish film Campeones (released in English as

Champions) in order to produce the upcoming film Sitaare Zameen Par," was the title of one.