Sitaare Zameen Par director RS Prasanna recently revealed a discussion with Aamir Khan when the actor briefly made a decision to quit acting. Aamir was thinking about the decision after the box office failure of Laal Singh Chaddha. The filmmaker stated that it came across very shocking to him. He described a scenario that if a superstar like Aamir comes to him and talks about quitting acting, then people would blame him. Prasanna further mentioned that it was an emotional response by Khan. 

In an interview with SCREEN, RS Prasanna opened up about the moment he heard Khan wanted to take a break. The filmmaker said, “It was very shocking! Imagine when a superstar like Aamir meets me and decides to quit acting, people would blame me. Aisa kya tha director mein ki he made a superstar quit acting!”

“But I knew it was an emotional response by Aamir sir. Like the sitaare, he’s also got that keeda of acting. Aamir sir is a child of cinema. He’s never going to quit acting. I told him that. So, you take a break. Certainly, you should take a break because you’re going through an emotional phase. And time heals,” he added.

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Prasanna said, “To say you’ll quit acting is like Sachin Tendulkar saying he’d quit cricket or AR Rahman saying he’d quit music. It’s unheard of!”

When asked if he noticed any change in Aamir’s demeanor after his return, Prasanna said, “When I first met him in 2020, I found him to be a very real and vulnerable man. The time he took off to spend time with his family and loved ones healed him a lot.”

Coming back to Sitaare Zameen Par, the movie is about an arrogant basketball coach who has to train Neurodivergent adults for community service. With time, his perspective towards life changes. The movie stars Aamir Khan, Genelia Deshmukh, Dolly Ahluwalia, Brijendra Kala, Simran Mangeshkar and Ashish Pendse in pivotal roles. It has been directed by RS Prasanna and produced by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Ravi Bhagchandka, Aparna Purohit. As per reports, the film has been made on a budget of Rs 80 crore. The movie was released in theatres on June 20.